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Juan Antonio

Yesenia and John have chosen the name Juan Antonio for their beautiful new son born at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

2 01 p.m.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
20 inches
7 pounds, 1.8 ounces
Origin of the name Juan: Spanish
Name's original meaning: "God has been gracious."

This day in history

Other interesting people born on this date:

1855 - Joy Morton - American entrepreneur who founded and built America's largest salt company, the Morton Salt Company.
1822 - Hiram R. Revels - American clergyman who was elected to the U.S. Senate to fill the unexpired term of former Confederate president, Jefferson Davis, thus becoming the first black person elected to the Senate.
1722 - Samuel Adams - American politician and patriot, member of the Continental Congress and a planner of the Boston Tea Party. You will find his signature on the Declaration of Independence.

Other notable events
on this day in history:

1892 - The Diamond Match Company of Barberton, Ohio, received a patent for book matches.
1779 - The U.S. Congress appointed future president John Adams to negotiate an end to the American War of Independence with Great Britain.


Population:

The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,416,571

Sunrise and sunset:

Sunrise:6:58 a.m.
Sunset:6:52 p.m.

Local weather:

The Dalles high:
80° F
The Dalles low:
46° F

The nation's weather extremes:

High: ° at
Low: at

The day's Dow Jones close:

9,665.19

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