Announcing the arrival of
a beautiful new baby girl born at
Yreka, California . . .
Emmalee Jake
Born to
Beth and Jason
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Emmalee Jake
6:12 a.m.
Friday, August 14, 2009
18 inches
6 pounds, 11 ounces
Origin of the name Emmalee: English, Old English
Name's original meaning: Combined Emma - "All Embracing", Lee - "Meadow"
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This day
in history
- Population:
- Yreka: 7,550
- U.S. population: 306,241,099
- Sunrise and sunset:
- 6:18 a.m.
- 8:11 p.m.
- Local weather:
- Yreka high: 78° F
- Yreka low: 51° F
- The nation's weather extremes:
- High: 114° at Bullhead City, Ariz.
- Low: 30 at Anaktuvak Pass, Alaska
- The day's Dow Jones close:
- 9,398.19
- 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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- 1959 - Earvin "Magic" Johnson - Incredible and dominant guard for the Los Angeles Lakers who was selected NBA Most Valuable Player three separate times.
- 1950 - Gary Larson - Cartoonist whose imagination spawned the classic cartoon series "The Far Side."
- 1945 - Steve Martin - Comedian and actor who starred in a long list of Hollywood films, including "The Jerk", "The Man With Two Brains", "Parenthood" and many more.
- 1863 - Ernest Thayer - American writer who penned baseball's most famous poem, "Casey at the Bat."
- Other notable events
on this day in history:
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1945 - President Harry Truman announced to the world that Japan had surrendered to the Allies ending World War II.
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1635 - A storm ravaged the pilgrim's settlement at Plymouth in what was probably the European's first exposure to a hurricane on the North American continent.
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