Jayline Gloria Born: Saturday, August 22, 2009 Time: 10:15 am Weight: 8 pounds and 0 ounces Length: 20 1/2 inches Parents: Cynthia and Rodolfo

Origin of the name Jayline: American - "Jaybird".

August 22, 2009 - a day to remember The Weather The sun rose over Topeka at 6:43 am and set at 8:08 pm Topeka high: 78° F Topeka low: 54° F The nation's weather extremes were 107° recorded at Alice, Texas and 30° at Arctic Village, Alaska

In the financial world The Dow Jones closed at 9505.96 The Kansas Minimum Wage was $6.55

. . . and the prices of some big and little ticket items were

Loaf of Bread:$ 2.49 Gallon of Milk: $ 3.85 First Class Stamp: $0.44 Average New Home: $132,500.00 New Car: $21,750.00

Populations:

Topeka: 120,300 U.S. Population: 288,826,399

Jayline Gloria shares her birthday with these other interesting people 1917 - John Lee Hooker - One of the great blues musicians of the 20th Century, known for songs "Boom, Boom", "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer", and many more. 1920 - Ray Bradbury - Prolific American author of over 1,000 science fiction stories including, "Fahrenheit 451" and "The Martian Chronicles." 1934 - General Norman Schwarzkopf - Four Star U.S. Army General and leader of the successful and quick defeat of Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm.

There have been some other notable events on this day in history 1762 - Ann Franklin, sister-in-law to Benjamin Franklin, took charge of "Newport Mercury" becoming the first female newspaper editor in America. 1864 - Envoys from 12 countries gathered in Switzerland to sign the first Geneva Convention Treaty calling for nonpartisan care to the sick and wounded in times of war. It led to the formation of the International Red Cross. 1902 - Always the adventurer, President Teddy Roosevelt became the first U.S. President to ride in a car.