Good Morning, Evanston

It’s July 6, the 187th day of 2018; 178 days remain. The National Weather Service reports the temperatures of Lake Michigan yesterday were 70 at the Chicago shore, 60 at the Chicago crib and 69 at the Wilmette buoy.

Staff from the Patient Innovation Center will be at the Main Library, 1703 Orrington Ave., from1 to 5 p.m. in the second-floor Newberry Room to provide enrollment assistance and information about health insurance options.  To speak with a navigator or to set up an appointment, contact Laura at 312-898-8864 or lauraj@patientinnovationcenter.org. Drop-ins are always welcome but appointments are preferred.

Pack up recyclables for “Evanston Recycles” tomorrow.

On this date in history:

1189: Richard the Lionheart was crowned King of England.

1775 Congress issued “Declaration of the Causes & Necessity of Taking up Arms”, listing grievances but denying intent to be independent.

1885Louis Pasteur successfully tests an anti-rabies vaccine.

1898: The U.S. Senate agrees to annex Hawaii

1933: in the first MLB All Star Game, the American League wins 4-2 at Comiskey Park. Babe Ruth hits first All Star home run

1942:Anne Frank‘s family goes into hiding in After House, Amsterdam.

2006: Nathu La mountain pass between India and China reopened after 44 years.