This day in history

Population:

Ashland: 20,600

U.S. population: 306,536,211

Sunrise and sunset:

7:39 a.m.

6:11 p.m.

Local weather:

Ashland high: 50° F

Ashland low: 40° F

The nation's weather extremes:

High: 103° at Laredo, Texas

Low: 8 at Northway, Alaska

The day's Dow Jones close:

9,867.96

Your dollar's worth

Loaf of bread: $2.49

Gallon of milk: $3.85

Gallon of gasoline: $2.97

First-class stamp: $0.44

New car: $21,750.00

Average new home: $336,000.00

Other interesting people born on this date:

1872 - Emily Post - American author whose book "Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage" has made her name synonymous with proper manners in society.

1858 - Theodore Roosevelt - 26th President of the United States known for building the Panama Canal and beginning the National Park System.

1811 - Issac Singer, American entrepreneur and innovator who brought the world the first practical home sewing machine and started the company that bears his name.

1728 - James Cook - British sea captain and explorer who was the first European to see and chart many land masses in the Pacific Ocean.

Other notable events
on this day in history:

2004 - The Boston Red Sox broke the 84-year long "Curse of the Bambino" by winning their first World Series since 1918.

1997 - In an effort to thwart the long-standing problem of counterfeiting, the U.S. Treasury began issuing redesigned $50 bills.

1904 - The first rapid transit subway system in American began operation in New York City. The fare for a ride was five cents.

1492 - Christopher Columbus, on his first voyage to the New World, became the first European to view the Island of Cuba and claimed it for Spain.