Miranda Riley |
Helen
and Paul have chosen the name
Miranda Riley
for their beautiful new daughter born at the Birth Center of River Falls Hospital.
Weight: 7 pounds and 14 ounces
Length: 19 1/2 inches
Time: 1:03 pm
Date: Monday, November 2, 2009
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| Origin of the name Miranda... |
 | Latin, English - "Fit to be admired". |
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November 2, 2009 - a day to remember |
| The Weather |
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The sun rose over River Falls at 6:50 am
and set at 4:57 pm
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River Falls high: 50° F
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River Falls low: 28° F
| | The nation's weather extremes were 94° recorded at Rialto, California and -17° at Anaktuvuk Pass and Denali National Park, Alaska
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| | In the financial world |
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The Dow Jones closed at
9712.73 | |
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: 308,256,318 |
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| | Miranda Riley shares
her
birthday with these other interesting people
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1734 - Daniel Boone - Legendary American frontiersman who blazed the trail through the Cumberland Gap opening Kentucky to the country's first westward expansion. |
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1755 - Marie-Antoinette - Most famous Queen of France in history whose opposition to reform contributed to the development of the French Revolution in 1792. |
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1795 - James K. Polk - 11th President of the United States whose time in office is marked by territorial gains including Texas, California, and the Oregon territory. |
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1865 - Warren G. Harding - Ohio lieutenant governor, U.S. Senator, and 29th President of the Untied States. |
| | There have been some other notable events on this day in history |
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1889 - North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states admitted to the Union. | |
1947 - The world's largest airplane, Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose," made its only flight, one mile at 80 mph. The plane's wingspan measured 320 feet and it weighed about 400,000 pounds. |
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