Mason Nicklas|
Courtney
and Ian
have chosen the name
Mason Nicklas
for their beautiful new son born at Enloe Medical Center.
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Mason
Name's origin: Latin;
Name's original meaning: "Worker of stone"
Weight: 7 pounds, 4 ounces
Length: 21 inches
Time: 5:19 p.m.
Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Sign his baby book.
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This day
in history
Population :
- Chico: 69,000
- U.S. population: 289,009,847
Sunrise and sunset:
Local weather:
- Chico, Calif. high: 80° F
- Chico, Calif. low: 50° F
The nation's weather extremes:
- High: 101° F at Laredo, 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: $2.99
- First-class stamp: $0.44
- New car: $21,750.00
- Average new home: $331,000.00
Other interesting people
born on this date:
- 1728 - Caesar Rodney - American patriot and the tie breaking vote for independence from Great Britain. You will find his signature on the Declaration of Independence.
- 1853 - James Whitcomb Riley - "Poet of the common people" whose best known works include "When the Frost is on the Punkin'" and "Little Orphant Annie."
- 1931 - Desmond Tutu - First Anglican bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership against the institution of apartheid.
Other notable events
on this day in history:
- 1542 - Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovered Catalina Island off the coast of California.
- 1927 - The first movie featuring synchronized sound, "The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson, debuted in New York City.
- 1975 - The Congress passed legislation authorizing the enrollment of women in America's military academies.
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