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Origin of the name Kenneth
English, Gaelic - Fair one, Fire spring
Monday, November 2, 2009 - a day to remember
The Weather
The sun rose over Missoula at 7:20 a.m.
and set at 5:18 p.m.
Missoula High: 44 Missoula Low: 22 The nation's weather extremes were 94 recorded at Rialto, California and -17 recorded at Anaktuvuk Pass and Denali National Park, Alaska
Population
Missoula: 66,000
U.S. population: 306,560,139
In the financial world
The Dow Jones closed at 9,712.73 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:
1865 - Warren G. Harding - Ohio lieutenant governor, U.S. Senator, and 29th President of the Untied States.
1795 - James K. Polk - 11th President of the United States whose time in office is marked by territorial gains including Texas, California, and the Oregon territory.
1755 - Marie-Antoinette - Most famous Queen of France in history whose opposition to reform contributed to the development of the French Revolution in 1792.
1734 - Daniel Boone - Legendary American frontiersman who blazed the trail through the Cumberland Gap opening Kentucky to the country's first westward expansion.
Other notable events
on this day in history:
1947 - The world's largest airplane, Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose," made its only flight, one mile at 80 mph. The plane's wingspan measured 320 feet and it weighed about 400,000 pounds.
1889 - North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states admitted to the Union.
