Announcing the arrival of
a beautiful new baby boy born at
Yreka, California . . .
Gauge Robert
Born to
Laina and Wade
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Gauge Robert
2:21 a.m.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
19 inches
6 pounds, 11 ounces
Origin of the name Gauge: Old French
Name's original meaning: "Oath"
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This day
in history
- Population:
- Yreka: 7,550
- U.S. population: 306,412,583
- Sunrise and sunset:
- 7:03 a.m.
- 7:00 p.m.
- Local weather:
- Yreka high: 97° F
- Yreka low: 47° F
- The nation's weather extremes:
- High: ° at
- Low: at
- The day's Dow Jones close:
- 9,665.19
- Your dollar's worth
- Loaf of bread: $2.49
- Gallon of milk: $3.85
- Gallon of gasoline: $3.35
- 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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- 1898 - George Gershwin - One of the musical geniuses of Broadway. He is known for unforgettable songs from musicals, "Rapsody in Blue", "Porgy and Bess", "An American in Paris" and many more.
- 1783 - Jane Taylor - English poet principally remembered for penning the nursery rhyme, "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" in 1806.
- 1774 - John Chapman - Real life nurseryman who planted apple nurseries from the Alleghenies to Ohio during the early 1800's and on whom the legends of Johnny Appleseed are based.
- Other notable events
on this day in history:
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1983 - The Australian sailing team defeated the United States' team to win the America's Cup and end the longest winning record in sports history. American sailors had held the Cup for 132 consecutive years.
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1789 - President Washington appointed Edmund Jennings Randolph to be the United States' first Attorney General. The position paid $1500 a year.
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