Wylie Pete|
Paris
and Bryce
have chosen the name
Wylie Pete
for their beautiful new son born at Enloe Medical Center.
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Wylie
Name's origin: English;
Name's original meaning: "Charming"
Weight: 7 pounds, 3 ounces
Length: 20 inches
Time: 7:27 p.m.
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009
Sign his baby book.
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This day
in history
Population :
- Chico: 69,000
- U.S. population: 288,902,171
Sunrise and sunset:
Local weather:
- Chico, Calif. high: 93° F
- Chico, Calif. low: 63° F
The nation's weather extremes:
- High: 118° F at Death Valley, California
- Low: 30° F at Eagle, Alaska
The day's Dow Jones close:
Your dollar's worth
- Loaf of bread: $2.49
- Gallon of milk: $3.85
- Gallon of gasoline: $3.08
- First-class stamp: $0.44
- New car: $21,750.00
- Average new home: $331,000.00
Other interesting people
born on this date:
- 1839 - Isaac Funk - American journalist, religious leader and publisher of the authoritative Funk and Wagnalls, "Standard Dictionary of the English Language".
- 1929 - Arnold Palmer - Professional golfer, who played a key role in popularizing the sport of golf. He won seven major titles including four Master's Championships.
- 1934 - Roger Maris - NY Yankees slugger whose record of 61 home runs in a season remained unattainable to other players for 37 years.
Other notable events
on this day in history:
- 1813 - The U.S. Navy scored the first-ever naval victory over the British, defeating a squadron of six British warships in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
- 1846 - Elias Howe of Spencer, Massachusetts, received a patent for the sewing machine, starting a revolution in the garment industry that would increase productivity, improve quality and lower prices.
- 1913 - Work was completed on the final stretch of the 3,300 mile Lincoln Highway, America's first paved highway coast-to-coast.
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