Nicholas Kristopher Miranda and Kristopher have chosen the name Nicholas Kristopher for their beautiful new son born at the Birth Center of Buffalo Hospital. Weight:  9 pounds and 8 ounces Length:  22 inches Time:      10:53 am Date:       Wednesday, September 16, 2009 Delivered by: Thomas Minke, M.D. Baby's doctor: Nancy Nelson, M.D. Origin of the name Nicholas... English, Greek - Victorious People. September 16, 2009 - a day to remember The Weather The sun rose over Buffalo at 6:53 am and set at 7:22 pm Buffalo high: 75° F Buffalo low: 57° F The nation's weather extremes were 118° recorded at Death Valley, California and 30° at Eagle, Alaska In the financial world The Dow Jones closed at 9683.41 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: 308,068,882 In the world of entertainment this week Nicholas Kristopher shares his birthday with these other interesting people 1875 - James Cash Penney - American entrepreneur and innovator who founded one of the world's largest merchandising organizations, the J.C. Penney Co. 1877 - Jacob Schick - American inventor who developed and introduced the electric razor in 1931. 1925 - B. B. King - American blues musician considered to be one of the foremost rhythm and blues guitarists of all time. There have been some other notable events on this day in history 1620 - The 90 foot long sailing vessel, Mayflower, set sail from Plymouth, England, with its precious cargo of the first English pilgrims aboard. 1908 - William Crapo Durant founded the General Motors Company bringing the manufacture of Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Pontiac and Chevrolet under a single umbrella. Happy Birthday Nicholas Kristopher from your friends at Buffalo Hospital Return to Buffalo Hospital © 2010 New Baby News. All Rights Reserved.