Lyric Renee Joanne and Zac have chosen the name Lyric Renee for their beautiful new daughter born at the Birth Center of Buffalo Hospital. Weight:  7 pounds and 3 ounces Length:  20 1/4 inches Time:      6:12 pm Date:       Sunday, October 18, 2009 Delivered by: Eric Lefebvre, M.D. Baby's doctor: Nancy Nelson, M.D. Origin of the name Lyric... Greek - "Poem"; "Poet". October 18, 2009 - a day to remember The Weather The sun rose over Buffalo at 7:33 am and set at 6:23 pm Buffalo high: 63° F Buffalo low: 37° F The nation's weather extremes were 103° recorded at Laredo, Texas and 8° at Northway, Alaska In the financial world The Dow Jones closed at 9995.91 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: 306,500,319 In the world of entertainment this week Lyric Renee shares her birthday with these other interesting people 1595 - Edward Winslow - English pilgrim and a principal founder of the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts. 1886 - David Ben-Gurion -The Father of Israel - Chief Architect and first prime minister of the state of Israel 1926 - Chuck Berry - Rock and Roll legend famous for classics "Maybellene", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Sweet Little Sixteen" and more. There have been some other notable events on this day in history 1867 - The United States took possession of the Alaska Territory having purchased it from Russia for about two cents per acre. 1977 - Baseball great Reggie Jackson made baseball history when he hit three home runs on three successive ptiches, leading the Yankees to an 8-4 win over the Dodgers in the World Series. Happy Birthday Lyric Renee from your friends at Buffalo Hospital Return to Buffalo Hospital © 2009 New Baby News. All Rights Reserved.