The Weather:
The sun rose over Florence at 5:54 am
and set at 8:51 pm
Local high: 63° F
Local low: 54° F
The nation's weather extremes were
122° recorded at Death Valley, California
and 35° at Barrow, Barter Island and Deadhorse, Alaska
In the financial world
the Dow Jones closed at
8915.94
Minimum Wage was $8.40
and the prices of some big and little ticket items were
Loaf of Bread: $2.49
Gallon of Milk: $3.85
Average New Home: $192,000.00
New Car: $21,750.00
Gallon of gasoline: $2.77
Populations:
Florence, Oregon: 6,000
U.S. Population: 288,702,771 In the world of entertainment this week
The top grossing movie was: "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
Dalilah Diane shares
her
birthday with these other interesting people
1860 - Mother Marie Joseph Butler - Founder of the progressive Marymount schools in Europe and the United States that prepared women to become informed and involved citizens.
1908 - Amy Vanderbilt - Author of Amy Vanderbilt's Complete Book of Etiquette and the acknowledged authority on manners and etiquette.
1923 - Robert Dole - Long-time U.S. Senate power broker and Republican party candidate for president in 1966.
1947 - Danny Glover - Popular American actor who starred in many successful movies, including the "Lethal Weapon" series, "The Color Purple" and "Angels in the Outfield."
There have been some other notable events on this day in history
1933 - Aviation pioneer Wiley Post landed the "Winnie Mae", completing the first solo flight around the globe. The trip covered 15,596 miles and took nearly eight days.
1979 - Sixty-seven year old Sam Snead became the first player to record a score lower than his age in a Professional Golf Association event, turning in a 66 for the final 18 holes of the Quad Cities Open at Coal City, Illinois.
Happy Birthday
Dalilah
from your friends at
Peace Harbor Hospital.
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