Good morning, Whitewater
In the city today, there’s a Common Council meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
In our schools, there’s a 6:30 p.m. PTA meeting at Lakeview School, and at the high school there are homecoming events (Twisted Tuesday Mismatch Day, a canned food drive, dollar war, and sale of dance tickets).
On this day in Wisconsin history, from the Wisconsin Historical Society, a memorable anniversary:
1917 – Robert La Follette Supports Free Speech in Wartime
On this date Senator Robert La Follette gave what may have been the most famous speech of his Senate career when he responded to charges of treason with a three hour defense of free speech in wartime. La Follette had voted against a declaration of war as well as several initiatives seen as essential to the war effort by those that supported U.S. involvement in the first World War. His resistance was met with a petition to the Committee on Privileges and Elections that called for La Follette’s expulsion from the Senate. The charges were investigated, but La Follette was cleared of any wrong doing by the committee on January 16, 1919. [Source: United States Senate]
Here’s today’s almanac:
| Tuesday, October 6, 2009 | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Official Time | 06:57 AM | 06:27 PM |
| Civil Twilight | 06:29 AM | 06:56 PM |
| Tomorrow | 06:58 AM | 06:26 PM |
| Tomorrow will be: | 2 minutes shorter | |
| Amount of sunlight: | 11h 30 m | |
| Amount of daylight: | 12h 27 m | |
| Moon phase: | Waning Gibbous | |