The Weather:
The sun rose over Florence at 6:48 am
and set at 7:39 pm
Local high: 66° F
Local low: 48° F
The nation's weather extremes were
118° recorded at Death Valley, California
and 30° at Eagle, Alaska
In the financial world
the Dow Jones closed at
9441.27
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: 288,894,195 Scott A shares
his birthday with these other interesting people
1157 - Richard the Lionheart - King of England famous for his leadership during the Third Crusade.
1925 - Peter Sellers - English comedic actor who initiated millions of laughs as the slow-witted Inspector Cleuseau in the Pink Panther movies.
1932 - Patsy Cline - Country music balladeer with a beautiful, clear voice known for her hit songs, "Crazy", "I Fall to Pieces", "Walkin' After Midnight" and others.
There have been some other notable events on this day in history
1522 - Magellan's ship "Victoria" returned to Spain, completing the first-ever circumnavigation of the earth.
1636 - Cambridge College, renamed as Harvard College two years later, was established by The General Court of Massachusetts Bay, becoming the first college in America.
1921 - Sixteen year-old Margaret Gorman of Washington, D.C., was crowned the first Miss America in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
1966 - Jennie Bushnell of Chicago, Illinois, gave birth to the first recorded sextuplets, three boys and three girls. Four of the six lived to old age.
Happy Birthday
Scott
from your friends at
Peace Harbor Hospital.
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