Announcing the arrival of
a beautiful new baby boy born at
Yreka, California . . .
Dracen William
Born to
Clover and Nicholas
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Dracen William
1:47 a.m.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
19 1/2 inches
7 pounds, 13 ounces
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This day
in history
- Population:
- Yreka: 7,550
- U.S. population: 306,372,703
- Sunrise and sunset:
- 6:52 a.m.
- 7:18 p.m.
- Local weather:
- Yreka high: 86° F
- Yreka low: 49° F
- The nation's weather extremes:
- High: 118° at Death Valley, California
- Low: 30 at Eagle, Alaska
- The day's Dow Jones close:
- 9,683.41
- Your dollar's worth
- Loaf of bread: $2.49
- Gallon of milk: $3.85
- Gallon of gasoline: $3.34
- 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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- 1925 - B. B. King - American blues musician considered to be one of the foremost rhythm and blues guitarists of all time.
- 1877 - Jacob Schick - American inventor who developed and introduced the electric razor in 1931.
- 1875 - James Cash Penney - American entrepreneur and innovator who founded one of the world's largest merchandising organizations, the J.C. Penney Co.
- Other notable events
on this day in history:
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1908 - William Crapo Durant founded the General Motors Company bringing the manufacture of Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Pontiac and Chevrolet under a single umbrella.
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1620 - The 90 foot long sailing vessel, Mayflower, set sail from Plymouth, England, with its precious cargo of the first English pilgrims aboard.
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