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Origin of the name Sophia
Greek - "Wisdom"
Friday, October 2, 2009 - a day to remember
The Weather
The sun rose over Missoula at 7:36 a.m.
and set at 7:13 p.m.
Missoula High: 58 Missoula Low: 37 The nation's weather extremes were 99 recorded at McAllen, Texas and 3 recorded at Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska
Population
Missoula: 66,000
U.S. population: 306,436,511
In the financial world
The Dow Jones closed at 9,509.28 Montana's minimum wage was $6.90
Your dollar's worth
Loaf of bread: $2.49
Gallon of milk: $3.85
Gallon of gasoline: $2.77
First Class stamp: $0.44
New home:
$201,000.00
Other interesting people
born on this date:
1895 - Bud Abbott - Comedian who starred in 35 movies with partner Lou Costello and is most famous for the timeless act, "Who's on First?"
1890 - Groucho Marx - One of the great comedic actors and personalities of all time. He starred with the Marx Brothers in classic films "Animal Crackers", "Duck Soup", "Horse Feathers", and others.
1869 - Mahatma (Mohandas) Gandhi - Indian spiritual leader whose non-violent political strategies won independence from Great Britain for his nation.
1737 - Francis Hopkinson - American member of Continental Congress and probable designer of the American flag. You will find his signature on the Declaration of Independence.
Other notable events
on this day in history:
1967 - Thurgood Marshall took the oath of office becoming the first American of African descent to hold the office of Justice of the US Supreme Court.
