Elliot Jon |
Kristin
and Jon have chosen the name
Elliot Jon
for their beautiful new son born at the Birth Center of River Falls Hospital.
Weight: 9 pounds and 6 ounces
Length: 21 1/2 inches
Time: 10:59 pm
Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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| Origin of the name Elliot... |
 | English, Hebrew - "The Lord is my God", "Uplifted". |
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August 18, 2009 - a day to remember |
| The Weather |
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The sun rose over River Falls at 6:16 am
and set at 8:11 pm
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River Falls high: 78° F
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River Falls low: 57° F
| | The nation's weather extremes were 118° recorded at Death Valley, California and 29° at Bear Lake, Idaho
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| | In the financial world |
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The Dow Jones closed at
9217.94 | |
Wisconsin's Minimum Wage was $6.50 |
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Loaf of Bread:$ 2.49 | |
Gallon of Milk: $ 3.85 | |
First Class Stamp: $0.44 | |
Average New Home: $169,000.00 | |
New Car: $21,750.00 |
| | Populations: |
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River Falls : 12,650 | |
U.S. Population: 306,257,051 |
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| | Elliot Jon shares
his birthday with these other interesting people
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1587 - Virginia Dare - The first baby born to English parents on American soil. |
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1774 - Meriwether Lewis - Confidant of President Thomas Jefferson, explorer, and co-leader of the first American crossing of the North American Continent known today as the "Lewis and Clark Expedition." |
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1937 - Robert Redford - Popular actor turned director best known for his on-screen partnerships with Paul Newman in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Sting." |
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1946 - Bill Clinton - 42nd President of the United States. |
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1920 - With Tennessee's ratification, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution became the law of the land and women were guaranteed the right to vote. | |
1931 - Henry F. Bosenberg received the U.S. Patent Office's first plant patent, his for a climbing rose that blooms throughout the year, known as "New Dawn." |
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