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Gabriel Joshua

Amy and Phillip have chosen the name Gabriel Joshua for their beautiful new son born at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

11 08 p.m.
Friday, September 18, 2009
19 inches
5 pounds, 6.5 ounces
Origin of the name Gabriel: Hebrew, English
Name's original meaning: God is my strength

This day in history

Other interesting people born on this date:

1905 - Greta Garbo - Swedish-born actress who was one of the most popular movie stars of the 1920's and 30's. She later shunned the limelight and became Hollywood's most intriguing recluse.
1831 - Siegried Marcus - Austrian inventor who, in 1864, built the world's first gas powered automobile.
1709 - Samuel Johnson - English writer and poet credited with development of, "A Dictionary of the English Language", the authoritative English dictionary for nearly a century.

Other notable events
on this day in history:

1984 - Vice President George Bush swore in the largest group of people to ever become naturalized citizens at one time, 9,076 at a ceremony in Miami, Florida.
1984 - Air Force Colonel Joe Kittinger set his 100,000 cubic foot helium balloon down near Montenotte, Italy, completing the first successful solo transatlantic balloon flight.


Population:

The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,380,679

Sunrise and sunset:

Sunrise:6:47 a.m.
Sunset:7:09 p.m.

Local weather:

The Dalles high:
87° F
The Dalles low:
50° F

The nation's weather extremes:

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

The day's Dow Jones close:

9,820.20

Your dollar's worth

Loaf of bread:
$2.49
Gallon of milk:
$3.85
Gallon of gasoline:
$2.98
First-class stamp:
$0.44
New car:
$21,750.00
Average new home:
$165,000.00