Announcing the arrival of
a beautiful new baby boy born at
Yreka, California . . .
Josiah Jesse
Born to
Melinda and Jesse
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Josiah Jesse
8:16 a.m.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
20 1/2 inches
10 pounds, 2 ounces
Origin of the name Josiah: Hebrew
Name's original meaning: "Jehovah supports."
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This day
in history
- Population:
- Yreka: 7,550
- U.S. population: 306,229,135
- Sunrise and sunset:
- 6:15 a.m.
- 8:15 p.m.
- Local weather:
- Yreka high: 98° F
- Yreka low: 50° F
- The nation's weather extremes:
- High: 117° at Death Valley, California
- Low: 27 at Anaktuvak Pass, Alaska
- The day's Dow Jones close:
- 9,337.95
- Your dollar's worth
- Loaf of bread: $2.49
- Gallon of milk: $3.85
- Gallon of gasoline: $3.17
- First-class stamp: $0.44
- New car: $21,700.00
- Average new home: $255,000.00
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Other interesting people born on this date:
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- 1946 - Marilyn vos Savant - American journalist and columnist who recorded the highest IQ score ever tested, 228.
- 1921 - Alex Haley - American author noted for his Pulitzer Prize winning account of his search for his African ancestors, Roots and for the biography of Malcolm X.
- Other notable events
on this day in history:
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1965 - Karen Yvett Muir became the youngest athlete to set a world record. At age 12, she swam the 100-yard backstroke in 87 seconds at a meet in Blackpool, England.
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1896 - Harvey Hubbell of Bridgeport, Connecticut, received a patent for the pull chain electric light socket.
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