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Origin of the name Devon
English - Defender
Friday, October 30, 2009 - a day to remember
The Weather
The sun rose over Missoula at 7:16 a.m.
and set at 5:23 p.m.
Missoula High: 55 Missoula Low: 32 The nation's weather extremes were 103 recorded at Laredo, Texas and 8 recorded at Northway, Alaska
Population
Missoula: 66,000
U.S. population: 306,548,175
In the financial world
The Dow Jones closed at 9,962.58 Montana's minimum wage was $6.90
Your dollar's worth
Loaf of bread: $2.49
Gallon of milk: $3.85
Gallon of gasoline: $2.59
First Class stamp: $0.44
New home:
$201,000.00
Other interesting people
born on this date:
1893 - Charles Atlas- Italian-born American physical fitness pioneer who marketed the amazingly popular Charles Atlas mail-order bodybuilding course during the first half of the 20th Century.
1882 - William F. "Bull" Halsey, U.S. Navy Admiral whose leadership of the 3rd Fleet was a key factor in the victory over Japanese forces during World War II.
1735 - John Adams -One of United States Founding Fathers - Vice President under George Washington; 2nd President of the United States
Other notable events
on this day in history:
1990 - Ground transportation between the island nation of England and France became a reality as tunnel construction crews met under the English Channel.
1945 - The rationing of shoes in America, that was imposed during World War II, came to an end.
1938 - Orson Welles broadcast the play, "War of the Worlds" on CBS radio. It was so effective that thousands truly believed that Earth was being invaded by Martians.
1888 - John Loud of Wemouth, Massachusetts, was awarded a patent for the ball point pen.
