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Armor Charles|
Amanda
and Nathan
have chosen the name
Armor Charles
for their beautiful new son born at Ashland Community Hospital.
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Weight: 8 pounds, 10 ounces
Length: 20 1/2 inches
Time: 11:36 a.m.
Date: Saturday, June 7, 2008
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| | This day in history
Population:
- Ashland: 20,600
- U.S. population: 287,067,691
Sunrise and sunset:
Local weather:
- Ashland high: 70° F
- Ashland low: 46° F
The nation's weather extremes:
- High: 107° F at Death Valley, California
- Low: 23° F at Mekoryuk, Alaska
The day's Dow Jones close:
Your dollar's worth - Loaf of bread: $2.49
- Gallon of milk: $3.85
- Gallon of gasoline: $3.89
- First-class stamp: $0.41
- New car: $21,750.00
- Average new home: $336,000.00
Other interesting people born on this date:
- 1811 - Sir James Young Simpson - Scottish obstetrician who was the first to use anesthesia for relief of labor pains.
- 1848 - Paul Gauguin - French artist considered by many to be the first great post impressionist painter.
- 1909 - Virginia Apgar - American physician who developed the Apgar Score System for evaluating an infant's condition immediately after delivery and to determine if any immediate medical treatment is necessary.
Other notable events on this day in history:
- 1769 - Daniel Boone began his exploration of the wilderness that is now known as Kentucky.
- 1776 - Richard Henry Lee proposed a resolution calling for a Declaration of Independence from England to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
- 1840 - William Henry Harrison broke political tradition by making the first public speech by a candidate for the presidency.
- 1898 - Therese A. Jenkins and Cora G. Carleton became the first women in America to attend a national political convention in an official role, they were alternate delegates to the 10th Republican convention.
- 1950 - Dr. Richard Harold Lawler performed the first human kidney transplant in a 45-minute operation in Chicago, Illinois.
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