Announcing the arrival of
a beautiful new baby boy born at
Yreka, California . . .
Robert Matthew-Paul
Born to
Rayetta and Robert
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Robert Matthew-Paul
10 03 p.m.
Friday, August 28, 2009
19 inches
6 pounds, 15 ounces
Origin of the name Robert: English, Old English
Name's original meaning: Fame, bright
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This day
in history
- Population:
- Yreka: 7,550
- U.S. population: 306,296,931
- Sunrise and sunset:
- 6:33 a.m.
- 7:50 p.m.
- Local weather:
- Yreka high: 83° F
- Yreka low: 54° F
- The nation's weather extremes:
- High: 121° at Death Valley, California
- Low: 25 at Chandalar Lake, Alaska
- The day's Dow Jones close:
- 9,544.20
- Your dollar's worth
- Loaf of bread: $2.49
- Gallon of milk: $3.85
- Gallon of gasoline: $3.24
- 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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- 1917 - Jack Kirby - "The King of the Comics". He helped develop 400 comic book characters, including superheroes, Captain America, Spiderman and The Incredible Hulk.
- 1910 - Mother Teresa - Albanian born founder of the Catholic order of the Missionaries of Charity and dedicated servant to the impoverished of India.
- 1877 - Charles Stewart Rolls - British aviator who was first to fly across the English Channel and back without stopping. He also was co-founder of the legendary Rolls-Royce Ltd. automobile company.
- 1828 - Leo Tolstoy - Russian author considered to be one of the greatest novelists of all time, He is most recognized for the epic novels "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina".
- 1774 - Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton - Founder of the first American religious society - the Sisters of Charity and the first American-born person to achieve sainthood in the Catholic Church.
- Other notable events
on this day in history:
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1922 - WEAF radio aired the first radio commercial, a 10-minute pitch for a real estate development in New York.
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1830 - Passenger rail service was inaugurated in the United States with the maiden voyage of the "Tom Thumb", transporting 26 passengers 13 miles in just one hour fifteen minutes.
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