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Kiana Cierra Marie

Heather-Sue and Mark have chosen the name Kiana Cierra Marie for their beautiful new daughter born at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

1:59 p.m.
Friday, September 11, 2009
20 inches
8 pounds, 1.9 ounces
Origin of the name Kiana: American, Hebrew
Name's original meaning: Root: Hannah - "Grace of God"

This day in history

Other interesting people born on this date:

1937 - Robert L. Crippen - American astronaut who sent chills of pride rippling through America as he landed the Columbia, April 12, 1981, following the shuttle's first flight into space.
1924 - Tom Landry - Professional Football Hall of Fame coach who coached the Dallas Cowboys during their first 29 years of existence and built them into a dominant team in the NFL.
1862 - O. Henry - American author of many short stories noted for their surprise endings; most notably the classic, "Gift of the Magi".

Other notable events
on this day in history:

1952 - Heart surgery made a giant leap forward as Dr. Charles Hufnagel of the Georgetown University Medical Center successfully replaced a patient's malfunctioning heart valve with an artificial valve made of plastic.
1875 - "Professor Tidwissel's Burglar Alarm" was published for the first time in the New York Daily Graphic. It was the beginning of America's newspaper comic strip tradition.
1789 - President George Washington appointed Alexander Hamilton to be the first Secretary of the Treasury.


Population:

The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,352,763

Sunrise and sunset:

Sunrise:6:39 a.m.
Sunset:7:23 p.m.

Local weather:

The Dalles high:
91° F
The Dalles low:
51° F

The nation's weather extremes:

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

The day's Dow Jones close:

9,627.48

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