Jessica |
Maria
and Candelario
have chosen the name
Jessica
for their beautiful new daughter born at Enloe Medical Center.
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Jessica
Name's origin: English, Hebrew;
Name's original meaning: He beholds, wealthy
Weight: 8 pounds, 3 ounces
Length: 20 inches
Time: 3:38 p.m.
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009
Sign her baby book.
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This day
in history
Population :
- Chico: 69,000
- U.S. population: 289,041,751
Sunrise and sunset:
Local weather:
- Chico, Calif. high: 73° F
- Chico, Calif. low: 60° F
The day's Dow Jones close:
Your dollar's worth
- Loaf of bread: $2.49
- Gallon of milk: $3.85
- Gallon of gasoline: $2.90
- First-class stamp: $0.44
- New car: $21,750.00
- Average new home: $331,000.00
Other interesting people
born on this date:
- 1608 - Evangelista Torricelli - Italian scientist and thinker who invented the barometer and laid much groundwork in the development of integral calculus.
- 1858 - John L. Sullivan - Greatly popular heavyweight boxing champion whose name has become the symbol of bareknuckle style of boxing of the 1800's.
- 1921 - Mario Puzo - American novelist and screenwriter best known for his novel "The Godfather" and Oscar winning screenplays for movies Godfather I and II.
- 1924 - Lee Iacocca - American automobile executive who introduced the fabulously popular Ford Mustang and rebuilt Chrysler from near bankruptcy.
Other notable events
on this day in history:
- 1860 - Eleven year old Grace Bedell had a major impact on how we view our greatest president. On this date she wrote to Abraham Lincoln asking him to grow a beard. He did after the election.
- 1878 - Thomas Edison incorporated the The Edison Electric Light Company in New York City.
- 1951 - The pioneer sitcom "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS. Under one name or another it lasted 20 years and set the standard for serial TV comedies to follow.
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