The Weather:
The sun rose over Longview at 7:46 a.m.
and
set at 5:01 p.m.
Local high:42° F
26° F
The nation's weather extremes were
89° recorded at Santee, California
and -38° at Arctic Village, Alaska
In the financial world
the Dow Jones closed at 8,228.10
and the prices of some big and little ticket items were
Loaf of Bread: $2.49
Gallon of Milk: $3.85
Average New Home: $155,000.00
New Car: $21,750.00
Gallon of gasoline: $1.94
Populations:
Longview: 34,360
U.S. Population: 305,423,559
In the world of entertainment this week
The top grossing movie was: "Paul Blart: Mall Cop"
Ashlyn Roxsan shares
his/her birthday with these other interesting people
1940 - Jack Nicklaus - Perhaps the greatest golfer in the history of the game, he dominated the world of golf from the 1960s to the 1980s winning more than 70 PGA events including 18 major titles.
1840 - Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake - First woman to receive a license to practice medicine in Great Britain and driving force behind the opening of a medical school for women in London in 1874.
1824 - Stonewall Jackson - Confederate general who earned a reputation as one of the most proficient tacticians in the South's officer corps.
1813 - John C. Fremont - American explorer who mapped much of the "Far West" and was the first Republican Party nominee for the presidency in 1856.
1738 - Ethan Allen - Colonialist and American patriot who led the Green Mountain Boys and played a significant role in the capture the British fort at Ticonderoga.
There have been some other notable events on this day in history
1976 - The faster than sound passenger airplane, the Concorde SST, began regular transatlantic commercial service.
1954 - The world's first nuclear powered submarine, the Nautilus, was christened by First Lady Mamie Eisenhower and placed into commission in the United States Navy.
1915 - The first Kiwanis Club was formed in Detroit Michigan. Today there are clubs in 70 countries.
Happy Birthday
Ashlyn Roxsan
from your friends at
St. John Medical Center
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