
Brielle Ruth |
Angela
and Jacob have chosen the name Brielle Ruth
for their beautiful new daughter born at the Birth Center of River Falls Hospital.
Weight: 7 pounds and 3 ounces
Length: 19 inches
Time: 7:09 pm
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009
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| Origin of the name Brielle... |
 | French - Place name for a region in France most famous for the production of its cheese. |
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October 29, 2009 - a day to remember |
| The Weather |
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The sun rose over River Falls at 7:45 am
and set at 6:03 pm
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River Falls high: 53° F
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River Falls low: 51° F
|  | The nation's weather extremes were 103° recorded at Laredo, Texas and 8° at Northway, Alaska
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| | In the financial world |
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The Dow Jones closed at
9962.58 |  |
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: 308,240,366 |
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| Brielle Ruth shares
her
birthday with these other interesting people
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1815 - Daniel Emmett - American music troupe leader and composer known for the song "Dixie" which was the unofficial anthem of the Confederacy and the South. |
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1891 - Fanny Brice - American actress and comedienne famous for her starring roles in the Ziegfeld Follies and as inspiration for the movie "Funny Girl." |
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1921 - Bill Mauldin - Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist who brought the lives of soldiers in World War II into focus with his characters GI Joe and Willie. |
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| There have been some other notable events on this day in history |
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1796 - Captain Ebenezer Dorr recorded in the log of the ship Otter, that he had arrived off the coast of California, becoming the first American ship to sail there. |  |
1863 - The International Red Cross was founded in Geneva, Switzerland. |
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