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Alexandria Renae

Angelique and Nels have chosen the name Alexandria Renae for their beautiful new daughter born at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

6:22 a.m.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
20 1/4 inches
6 pounds, 13.9 ounces
Origin of the name Alexandria: Greek
Name's original meaning: "Defender of mankind."

This day in history

Other interesting people born on this date:

1934 - Roger Maris - NY Yankees slugger whose record of 61 home runs in a season remained unattainable to other players for 37 years.
1929 - Arnold Palmer - Professional golfer, who played a key role in popularizing the sport of golf. He won seven major titles including four Master's Championships.
1839 - Isaac Funk - American journalist, religious leader and publisher of the authoritative Funk and Wagnalls, "Standard Dictionary of the English Language".

Other notable events
on this day in history:

1913 - Work was completed on the final stretch of the 3,300 mile Lincoln Highway, America's first paved highway coast-to-coast.
1846 - Elias Howe of Spencer, Massachusetts, received a patent for the sewing machine, starting a revolution in the garment industry that would increase productivity, improve quality and lower prices.
1813 - The U.S. Navy scored the first-ever naval victory over the British, defeating a squadron of six British warships in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.


Population:

The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,348,775

Sunrise and sunset:

Sunrise:6:37 a.m.
Sunset:7:25 p.m.

Local weather:

The Dalles high:
91° F
The Dalles low:
54° F

The nation's weather extremes:

High: 118° at Death Valley, California
Low: 30 at Eagle, Alaska

The day's Dow Jones close:

9,547.22

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