George |
Kathleen
and Richard
have chosen the name
George
for their beautiful new son born at Enloe Medical Center.
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George
Name's origin: Greek;
Name's original meaning: "Earth worker", "Farmer"
Weight: 8 pounds, 4 ounces
Length: 21 inches
Time: 7:31 p.m.
Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009
Sign his baby book.
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This day
in history
Population :
- Chico: 69,000
- U.S. population: 289,053,715
Sunrise and sunset:
Local weather:
- Chico, Calif. high: 73° F
- Chico, Calif. low: 57° F
The nation's weather extremes:
- High: 103° F at Laredo, Texas
- Low: 8° F at Northway, Alaska
The day's Dow Jones close:
Your dollar's worth
- Loaf of bread: $2.49
- Gallon of milk: $3.85
- Gallon of gasoline: $2.90
- First-class stamp: $0.44
- New car: $21,750.00
- Average new home: $331,000.00
Other interesting people
born on this date:
- 1595 - Edward Winslow - English pilgrim and a principal founder of the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts.
- 1886 - David Ben-Gurion -The Father of Israel - Chief Architect and first prime minister of the state of Israel
- 1926 - Chuck Berry - Rock and Roll legend famous for classics "Maybellene", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Sweet Little Sixteen" and more.
Other notable events
on this day in history:
- 1867 - The United States took possession of the Alaska Territory having purchased it from Russia for about two cents per acre.
- 1977 - Baseball great Reggie Jackson made baseball history when he hit three home runs on three successive ptiches, leading the Yankees to an 8-4 win over the Dodgers in the World Series.
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