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Liam Riley

Echo and Dustin have chosen the name Liam Riley for their beautiful new son born at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

1:10 a.m.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
19 inches
8 pounds, 7 ounces
Origin of the name Liam: Irish
Name's original meaning: Root: William - "Determined guardian"

This day in history

Other interesting people born on this date:

1946 - Bill Clinton - 42nd President of the United States.
1937 - Robert Redford - Popular actor turned director best known for his on-screen partnerships with Paul Newman in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Sting."
1774 - Meriwether Lewis - Confidant of President Thomas Jefferson, explorer, and co-leader of the first American crossing of the North American Continent known today as the "Lewis and Clark Expedition."
1587 - Virginia Dare - The first baby born to English parents on American soil.

Other notable events
on this day in history:

1931 - Henry F. Bosenberg received the U.S. Patent Office's first plant patent, his for a climbing rose that blooms throughout the year, known as "New Dawn."
1920 - With Tennessee's ratification, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution became the law of the land and women were guaranteed the right to vote.


Population:

The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,257,051

Sunrise and sunset:

Sunrise:6:09 a.m.
Sunset:8:07 p.m.

Local weather:

The Dalles high:
100° F
The Dalles low:
59° F

The nation's weather extremes:

High: 118° at Death Valley, California
Low: 29 at Bear Lake, Idaho

The day's Dow Jones close:

9,135.34

Your dollar's worth

Loaf of bread:
$2.49
Gallon of milk:
$3.85
Gallon of gasoline:
$2.90
First-class stamp:
$0.44
New car:
$21,750.00
Average new home:
$165,000.00