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Today in History

Today in history

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Wednesday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2024. There are 328 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 7, 1962, President John F. Kennedy imposed a full trade embargo on Cuba. On this date: In 1857, a French court ...

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U.P. weather map info: Houghton: 39°|31° Ironwood: 39°|30° Escanaba: 38°|29° Marquette and vicinity: Today, patchy fog before 11 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly cloudy, with a low around ...

Today in History

Today in history

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2024. There are 330 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 5, 2020, the Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump, bringing to a close the third presidential trial in American history, though a ...

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Houghton: 40°|21° Ironwood: 43°|22° Escanaba: 36°|21° Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 44. South wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 26. Calm wind. Extended forecast: Sunday, sunny, with a high near ...

Today in History: February 3, the day the music died

Today in history

By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Feb. 3, the 34th day of 2024. There are 332 days left in the year. Today in History: On Feb. 3, 1959, which would become known as “the day the music died,” rock-and-roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson ...

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U.P. weather map info: Houghton: 42°|28° Ironwood: 45°|26° Escanaba: 41°|29° Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Tonight, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight. ...

Today in History

Today in history

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2024. There are 335 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 31, 1958, the United States entered the Space Age with its first successful launch of a satellite, Explorer 1, from Cape Canaveral. On ...

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Houghton: 35°|30° Ironwood: 34°|29° Escanaba: 35°|30° Marquette and vicinity: Today, patchy drizzle or freezing drizzle, mainly before 4 a.m. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind. Tonight, a slight chance of rain or freezing drizzle before 1 ...

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Houghton: 36°|29° Ironwood: 33°|28° Escanaba: 35°|29° Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 20 percent chance of showers after 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. South wind around 5 mph. Tonight, A slight chance of rain or freezing rain before midnight, then a slight chance of ...

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Houghton: 27°|20° Ironwood: 25°|18° Escanaba: 29°|21° Marquette and vicinity: Today, partly sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tonight, a 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11 p.m. ...

Today in History

Today in history

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2024. There are 344 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its Roe v. Wade decision, declared a nationwide constitutional right to abortion. On this date: In ...

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Houghton: 14°|4° Ironwood: 9°|-4° Escanaba: 17°|2° Marquette and vicinity: Today, isolated snow showers before 9 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. ...

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Houghton: 12°|11° Ironwood: 5°|-7° Escanaba: 13°|-1°

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight, mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with ...

Today in History, 2020, first Trump impeachment trial opens

Today in history

By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2024. There are 350 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 16, 27 B.C., Caesar Augustus was declared the first Emperor of the Roman Empire by the Senate. On this date: In 1865, Union Maj. Gen. ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 50% chance of snow showers. Areas of blowing snow before 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch ...

Today in History

Today in history

Today in History: January 10, Thomas Paine publishes 'Common Sense' By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Wednesday, Jan. 10, the 10th day of 2024. There are 356 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 10, 1776, Thomas Paine anonymously published his ...

Today in History

Today in history

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 9, the ninth day of 2024. There are 357 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 9, 1861, Mississippi became the second state to secede from the Union, the same day the Star of the West, a merchant vessel bringing reinforcements and supplies to ...