Joseph Adrian|
Lizbeth
and Jose
have chosen the name
Joseph Adrian
for their beautiful new son born at Enloe Medical Center.
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Joseph
Name's origin: English, Hebrew;
Name's original meaning: God will add
Weight: 6 pounds, 2 ounces
Length: 19 1/2 inches
Time: 8:05 a.m.
Date: Friday, October 9, 2009
Sign his baby book.
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This day
in history
Population :
- Chico: 69,000
- U.S. population: 289,017,823
Sunrise and sunset:
Local weather:
- Chico, Calif. high: 79° F
- Chico, Calif. low: 51° F
The nation's weather extremes:
- High: 95° F at Plant City, Ocala, and Live Oak, Fla, and Statesboro, Ga.
- Low: 7° F at Arctic Village, Alaska, and Logan, Mont.
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:
- 1860 - Leonard Wood - American Army Officer, physician, Governor General of the Philippines, and candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 1920.
- 1873 - Charles Walgreen -American pharmacist and innovator who created the concept of the modern drugstore, and founded the largest drugstore chain in the U.S.
- 1890 - Aimee Semple McPherson - Highly theatrical evangelist who pioneered preaching on the radio and through that became wealthy, famous, and controversial.
- 1891 - Otto Schnering - American entrepreneur and candy manufacturer who founded the Curtiss Candy Co. and introduced Baby Ruth and Butterfinger candy bars to the world.
- 1940 - John Lennon - Lead singer and songwriter for the world's most commercially successful rock and roll band - the Beatles.
Other notable events
on this day in history:
- 1701 - The Collegiate School of Connecticut, known today as Yale University, was chartered in New Haven, Connecticut.
- 1855 - Isaac Singer received a patent for the sewing machine motor, a device that greatly increased the productivity of garment workers and home hobbyists everywhere.
- 1872 - Aaron Montgomery initiated a new marketing technique with the release of the his first catalog. It was so successful that it resulted in the huge Montgomery Ward catalog and stores.
- 1946 - The Simmons Company of Petersburg, Virginia, introduced the first electric blanket, suggested retail price $39.50.
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