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Austin James

Christin and Michael have chosen the name Austin James for their beautiful new son born at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

6:41 p.m.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
19 3/4 inches
7 pounds, 14 ounces
Origin of the name Austin: English, Latin
Name's original meaning: from Augustus, Venerable, Majestic

This day in history

Other interesting people born on this date:

1931 - Willie Shoemaker - Most winning jockey in horse racing history having won 8,833 times in 40,350 races.
1921 - Gene Roddenberry - Creator of the incredibly popular television series known as "Star Trek."
1871 - Orville Wright - With brother Wilbur, he proved that sustained flight by a powered, heavier than air aircraft was possible at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on Dec. 17, 1903.

Other notable events
on this day in history:

1950 - The first Saturday morning children's TV shows appeared on ABC with the introduction of "Animal Clinic" and "Acrobat Ranch."
1918 - America's first fighter plane debuted at Garden City, New York. It attained a speed of 162 miles per hour and, later in the year, would set an altitude record by climbing to 26,300 feet.


Population:

The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,261,039

Sunrise and sunset:

Sunrise:6:10 a.m.
Sunset:8:05 p.m.

Local weather:

The Dalles high:
106° F
The Dalles low:
63° F

The nation's weather extremes:

High: 119° at Death Valley, California
Low: 27 at Boulder, Wyo.

The day's Dow Jones close:

9,279.16

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