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Benjamin Jon |
Elizabeth
and Michael have chosen the name
for their beautiful new son born at Providence Centralia Hospital.
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| Birth Statistics |
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Weight: 6 pounds and 6 ounces |
| Length: 18 inches |
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Time: 5:14 pm
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Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 |
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Delivered by:
Mark Nishiyama, M.D. |
Origin of the name Benjamin... |
| English, Hebrew - Son of my right hand. |
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September 30, 2009 - a day to remember |
| The Environment |
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The sun rose over Centralia at 7:10 am
and set at 6:53 pm
| | Centralia high: 62° F
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Centralia low: 43° F
| | The nation's weather extremes were 118° recorded at Death Valley, California and 30° at Eagle, Alaska
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| | In the financial world |
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The Dow Jones closed at
9742.20 | |
Washington's Minimum Wage was $8.45 |
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Loaf of Bread:$ 1.89 | |
Gallon of Milk: $ 3.85 | |
First Class Stamp: $0.44 | |
Average New Home: $212,000.00 | |
New Car: $21,750.00 |
| | Populations: |
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Centralia: 13,600 | |
U.S. Population: 288,981,931 |
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| | Benjamin Jon shares
his birthday with these other interesting people
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1861 - William Wrigley, Jr. - American salesman who built the Wrigley chewing gum dynasty, owned the Chicago Cubs and developed Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California. |
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1882 - Hans Geiger - German scientist who developed the first successful detector of various forms of radiation, known as the Geiger Counter. |
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1924 - Truman Capote - American author and playwright known principally for the play, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and the powerful novel, "In Cold Blood." |
| | There have been some other notable events on this day in history |
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1787 - The American merchant ship, Columbia, sailed out of Boston Harbor on what would become a 3 year, 42,000 mile journey around the world, the first ship to circumnavigate the globe under the American flag. | |
1927 - Yankee slugger Babe Ruth hit a record 60th home run in a single season. His record would stand until Roger Maris hit his 61st, 34 years later. | |
1947 - The New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 5 to 3 in the first televised World Series game. |
| Happy Birthday
Benjamin Jon
from your friends at
Providence Centralia Hospital
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