Ivan |
Irene
and Guillermo
have chosen the name
Ivan
for their beautiful new son born at Enloe Medical Center.
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Ivan
Name's origin: Russian;
Name's original meaning: "God is gracious."
Weight: 9 pounds, 3 ounces
Length: 21 inches
Time: 5:00 a.m.
Date: Monday, September 21, 2009
Sign his baby book.
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This day
in history
Population :
- Chico: 69,000
- U.S. population: 288,946,039
Sunrise and sunset:
Local weather:
- Chico, Calif. high: 97° F
- Chico, Calif. low: 64° 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: $3.14
- First-class stamp: $0.44
- New car: $21,750.00
- Average new home: $331,000.00
Other interesting people
born on this date:
- 1866 - H. G. Wells - English novelist, journalist and historian. He is best known for his science fiction classics, "The Time Machine" and "The War of the Worlds".
- 1912 - Chuck Jones - Cartoonist and animation director for Warner Brothers who created some of the best cartoon characters of the 20th century, including, "The Road Runner"," Pepe Le Pew" and "Wiley Coyote".
- 1947 - Stephen King - 20th Century master of the macabre. One of the most popular and prolific authors of his time who wrote dozens of horror novels, stories and screenplays.
Other notable events
on this day in history:
- 1784 - Issue number one of "The Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser" was published in Philadelphia, it was the first daily paper in America.
- 1965 - Thirty-seven year old Ted Erikson of Chicago became the first American to swim the English Channel roundtrip, completing the feat in a total of 30 hours and 3 minutes.
- 1981 - By a 99 to 0 vote the Senate confirmed Ronald Reagan's appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor to the U.S. Supreme Court. She was the first woman to attain that position.
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