Charles Dalton

David and Denise have chosen the name Charles Dalton for their handsome, healthy new boy born at Community Medical Center in Missoula, MT Weight: 6 pounds, 0 ounces Length: 19 inches Time:   10:39 p.m. Date:  Friday, October 15, 2010

Origin of the name Charles

English, Old English - Man, Husbandman

Friday, October 15, 2010 - a day to remember

The Weather

The sun rose over Missoula at 7:54 a.m. and set at 6:48 p.m.

Missoula High: 57

Missoula Low: 34

The nation's weather extremes were 104 recorded at Death Valley, California and 1 recorded at Arctic Village, Alaska

Population

Missoula: 66,000

U.S. population: 309,640,154

In the financial world

The Dow Jones closed at 11,062.78

Montana's minimum wage was $6.90

Your dollar's worth

Loaf of bread: $2.49

Gallon of milk: $3.85

Gallon of gasoline: $2.86

First Class stamp: $0.44

New home: $201,000.00

Other interesting people born on this date:

1924 - Lee Iacocca - American automobile executive who introduced the fabulously popular Ford Mustang and rebuilt Chrysler from near bankruptcy.

1921 - Mario Puzo - American novelist and screenwriter best known for his novel "The Godfather" and Oscar winning screenplays for movies Godfather I and II.

1858 - John L. Sullivan - Greatly popular heavyweight boxing champion whose name has become the symbol of bareknuckle style of boxing of the 1800's.

1608 - Evangelista Torricelli - Italian scientist and thinker who invented the barometer and laid much groundwork in the development of integral calculus.

Other notable events on this day in history:

1951 - The pioneer sitcom "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS. Under one name or another it lasted 20 years and set the standard for serial TV comedies to follow.

1878 - Thomas Edison incorporated the The Edison Electric Light Company in New York City.

1860 - Eleven year old Grace Bedell had a major impact on how we view our greatest president. On this date she wrote to Abraham Lincoln asking him to grow a beard. He did after the election.