Market Basket:

• Loaf of Bread: $2.49
• Gallon of Milk: $3.85
• First Class Stamp: $0.44
• Gallon of gasoline: $2.62
• New Car: $21750.00
• Average New Home: $244300.00

Populations:

• Chandler: 165000
• U.S. Population: 306436511

Today's Weather:

• Sunrise: 6:24 am
• Sunset: 6:11 pm
• Local high: 91 degrees F
• Local low: 62 degrees F
• The nation's weather extremes were 99 degrees recorded at McAllen, Texas and 3 at Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska

Dow Jones:

• Dow Jones: 9509.28

Other Interesting People Born on this Date:

• 1737 - Francis Hopkinson - American member of Continental Congress and probable designer of the American flag. You will find his signature on the Declaration of Independence.
• 1869 - Mahatma (Mohandas) Gandhi - Indian spiritual leader whose non-violent political strategies won independence from Great Britain for his nation.
• 1890 - Groucho Marx - One of the great comedic actors and personalities of all time. He starred with the Marx Brothers in classic films "Animal Crackers", "Duck Soup", "Horse Feathers", and others.
• 1895 - Bud Abbott - Comedian who starred in 35 movies with partner Lou Costello and is most famous for the timeless act, "Who's on First?"

Other Notable Events on this Day in History:

• 1967 - Thurgood Marshall took the oath of office becoming the first American of African descent to hold the office of Justice of the US Supreme Court.