Announcing the arrival of
a beautiful new baby girl born at
Yreka, California . . .
Vivian Mae
Born to
Tonya and James
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Vivian Mae
11:48 p.m.
Monday, August 31, 2009
18 inches
6 pounds, 2.6 ounces
Origin of the name Vivian: Latin
Name's original meaning: "Full of life"
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This day
in history
- Population:
- Yreka: 7,550
- U.S. population: 306,308,895
- Sunrise and sunset:
- 6:36 a.m.
- 7:45 p.m.
- Local weather:
- Yreka high: 92° F
- Yreka low: 52° F
- The nation's weather extremes:
- High: 118° at Death Valley, California
- Low: 25 at Chandalar Lake, Alaska
- The day's Dow Jones close:
- 9,496.28
- Your dollar's worth
- Loaf of bread: $2.49
- Gallon of milk: $3.85
- Gallon of gasoline: $3.27
- 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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- 1935 - Frank Robinson - Baseball Hall of Famer, 1956 Rookie of the Year and the first African American to manage a major league baseball team.
- 1918 - Alan Jay Lerner - Academy and Grammy Award winning songwriter known for music and lyrics for many musicals, including, "Gigi", "Paint Your Wagon" and "My Fair Lady".
- Other notable events
on this day in history:
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1955 - William G. Cobb rolled out the first solar powered car, the 15" sunmobile, at the General Motors Powerama in Chicago, Illinois.
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1950 - Brooklyn Dodgers slugger Gil Hodges connected for four home runs in a single game, each from pitches thrown by different pitchers.
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