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Destany Rose

Amanda has chosen the name Destany Rose for her beautiful new daughter born at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

2:41 a.m.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
20 inches
7 pounds, 7 ounces
Origin of the name Destany: French
Name's original meaning: "Fate"

This day in history

Other interesting people born on this date:

1872 - Emily Post - American author whose book "Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage" has made her name synonymous with proper manners in society.
1858 - Theodore Roosevelt - 26th President of the United States known for building the Panama Canal and beginning the National Park System.
1811 - Issac Singer, American entrepreneur and innovator who brought the world the first practical home sewing machine and started the company that bears his name.
1728 - James Cook - British sea captain and explorer who was the first European to see and chart many land masses in the Pacific Ocean.

Other notable events
on this day in history:

2004 - The Boston Red Sox broke the 84-year long "Curse of the Bambino" by winning their first World Series since 1918.
1997 - In an effort to thwart the long-standing problem of counterfeiting, the U.S. Treasury began issuing redesigned $50 bills.
1904 - The first rapid transit subway system in American began operation in New York City. The fare for a ride was five cents.
1492 - Christopher Columbus, on his first voyage to the New World, became the first European to view the Island of Cuba and claimed it for Spain.


Population:

The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,536,211

Sunrise and sunset:

Sunrise:7:38 a.m.
Sunset:5:59 p.m.

Local weather:

The Dalles high:
55° F
The Dalles low:
43° F

The nation's weather extremes:

High: 103° at Laredo, Texas
Low: 8 at Northway, Alaska

The day's Dow Jones close:

9,867.96

Your dollar's worth

Loaf of bread:
$2.49
Gallon of milk:
$3.85
Gallon of gasoline:
$2.83
First-class stamp:
$0.44
New car:
$21,750.00
Average new home:
$165,000.00