The Weather:
The sun rose over Florence at 7:09 am
and set at 7:05 pm
In the financial world
the Dow Jones closed at
9665.19
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: $3.00
Populations:
Florence, Oregon: 6,000
U.S. Population: 288,965,979 Stella Marie shares
her
birthday with these other interesting people
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.
1783 - Jane Taylor - English poet principally remembered for penning the nursery rhyme, "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" in 1806.
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.
There have been some other notable events on this day in history
1789 - President Washington appointed Edmund Jennings Randolph to be the United States' first Attorney General. The position paid $1500 a year.
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.
Happy Birthday
Stella
from your friends at
Peace Harbor Hospital.
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