Peyton Matthew |
Jessica
and Matt have chosen the name
Peyton Matthew
for their beautiful new son born at the Birth Center of River Falls Hospital.
Weight: 8 pounds and 4 ounces
Length: 20 1/2 inches
Time: 2:04 am
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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| Origin of the name Peyton... |
 | Old English - "From the warrior's estate.". |
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September 15, 2009 - a day to remember |
| The Weather |
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The sun rose over River Falls at 6:50 am
and set at 7:21 pm
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River Falls high: 84° F
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River Falls low: 52° F
| | The nation's weather extremes were 118° recorded at Death Valley, California and 30° at Eagle, Alaska
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| | In the financial world |
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The Dow Jones closed at
9626.80 | |
Wisconsin's Minimum Wage was $6.50 |
| | . . . and the prices of some big and little ticket items were | |
Loaf of Bread:$ 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: 308,064,894 |
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| | Peyton Matthew shares
his birthday with these other interesting people
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1789 - James Fenimore Cooper - Recognized to be the first major American novelist. He created frontier adventure novels, including, "The Last of the Mohicans", "The Pathfinder" and "The Deerslayer". |
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1857 - William Howard Taft - 27th President of the United States |
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1881 - Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti - Pioneer builder of wonderful racing and luxury automobiles. He founded the famous Bugatti automobile company. |
| | There have been some other notable events on this day in history |
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1853 - Reverend Antoinette Brown Blackwell was ordained at the Congressional Church in South Butler, New York, becoming the first female minister in the United States. | |
1858 - The Butterfield Overland Mail Company began the first overland regular mail service to the west coast, it took 25 days for a letter to travel the 2,800 miles between Tipton, Missouri, and San Francisco, California. | |
1928 - Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming discovered a substance in the penicillin mold that kills many bacteria that infect humans. Penicillin was the first effective antibiotic. |
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