
Maya Grace |
Lisa
and Jon have chosen the name Maya Grace
for their beautiful new daughter born at the Birth Center of River Falls Hospital.
Weight: 5 pounds and 13 ounces
Length: 19 inches
Time: 11:07 am
Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009
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| Origin of the name Maya... |
 | Greek, Latin - "Mother", "Great". |
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September 12, 2009 - a day to remember |
| The Weather |
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The sun rose over River Falls at 6:46 am
and set at 7:26 pm
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River Falls high: 82° F
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River Falls low: 62° F
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| | In the financial world |
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The Dow Jones closed at
9605.41 |  |
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: 306,356,751 |
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| | Maya Grace shares
her
birthday with these other interesting people
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1818 - Richard Gatling - American inventor who introduced machinery that revolutionized the agricultural system in the America and who created the first workable machine gun - the Gatling Gun. |
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1913 - Jesse Owens - One of the world's most amazing athletes. Owens set a long jump world record that stood for 25 years and won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. |
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1949 - Irina Rodnina - Russian figure skater who, with two differnt partners, collected an amazing ten consecutive world championships between 1969 and 1978 and won three consecutive Olympic gold medals. |
| | There have been some other notable events on this day in history |
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1808 - The first American publication of an English translation of The Holy Bible was published in Philadelphia by Jane Aitken. |  |
1992 - Space shuttle Endeavor recorded a couple of firsts as it lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center. Aboard were the first African American woman in space, Dr. Mae Carol Jemison and the first husband and wife in space, Mission Specialist N. Jan Davis and husband Lt. Colonel Mark Lee. |
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