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Lily Irene

Shayla and Jonathan have chosen the name Lily Irene for their beautiful new daughter born at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

11:47 a.m.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
22 1/2 inches
8 pounds, 6.5 ounces
Origin of the name Lily: Latin
Name's original meaning: "The Lily Flower"

This day in history

Other interesting people born on this date:

1897 - Arthur Charles Nielsen - Market research pioneer and founder of the Nielsen ratings that gauge the size and demographics of radio and television show audiences.
1757 - Marquis de Lafayette - French aristocrat who served as a general in the American revolutionary army and was instrumental in the colonists' victory against the British.

Other notable events
on this day in history:

1960 - Cassius Clay, the future three-time heavyweight boxing champion of the world Muhammed Ali, won the Olympic light heavyweight boxing gold medal.
1836 - Sam Houston became the first president of the Republic of Texas.
1774 - Forty-four delegates from eleven colonies gathered in Philadelphia for the opening of the first Continental Congress which would lead to the creation of the United States of America.


Population:

The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,328,835

Sunrise and sunset:

Sunrise:6:31 a.m.
Sunset:7:34 p.m.

Local weather:

The Dalles high:
68° F
The Dalles low:
57° F

The nation's weather extremes:

High: ° at
Low: at

The day's Dow Jones close:

9,441.27

Your dollar's worth

Loaf of bread:
$2.49
Gallon of milk:
$3.85
Gallon of gasoline:
$2.93
First-class stamp:
$0.44
New car:
$21,750.00
Average new home:
$165,000.00