Market Basket:

• Loaf of Bread: $2.49
• Gallon of Milk: $3.85
• First Class Stamp: $0.45
• Gallon of gasoline: $4.17
• New Car: $21750.00
• Average New Home: $320000.00
• Hospital Room: $0.00

Populations:

• Grass Valley: 13000
• U.S. Population: 312615202

Today's Weather:

• Sunrise: :00 am
• Sunset: :00 pm
• Local high: 75 degrees F
• Local low: 57 degrees F
• The nation's weather extremes were degrees recorded at and at

Dow Jones:

• Dow Jones: 13107.21

Other Interesting People Born on this Date:

• 1735 - John Adams -One of United States Founding Fathers - Vice President under George Washington; 2nd President of the United States
• 1882 - William F. "Bull" Halsey, U.S. Navy Admiral whose leadership of the 3rd Fleet was a key factor in the victory over Japanese forces during World War II.
• 1893 - Charles Atlas- Italian-born American physical fitness pioneer who marketed the amazingly popular Charles Atlas mail-order bodybuilding course during the first half of the 20th Century.

Other Notable Events on this Day in History:

• 1888 - John Loud of Wemouth, Massachusetts, was awarded a patent for the ball point pen.
• 1938 - Orson Welles broadcast the play, "War of the Worlds" on CBS radio. It was so effective that thousands truly believed that Earth was being invaded by Martians.
• 1945 - The rationing of shoes in America, that was imposed during World War II, came to an end.
• 1990 - Ground transportation between the island nation of England and France became a reality as tunnel construction crews met under the English Channel.