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Andrew Christopher

Sommer and Karl have chosen the name Andrew Christopher for their beautiful new son born at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

1:51 p.m.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
20 1/2 inches
7 pounds, 13.8 ounces
Origin of the name Andrew: English, Greek
Name's original meaning: Manly

This day in history

Other interesting people born on this date:

1971 - Pete Sampras - American tennis champion who won both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open championships multiple times.
1911 - Cantinflas - (Mario Moreno) - Mexican comedic actor who won an Oscar for his role in "Around the World in 80 Days" and was the best-known, most appreciated Latin-American film star of the 20th Century.
1881 - Cecil B. DeMille - Hollywood film producer and director known for immense undertakings and successes such as "The Ten Commandments", "The Greatest Show On Earth" and many more.
1859 - Katherine Lee Bates - Professor of English literature at Wellesley and composer of "America the Beautiful". She wrote the first draft of the song while at the summit of Pikes Peak in 1893.

Other notable events
on this day in history:

1964 - Yankee slugger Mickey Mantle set a new baseball record by hitting home runs from both sides of the plate for the tenth time.
1918 - Regular air mail service began between New York City and Washington, DC.
1865 - British scientist Joseph Lister became the first physician to use disinfectant during surgery, a process that led to a two third reduction in surgical mortality even during the early years of experimentation.
1851 - Isaac Singer of New York City received a patent for the double-treadle sewing machine.


Population:

The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,233,123

Sunrise and sunset:

Sunrise:6:02 a.m.
Sunset:8:17 p.m.

Local weather:

The Dalles high:
84° F
The Dalles low:
63° F

The nation's weather extremes:

High: 113° at Bullhead City, Ariz.
Low: 27 at McKinley Park, Alaska

The day's Dow Jones close:

9,241.45

Your dollar's worth

Loaf of bread:
$2.49
Gallon of milk:
$3.85
Gallon of gasoline:
$2.84
First-class stamp:
$0.44
New car:
$21,750.00
Average new home:
$165,000.00