Market Basket:

• Loaf of Bread: $2.49
• Gallon of Milk: $3.85
• First Class Stamp: $0.45
• Gallon of gasoline: $4.58
• New Car: $21750.00
• Average New Home: $320000.00
• Hospital Room: $0.00

Populations:

• Grass Valley: 13000
• U.S. Population: 312535442

Today's Weather:

• Sunrise: :00 am
• Sunset: :00 pm
• Local high: 73 degrees F
• Local low: 50 degrees F
• The nation's weather extremes were degrees recorded at and at

Dow Jones:

• Dow Jones: 13473.53

Other Interesting People Born on this Date:

• 1770 - Benjamin Wright - American engineer who built the Erie Canal and who is considered to be the "Father of American Engineering."
• 1813 - Giuseppe Verdi - The leading Italian composer of the 19th Century highly regarded for his operas "La Traviata", "Rigoletto", and others.
• 1924 - James Clavell - American author of popular, epic novels set in Asia including "Shogun", "Noble House", "King Rat", and others.
• 1956 - Martina Navratilova - Women's professional tennis star who proved her domination of the game with 18 major championships including nine Wimbledon titles.

Other Notable Events on this Day in History:

• 1845 - The U.S. Naval Academy welcomed the first 56 cadets through its doors at Windmill Point in Annapolis, Maryland.
• 1913 - The waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans came together in the Panama Canal for the first time when crews removed the Gamboa Dam.
• 1920 - Cleveland Indians second baseman William Wambsganss proved he belonged in the World Series when he completed the first ever unassisted triple play in a Series.
• 1978 - President Jimmy Carter signed legislation authorizing minting of the Susan B. Anthony dollar.