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Tyler James

Jessica and Jason have chosen the name Tyler James for their beautiful new son born at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

8:36 a.m.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
18 1/2 inches
6 pounds, 12.5 ounces
Origin of the name Tyler: English, Middle English
Name's original meaning: Tile maker

This day in history

Other interesting people born on this date:

1932 - Ingemar Johansson - Became Sweden's only heavyweight boxing champion in 1959 by defeating American Floyd Patterson. Patterson regained the crown from Johannson a year later.
1896 - Sir Henry Segrave - Early automobile and motorboat racer who became the first human to break the 200 mph land speed barrier, traveling 203.79 mph on March 29, 1927.
1791 - Michael Faraday - English scientist whose work changed the world. He discovered the principle of the electric motor and built the first electric dynamo.

Other notable events
on this day in history:

1973 - Henry Kissinger swore the oath of office becoming the first naturalized citizen to hold the office of Secretary of State.
1950 - Colonel David Schilling accomplished the first nonstop jet airplane flight across the Atlantic in 10 hours, about 23 1/2 hours less than Charles Lindbergh's flight time some 23 years earlier.
1863 - One of this country's most notable documents, "The Emancipation Proclamation", was issued by President Abraham Lincoln.


Population:

The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,396,631

Sunrise and sunset:

Sunrise:6:52 a.m.
Sunset:7:02 p.m.

Local weather:

The Dalles high:
89° F
The Dalles low:
46° F

The nation's weather extremes:

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

The day's Dow Jones close:

9,778.86

Your dollar's worth

Loaf of bread:
$2.49
Gallon of milk:
$3.85
Gallon of gasoline:
$2.99
First-class stamp:
$0.44
New car:
$21,750.00
Average new home:
$165,000.00