
McKenna Rose |
Melissa
and Corey have chosen the name McKenna Rose
for their beautiful new daughter born at the Birth Center of River Falls Hospital.
Weight: 7 pounds and 5 ounces
Length: 19 1/2 inches
Time: 2:15 am
Date: Sunday, August 23, 2009
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| Origin of the name McKenna... |
 | Gaelic - "Fair One". |
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August 23, 2009 - a day to remember |
| The Weather |
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The sun rose over River Falls at 6:22 am
and set at 8:03 pm
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River Falls high: 78° F
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River Falls low: 52° F
|  | The nation's weather extremes were 110° recorded at Death Valley, California and 30° at Anaktuvuk Pass and Huslia, Alaska
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| | In the financial world |
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The Dow Jones closed at
9505.96 |  |
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: 306,276,991 |
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| McKenna Rose shares
her
birthday with these other interesting people
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1754 - Louis XVI - The last King of France who reigned from 1784 to 1792. |
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1912 - Gene Kelly - Dancer and actor who performed in a host of movies and musicals. He is probably best known for his incredible dance number in the movie, "Singin' in the Rain". |
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| There have been some other notable events on this day in history |
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1821 - Eleven years after its revolution against Spanish rule began, Mexico won independence with the signing of the Treaty of Aquala. |  |
1977 - Flying the Gossamer Condor over a three mile coarse, Bryan Allen became the first person to maintain and control flight of a human powered aircraft. |
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