Mario Angel|
Brandi
and Mario
have chosen the name
Mario Angel
for their beautiful new son born at Enloe Medical Center.
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Mario
Name's origin: Italian;
Name's original meaning: Root" Marin - "Sailor."
Weight: 7 pounds, 8 ounces
Length: 19 1/2 inches
Time: 7:55 p.m.
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009
Sign his baby book.
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This day
in history
Population :
- Chico: 69,000
- U.S. population: 289,021,811
Sunrise and sunset:
Local weather:
- Chico, Calif. high: 78° F
- Chico, Calif. low: 52° F
The nation's weather extremes:
- High: 96° F at Inverness, Fla.
- Low: -11° F at Utica, 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:
- 1770 - Benjamin Wright - American engineer who built the Erie Canal and who is considered to be the "Father of American Engineering."
- 1813 - Giuseppe Verdi - The leading Italian composer of the 19th Century highly regarded for his operas "La Traviata", "Rigoletto", and others.
- 1924 - James Clavell - American author of popular, epic novels set in Asia including "Shogun", "Noble House", "King Rat", and others.
- 1956 - Martina Navratilova - Women's professional tennis star who proved her domination of the game with 18 major championships including nine Wimbledon titles.
Other notable events
on this day in history:
- 1845 - The U.S. Naval Academy welcomed the first 56 cadets through its doors at Windmill Point in Annapolis, Maryland.
- 1913 - The waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans came together in the Panama Canal for the first time when crews removed the Gamboa Dam.
- 1920 - Cleveland Indians second baseman William Wambsganss proved he belonged in the World Series when he completed the first ever unassisted triple play in a Series.
- 1978 - President Jimmy Carter signed legislation authorizing minting of the Susan B. Anthony dollar.
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