Announcing the arrival of
a beautiful new baby boy born at
Yreka, California . . .
Kaleb Joshua
Born to
Sara and Kody
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Kaleb Joshua
10:44 a.m.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
18 inches
5 pounds, 13 ounces
Origin of the name Kaleb: Hebrew, Arabic
Name's original meaning: "Faithful", "Brave"
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This day
in history
- Population:
- Yreka: 7,550
- U.S. population: 306,261,039
- Sunrise and sunset:
- 6:23 a.m.
- 8:04 p.m.
- Local weather:
- Yreka high: 104° F
- Yreka low: 55° F
- The nation's weather extremes:
- High: 119° at Death Valley, California
- Low: 27 at Boulder, Wyo.
- The day's Dow Jones close:
- 9,217.94
- Your dollar's worth
- Loaf of bread: $2.49
- Gallon of milk: $3.85
- Gallon of gasoline: $3.23
- 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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- 1931 - Willie Shoemaker - Most winning jockey in horse racing history having won 8,833 times in 40,350 races.
- 1921 - Gene Roddenberry - Creator of the incredibly popular television series known as "Star Trek."
- 1871 - Orville Wright - With brother Wilbur, he proved that sustained flight by a powered, heavier than air aircraft was possible at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on Dec. 17, 1903.
- Other notable events
on this day in history:
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1950 - The first Saturday morning children's TV shows appeared on ABC with the introduction of "Animal Clinic" and "Acrobat Ranch."
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1918 - America's first fighter plane debuted at Garden City, New York. It attained a speed of 162 miles per hour and, later in the year, would set an altitude record by climbing to 26,300 feet.
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