Zachary Daniel Ward Ruth and Daniel have chosen the name Zachary Daniel Ward for their beautiful new son born at the Birth Center of Buffalo Hospital. Weight:  7 pounds and 7.4 ounces Length:  20 inches Time:      7:54 am Date:       Monday, August 31, 2009 Delivered by: Thomas Minke, M.D. Baby's doctor: Nancy Nelson, M.D. Origin of the name Zachary... English - from Zachariah, the Lord has remembered. August 31, 2009 - a day to remember The Weather The sun rose over Buffalo at 6:34 am and set at 7:51 pm Buffalo high: 71° F Buffalo low: 44° F The nation's weather extremes were 118° recorded at Death Valley, California and 25° at Chandalar Lake, Alaska In the financial world The Dow Jones closed at 9544.20 Minnesota's Minimum Wage was $6.15 . . . and the prices of some big and little ticket items were Loaf of Bread:$ 2.49 Gallon of Milk: $ 3.85 First Class Stamp: $0.44 Average New Home: $211,000.00 New Car: $21,750.00 Populations: Buffalo: 12,500 U.S. Population: 306,308,895 In the world of entertainment this week Zachary Daniel Ward shares his birthday with these other interesting people 1918 - Alan Jay Lerner - Academy and Grammy Award winning songwriter known for music and lyrics for many musicals, including, "Gigi", "Paint Your Wagon" and "My Fair Lady". 1935 - Frank Robinson - Baseball Hall of Famer, 1956 Rookie of the Year and the first African American to manage a major league baseball team. There have been some other notable events on this day in history 1950 - Brooklyn Dodgers slugger Gil Hodges connected for four home runs in a single game, each from pitches thrown by different pitchers. 1955 - William G. Cobb rolled out the first solar powered car, the 15" sunmobile, at the General Motors Powerama in Chicago, Illinois. Happy Birthday Zachary Daniel Ward from your friends at Buffalo Hospital Return to Buffalo Hospital © 2009 New Baby News. All Rights Reserved.