Mairin Maxine |
Carole
and Shannon have chosen the name
Mairin Maxine
for their beautiful new daughter born at the Birth Center of River Falls Hospital.
Weight: 7 pounds and 12 ounces
Length: 20 1/2 inches
Time: 7:33 am
Date: Sunday, August 27, 2006
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| Origin of the name Mairin... |
 | Latin - "Sea". |
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August 27, 2006 - a day to remember |
| The Weather |
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The sun rose over River Falls at 6:27 am
and set at 7:56 pm
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River Falls high: 84° F
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River Falls low: 56° F
| | The nation's weather extremes were 116° recorded at Death Valley, California and 25° at Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska
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| | In the financial world |
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The Dow Jones closed at
11284.05 | |
Wisconsin's Minimum Wage was $5.15 |
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Loaf of Bread:$ 1.89 | |
Gallon of Milk: $ 2.89 | |
First Class Stamp: $0.39 | |
Average New Home: $149,000.00 | |
New Car: $21,750.00 |
| | Populations: |
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River Falls : 12,650 | |
U.S. Population: 303,618,274 |
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| | Mairin Maxine shares
her
birthday with these other interesting people
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1865 - Charles Gates Dawes - A man of many interests; 30th Vice-President, attorney, author, musical composer and Nobel Peace Prize recipient for his work reconstructing Europe after World War I. |
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1899 - C.S. Forester - Historical novelist who is best known for his 12 novel seris that portrayed the career and adventures of fictitious British naval officer, Horatio Hornblower. |
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1908 - Lyndon Baines Johnson - Powerful Senate Majority Leader, Vice-President under John F. Kennedy and 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969. |
| | There have been some other notable events on this day in history |
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1859 - Drillers near Titusville, Pennsylvania, struck oil at 69 - 1/2 feet, resulting in the first commercially successful extraction of the substance from the earth. | |
1912 - The world was introduced to "Tarzan" as Edgar Rice Burroughs published his first book about the jungle hero, Tarzan of the Apes. |
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