Lucy Parnell |
Grettel
and Jeff have chosen the name
Lucy Parnell
for their beautiful new daughter born at the Birth Center of River Falls Hospital.
Weight: 6 pounds and 10 ounces
Length: 20 inches
Time: 7:22 pm
Date: Friday, September 18, 2009
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| Origin of the name Lucy... |
 | Latin - "Light", "One who brings light". |
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September 18, 2009 - a day to remember |
| The Weather |
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The sun rose over River Falls at 6:53 am
and set at 7:15 pm
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River Falls high: 82° F
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River Falls low: 57° 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
9820.20 | |
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: 308,076,858 |
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| | Lucy Parnell shares
her
birthday with these other interesting people
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1709 - Samuel Johnson - English writer and poet credited with development of, "A Dictionary of the English Language", the authoritative English dictionary for nearly a century. |
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1831 - Siegried Marcus - Austrian inventor who, in 1864, built the world's first gas powered automobile. |
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1905 - Greta Garbo - Swedish-born actress who was one of the most popular movie stars of the 1920's and 30's. She later shunned the limelight and became Hollywood's most intriguing recluse. |
| | There have been some other notable events on this day in history |
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1984 - Vice President George Bush swore in the largest group of people to ever become naturalized citizens at one time, 9,076 at a ceremony in Miami, Florida. | |
1984 - Air Force Colonel Joe Kittinger set his 100,000 cubic foot helium balloon down near Montenotte, Italy, completing the first successful solo transatlantic balloon flight. |
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