Austin Jay|
Rachel
and Jose
have chosen the name
Austin Jay
for their beautiful new son born at Enloe Medical Center.
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Austin
Name's origin: English, Latin;
Name's original meaning: from Augustus, Venerable, Majestic
Weight: 5 pounds, 13 ounces
Length: 19 1/2 inches
Time: 10:11 a.m.
Date: Friday, October 2, 2009
Sign his baby book.
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This day
in history
Population :
- Chico: 69,000
- U.S. population: 288,989,907
Sunrise and sunset:
Local weather:
- Chico, Calif. high: 82° F
- Chico, Calif. low: 52° F
The nation's weather extremes:
- High: 99° F at McAllen, Texas
- Low: 3° F at Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska
The day's Dow Jones close:
Your dollar's worth
- Loaf of bread: $2.49
- Gallon of milk: $3.85
- Gallon of gasoline: $3.05
- First-class stamp: $0.44
- New car: $21,750.00
- Average new home: $331,000.00
Other interesting people
born on this date:
- 1737 - Francis Hopkinson - American member of Continental Congress and probable designer of the American flag. You will find his signature on the Declaration of Independence.
- 1869 - Mahatma (Mohandas) Gandhi - Indian spiritual leader whose non-violent political strategies won independence from Great Britain for his nation.
- 1890 - Groucho Marx - One of the great comedic actors and personalities of all time. He starred with the Marx Brothers in classic films "Animal Crackers", "Duck Soup", "Horse Feathers", and others.
- 1895 - Bud Abbott - Comedian who starred in 35 movies with partner Lou Costello and is most famous for the timeless act, "Who's on First?"
Other notable events
on this day in history:
- 1967 - Thurgood Marshall took the oath of office becoming the first American of African descent to hold the office of Justice of the US Supreme Court.
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