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Origin of the name Hazel
Old English - Tree name
Thursday, October 15, 2009 - a day to remember
The Weather
The sun rose over Missoula at 7:54 a.m.
and set at 6:48 p.m.
Missoula High: 53 Missoula Low: 33
Population
Missoula: 66,000
U.S. population: 306,488,355
In the financial world
The Dow Jones closed at 10,015.86 Montana's minimum wage was $6.90
Your dollar's worth
Loaf of bread: $2.49
Gallon of milk: $3.85
Gallon of gasoline: $2.62
First Class stamp: $0.44
New home:
$201,000.00
Other interesting people
born on this date:
1924 - Lee Iacocca - American automobile executive who introduced the fabulously popular Ford Mustang and rebuilt Chrysler from near bankruptcy.
1921 - Mario Puzo - American novelist and screenwriter best known for his novel "The Godfather" and Oscar winning screenplays for movies Godfather I and II.
1858 - John L. Sullivan - Greatly popular heavyweight boxing champion whose name has become the symbol of bareknuckle style of boxing of the 1800's.
1608 - Evangelista Torricelli - Italian scientist and thinker who invented the barometer and laid much groundwork in the development of integral calculus.
Other notable events
on this day in history:
1951 - The pioneer sitcom "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS. Under one name or another it lasted 20 years and set the standard for serial TV comedies to follow.
1878 - Thomas Edison incorporated the The Edison Electric Light Company in New York City.
1860 - Eleven year old Grace Bedell had a major impact on how we view our greatest president. On this date she wrote to Abraham Lincoln asking him to grow a beard. He did after the election.
