Boomer's Buzz: Monday, March 17, 2008

Posted March 17, 2008, 3:44 am by Growing Bolder


Today is St. Patrick's Day, Monday, March 17, 2008. There are 289 days left in the year and 231 days left until Election Day.

St. Patrick's Day is observed on March 17 because that is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It is believed that he died on March 17 in the year 461 AD. It is also a worldwide celebration of Irish culture and history.
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Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB members Katy, Suzanne, patrick allwood and Suzanne K! Click their names to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Former NAACP chairwoman Myrlie Evers-Williams is 75. Rock musician Paul Kantner is 67. Singer/songwriter Jim Weatherly is 65. CIA Director Michael Hayden is 63. Actor Patrick Duffy is 59. Actor Kurt Russell is 57. Country singer Paul Overstreet is 53. Actor Gary Sinise ("CSI: NY") is 53. Actor Rob Lowe is 44.

On This Date:
In 461: According to tradition, St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, died in Saul. Some sources list the year as 493, others say 461. And so the reason why you are forced to continually withstand pinches if not dressed in green on St. Patrick's Day.

In 1905: Franklin D. Roosevelt marries his distant cousin, Eleanor Roosevelt, in New York City. The wedding is attended by President Theodore Roosevelt, FDR's fifth cousin, who gave his niece away.

In 1941: In Washington, D.C., President Franklin D. Roosevelt officially opens the National Gallery of Art.

In 1950: Scientists at the University of California at Berkeley announce they have created a new radioactive element, which they name "californium."

In 1993: Actress Helen Hayes dies at age 92.

Today's Thought:
"The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up."
-- Mark Twain


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