Good morning, Whitewater
In the city today, there’s a Landmarks Commission meeting scheduled for 5:00 p.m.
In our schools, at the high school there are homecoming events: Dress Day Decade Day, a canned food drive, dollar war, Lip Sync competition at 7 p.m., and sale of dance tickets.
On this day in Wisconsin history, the Wisconsin Historical Society reports an odd turn in our history:
1774 – Wisconsin Becomes Part of Quebec
On this date Britain passed the Quebec Act, making Wisconsin part of the province of Quebec. Enacted by George III, the act restored the French form of civil law to the region. The Thirteen Colonies considered the Quebec Act as one of the “Intolerable Acts,” as it nullified Western claims of the coast colonies by extending the boundaries of the province of Quebec to the Ohio River on the south and to the Mississippi River on the west. [Source: Avalon Project at the Yale Law School]
Here’s today’s almanac:
| Wednesday, October 7, 2009 | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Official Time | 06:58 AM | 06:26 PM |
| Civil Twilight | 06:30 AM | 06:54 PM |
| Tomorrow | 06:59 AM | 06:24 PM |
| Tomorrow will be: | 3 minutes shorter | |
| Amount of sunlight: | 11h 28 m | |
| Amount of daylight: | 12h 24 m | |
| Moon phase: | Waning Gibbous | |