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Origin of the name Alexander
English, Greek - Defender of men
Friday, October 23, 2009 - a day to remember
The Weather
The sun rose over Missoula at 8:06 a.m.
and set at 6:34 p.m.
Missoula High: 45 Missoula Low: 29
Population
Missoula: 66,000
U.S. population: 306,520,259
In the financial world
The Dow Jones closed at 10,081.31 Montana's minimum wage was $6.90
Your dollar's worth
Loaf of bread: $2.49
Gallon of milk: $3.85
Gallon of gasoline: $2.60
First Class stamp: $0.44
New home:
$201,000.00
Other interesting people
born on this date:
1942 - Michael Crichton - American author whose books translated into some of the biggest movies of all time including "Jurassic Park", "Twister", "Rising Sun" and others.
1906 - Gertrude Ederle - American Olympic gold medalist and the first woman to successfully swim across the English Channel.
1869 - John Heisman - football coach and innovator credited with legalizing the forward pass. The trophy awarded annually the to the best collegiate player is named for him.
1835 - Adlai Ewing Stevenson - Vice President of the United States in the administration of Grover Cleveland.
Other notable events
on this day in history:
1962 - Following the discovery of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, the United States quarantined the Island nation to prevent a buildup of offensive weapons. So began the "Cuban Missile Crisis."
1885 - Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania opened its doors becoming the first college in the United States to offer graduate level courses for women.
1855 - Kansas became the only state to have two governments as anti-slavery forces swore in a governor and legislature in competition to the fraudulently elected pro-slavery group.
