Good morning, Whitewater
Whitewater’s Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 p.m. The agenda is available online.
In Wisconsin history on this date, the Wisconsin Historical Society reports on military action near Whitewater, during the Black Hawk War:
1832 – Black Hawk War Encampment in Palmyra
On this date during the Black Hawk War, General Atkinson led his entire militia, which included future Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Zachary Taylor, to a camp just south of Palmyra. [Source: History Just Ahead: A Guide to Wisconsin’s Historical Markers, edited by Sarah Davis McBride]
Here’s today’s almanac —
| Almanac | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, July 7, 2009 | Sunrise | Sunset |
| Official Time | 05:23 AM | 08:35 PM |
| Civil Twilight | 04:49 AM | 09:10 PM |
| Tomorrow | 05:24 AM | 08:35 PM |
| Tomorrow will be: | 1 minute shorter | |
| Amount of sunlight: | 15h 12m | |
| Amount of daylight: | 16h 21m | |
| Moon phase: | Full moon | |