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Jordan Pearl

Jessica and William have chosen the name Jordan Pearl for their beautiful new daughter born at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

10:12 p.m.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
20 1/2 inches
7 pounds, 4 ounces
Origin of the name Jordan: English, Hebrew
Name's original meaning: To descend

This day in history

Other interesting people born on this date:

1937 - Dustin Hoffman - Academy Award winner and unquestionably one of the best actors of his generation. Movies included "Rain Man", "The Graduate", "Tootsie", "Midnight Cowboy" and many more.
1927 - Andy Warhol - Most famous Pop artist of the 20th Century who achieved his "15 minutes of fame" for paintings of Marilyn Monroe and Campbell's Soup cans.
1879 - Emiliano Zapata - Famed Mexican revolutionary war leader who fought the government to equitably distribute land among the peasants.

Other notable events
on this day in history:

1899 - A.T. Marshall of Brockton, MA received a patent for the refrigerator.
1846 - The Smithsonian Institute, America's foremost repository of history, was founded in Washington, D.C., as a result of a bequest from English scientist James Smithson.
1786 - The Congress adopted the decimal system for use in our monetary system.


Population:

The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,217,171

Sunrise and sunset:

Sunrise:5:57 a.m.
Sunset:8:23 p.m.

Local weather:

The Dalles high:
77° F
The Dalles low:
61° F

The nation's weather extremes:

High: 108° at Gila Bend, Ariz.
Low: 28 at Truckee, California

The day's Dow Jones close:

9,370.07

Your dollar's worth

Loaf of bread:
$2.49
Gallon of milk:
$3.85
Gallon of gasoline:
$2.80
First-class stamp:
$0.44
New car:
$21,750.00
Average new home:
$165,000.00