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Addison Rose

Sheraya and Michael have chosen the name Addison Rose for their beautiful new daughter born at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

8:47 p.m.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
19 inches
6 pounds, 1 ounce
Origin of the name Addison: English
Name's original meaning: "Child of Adam"

This day in history

Other interesting people born on this date:

1916 - Roald Dahl - British author of a wide variety of books and screenplays including, "The Gremlins", "James and the Giant Peach", "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang".
1860 - Walter Reed - U.S. Army physician and scientist who saved countless lives by proving that yellow fever is transmitted by the bite of a mosquito.
1857 - Milton Hershey - American entrepreneur who developed the first milk chocolate candy bar, founded the Hershey Chocolate Company and built the city of Hershey, Pennsylvania.
1766 - Samuel Wilson - American businessman remembered as the original "Uncle Sam" because of his policy of stamping "U.S." on barrels of meat sold to the army during the War of 1812.

Other notable events
on this day in history:

1898 - The visual recording of events made a giant leap forward with the granting of a patent to Rev. Hannibal Goodwin of Newark, New Jersey, for his creation, Camera Film.
1788 - A form of government the world had not seen before became a reality as the Constitutional Convention authorized the election of the President and Vice-President of the United States.


Population:

The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,360,739

Sunrise and sunset:

Sunrise:6:41 a.m.
Sunset:7:19 p.m.

Local weather:

The Dalles high:
86° F
The Dalles low:
59° F

The nation's weather extremes:

High: ° at
Low: at

The day's Dow Jones close:

9,605.41

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