Sapphire Anne Marie |
Jennifer
and David have chosen the name
Sapphire Anne Marie
for their beautiful new daughter born at the Birth Center of River Falls Hospital.
Weight: 6 pounds and 13 ounces
Length: 20 1/2 inches
Time: 8:16 am
Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2003
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| Origin of the name Sapphire... |
 | Hebrew - Jewel name. |
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August 12, 2003 - a day to remember |
| The Weather |
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The sun rose over River Falls at 6:09 am
and set at 8:22 pm
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River Falls high: 85° F
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River Falls low: 53° F
| | The nation's weather extremes were 119° recorded at Death Valley, California and 28° at Barrow, Alaska
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| | In the financial world |
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The Dow Jones closed at
9310.06 | |
Wisconsin's Minimum Wage was $5.15 |
| | . . . and the prices of some big and little ticket items were | |
Loaf of Bread:$ 1.59 | |
Gallon of Milk: $ 2.89 | |
First Class Stamp: $0.37 | |
Average New Home: $128,000.00 | |
New Car: $21,750.00 | |
Hospital Room: $99.99 |
| | Populations: |
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River Falls : 12,650 | |
U.S. Population: 297,491,427 |
| | In the world of entertainment this week
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The top grossing movie was: "Freddy Vs. Jason"
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| | Sapphire Anne Marie shares
her
birthday with these other interesting people
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1859 - Katherine Lee Bates - Professor of English literature at Wellesley and composer of "America the Beautiful". She wrote the first draft of the song while at the summit of Pikes Peak in 1893. |
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1881 - Cecil B. DeMille - Hollywood film producer and director known for immense undertakings and successes such as "The Ten Commandments", "The Greatest Show On Earth" and many more. |
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1911 - Cantinflas - (Mario Moreno) - Mexican comedic actor who won an Oscar for his role in "Around the World in 80 Days" and was the best-known, most appreciated Latin-American film star of the 20th Century. |
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1971 - Pete Sampras - American tennis champion who won both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open championships multiple times. |
| | There have been some other notable events on this day in history |
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1851 - Isaac Singer of New York City received a patent for the double-treadle sewing machine. | |
1865 - British scientist Joseph Lister became the first physician to use disinfectant during surgery, a process that led to a two third reduction in surgical mortality even during the early years of experimentation. | |
1918 - Regular air mail service began between New York City and Washington, DC. | |
1964 - Yankee slugger Mickey Mantle set a new baseball record by hitting home runs from both sides of the plate for the tenth time. |
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| Happy Birthday
Sapphire Anne Marie
from your friends at
River Falls Hospital
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