On this day... (January 17th)

We've found some general statistics for January 17th:

Loaf of Bread: $1.98
Gallon of Milk: $2.98
First Class Stamp: $0.39
Gallon of gasoline: $2.38
New Car: $21750.00
Average New Home: $192,000.00
U.S. Population: 300531759
Dow Jones: 12582.5900

Other Interesting People Born on this Date:
1706 - Benjamin Franklin - One of the world's most amazing people - author, inventor, scientist, businessman, statesman, contributor to the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution and much more.
1880 - Mack Sennett - Pioneer movie maker and creator of the Keystone Kops who produced more than 1,000 short films during his career.
1931 - James Earl Jones - American actor who starred in scores of movies, who made some of his most memorable performances as the voice of Darth Vader in the "Star Wars" movies.
1942 - Muhammad Ali - Three time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and probably the most recognizable person in the world during the height of his career.
Al Capone, the notorious crime/mob boss who would later be sent to prison for tax evasion, was born in 1899.
Jim Carrey, famed comedian and star of the films “Dumb and Dumber”, “The Truman Show” and “Me, Myself and Irene” was born in 1962.
Andy Kaufman, the comedian and actor, was born in 1949.
1809 - Edgar Allan Poe, Boston, author (Pit and the Pendulum)
1943 - Janis Joplin, Port Arthur Tx, bluesy rock singer (Down on Me)

Other Notable Events on this Day in History:
1806 - The White House hosted a special delivery this day, the birth of Thomas Jefferson's grandson, James Madison Randolph. James was the first baby born in the nation's presidential home.
1871 - Andrew S. Hallidie received a patent for the cable car. Not only are they still a part of the public transit system in San Francisco, they also hold the distinction of being America's only mobile National Monument.
1917 - Denmark sold the Virgin Islands to the United States for $25 million.