The Weather:
The sun rose over Eugene at 6:52 am
and set at 4:59 pm
Local high: 54° F
Local low: 33° F
The nation's weather extremes were
98° recorded at East Mesa, Ariz., and Rialto, California
and -26° at Arctic Village, Alaska
In the financial world
the Dow Jones closed at
9789.44
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: $239,000.00
New Car: $21,750.00
Gallon of gasoline: $2.80
Populations:
Eugene/Springfield: 185,160
U.S. Population: 289,117,523 Camila Zoe shares
her
birthday with these other interesting people
1793 - Stephen Austin - Early settler and of the then Mexican territory of Texas and person for whom Texas' capital city, Austin, is named.
1845 - Edward Douglas White - Ninth Supreme Court Chief Justice who played an important role during the development of anti-monopoly laws in the early 20th Century.
1933 - Michael S Dukakis - Governor of Massachusetts and Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1988.
There have been some other notable events on this day in history
1868 - Republican John Willis Menard became the first black American to be elected to the U.S. Congress. Due to a legal challenge by his defeated opponent, he was never seated in the Congress.
1917 - The cost of living took a jump as the price of a first class stamp increased to three cents.
1948 - The most unexpected upset in American presidential politics took place with President Harry S. Truman defeating New York Governor Thomas Dewey.
1983 - A new national holiday was set as President Reagan signed a bill setting aside the third Monday of each January to honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
Happy Birthday
Camila
from your friends at
Sacred Heart Medical Center
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