Boomer's Buzz: Saturday, April 19, 2008

Posted April 19, 2008, 5:15 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Saturday, April 19, 2008. There are 256 days left in the year and 198 days left until Election Day.
Race For the White House:
Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail (AP)
Clinton and Obama Debate Who is the Tougher Candidate (Boston Globe)
Obama Greeted by Largest Crowd of His Campaign (AP)
McCain Releases His Tax Returns -- Not Hers (LA Times)

Developing News:
World's Oldest Person Turns 115 Tomorrow (AP)
Benedict Becomes First Pope to Visit an American Synagogue (AP)
Polygamy Sect Children Odrered to Stay in Texas Custody (AP)
Scientists Say Midwest Quakes Poorly Understood (AP)

Latest Health News:
Debate Rages Over Plastic Bottle Chemical's Safety (Reuters)

By the Numbers:
8 Animals Affected by Global Warming (National Wildlife Foundation)

Pic of the Day: Bora Bora



Video of The Day: Pillsbury Bakeoff Winner





Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to bill cini, fani.. and Allison! Click their names to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Actor Hugh O'Brian is 83. Actress Elinor Donahue ("Father Knows Best") is 71. Actor Tim Curry is 62. Singer Mark "Flo" Volman is 61. Record company executive Suge Knight is 43. Singer-songwriter Dar Williams is 41. Actress Ashley Judd is 40. Singer Luis Miguel is 38. Actor James Franco is 30.

On This Date:
In 1934: Shirley Temple debuts in "Stand Up and Cheer."

In 1994: A Los Angeles jury awards $3.8 million to beaten motorist Rodney King.

In 1995: A truck bomb explodes outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring 500. Timothy McVeigh is later convicted of federal murder charges and executed.

In 2001: The Mel Brooks musical "The Producers" opens on Broadway.

In 2003: The oldest working musician in Britain, Conrad Leonard, dies at the age of 104. He worked with Cole Porter, Petula Clark and the BBC.


Today's Thought:
"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds."
-- Francois Bacon



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