Good morning. Whitewater’s week begins with sprinkles and a high of forty-six. Sunrise is 7:23 AM and sunset will be 5:54 PM. On this day in 1886, Pres. Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty. The New York Times covered the ceremony: The statue of Liberty yesterday was seen through a mist darkly. Piercing winds blew…

Good morning. We’ll have a high of fifty-six today, with a twenty-percent chance of afternoon showers. We are far from the Atlantic Ocean, and so among the many immediate concerns of Wisconsinites, the lionfish, fortunately, is not one: The clear waters around Bermuda are as picturesque as you can imagine, and the brilliantly colored fish…

Good morning. We’ll have a Saturday of probable (60%), late afternoon showers and a high of fifty-one. John Trumbull, Surender of Lord Cornwallis. On October 19, 1781, an American and French victory over Britain truly and without overstatement changes world history profoundly: Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown, Virginia, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers…