• Loaf of Bread: $2.49
• Gallon of Milk: $3.88
• Gallon of Gasoline: $3.27
• Average New Home: $239,000.00
• New Car: $21,750.00
• Hospital Room Cost: $

Populations :

• Anchorage: 256,000
• U.S. Population: 289,009,847

Today's Weather:

• high: 46
• low: 42

National Weather Extremes:

• high: 101° - Laredo, Texas
• low: 3° - Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska

Daylight:

• sunrise: 8:22 am
• sunset: 7:11 pm

Today's Dow Jones:

• Dow Jones: 9725.58

Other Interesting People
Born on this Date:

• 1728 - Caesar Rodney - American patriot and the tie breaking vote for independence from Great Britain. You will find his signature on the Declaration of Independence.
• 1853 - James Whitcomb Riley - "Poet of the common people" whose best known works include "When the Frost is on the Punkin'" and "Little Orphant Annie."
• 1931 - Desmond Tutu - First Anglican bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership against the institution of apartheid.

Other Notable Events
on this Day in History

• 1542 - Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovered Catalina Island off the coast of California.
• 1927 - The first movie featuring synchronized sound, "The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson, debuted in New York City.
• 1975 - The Congress passed legislation authorizing the enrollment of women in America's military academies.

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