A heat wave is now scorching California and Texas -- giving global warming advocates yet more ammunition to support their contention of impending climatic catastrophe. Yet 72 years ago today -- on July 13, 1936 -- America also was swooning under a heat wave. But this time it was not in California or Texas; it was in the Midwest, as NewspaperArchive.com notes in its regular "Today in History" feature:A record-shattering heat wave hit the Midwestern region of the United States today, destroying millions of dollars in crops and causing more than 1,000 heat-related deaths. Although many areas reported peak temperatures this week, the heat remained throughout the summer, killing an estimated 5,000 people."The temperature in Chicago passed 90 again. St. Paul sweltered at 109, Cedar Rapids, Ia., at 112, Lafayette, Ind., at 110, Kewanee, Ill., at 112. There were all-time record temperatures of 108 degrees in Davenport, Ia., 106 in Grand Rapids, Mich., 102 in Duluth,...(Read Full Post)