Colleen and Brian have chosen the name Jackson Patrick for their beautiful new boy born at Benefis Hospitals.

Jackson
Names Origin: English, Old English
Name's original meaning: "Son of Jack"

Weight: 6 pounds, 8 ounces ounces
Length: 19 1/2 inches
Time: 1:50 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Delivered by: Thomas C. Key, M.D.
Baby's doctor: Deborah M. Garrity, M.D.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 A Day To Remember

Sunrise and sunset:

• 6:48 a.m. a.m.
• 5:02 p.m. p.m.

Local weather:

• Great Falls high: 50° F
• Great Falls low: 27° F

The nation's weather extremes:

• High: 98° F at East Mesa, Ariz., and Rialto, California
• Low: -26° F at Arctic Village, Alaska

• 9,789.44

Your dollar's worth

• Loaf of bread: $2.49
• Gallon of milk: $3.85
• Gallon of gasoline: $2.50
• First-class stamp: $0.44
• New car: $21,750.00
• Average new home: $155,000.00

Other interesting people born on this date:

• 1933 - Michael S Dukakis - Governor of Massachusetts and Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1988.
• 1845 - Edward Douglas White - Ninth Supreme Court Chief Justice who played an important role during the development of anti-monopoly laws in the early 20th Century.
• 1793 - Stephen Austin - Early settler and of the then Mexican territory of Texas and person for whom Texas' capital city, Austin, is named.

Other notable events on this day in history:

• 1983 - A new national holiday was set as President Reagan signed a bill setting aside the third Monday of each January to honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
• 1948 - The most unexpected upset in American presidential politics took place with President Harry S. Truman defeating New York Governor Thomas Dewey.
• 1917 - The cost of living took a jump as the price of a first class stamp increased to three cents.
• 1868 - Republican John Willis Menard became the first black American to be elected to the U.S. Congress. Due to a legal challenge by his defeated opponent, he was never seated in the Congress.