Boomer's Buzz: Saturday, April 5, 2008

Posted April 5, 2008, 5:34 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Saturday, April 5, 2008. There are 270 days left in the year and 212 days left until Election Day.

Race For the White House:
Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail (AP)
Clintons Made $109 Million in Past 7 Years (Boston Globe)
Clinton Strategist Lobbied for Trade Pact She Opposes (NY Times)

Developing News:
More Contraception Choices for Women over 40 (AP)
60-year-old $136 million Jackpot Winner to Boss: I'm Outta Here (Yahoo News)
Huge Job Losses Set Off Recession Alarms (AP)
Study: Husbands Create 7 Hours of Extra Housework a Week (Reuters)

Latest Health News:
Japan's Oldest Person Dies at 113 (AP)
Health Database Blocked Searches on 'Abortion' (NPR)
Sex and Financial Risk Linked in Brain (AP)

By the Numbers:
6 Races That Make Marathons Look Wimpy (Mental Floss)
The 25 Toughest Athletes (SI)

Video of The Day: A Growing Bolder Business: Florida Caviar



Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB member jeanplay0907! Click her name to send her a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Actress Gale Storm is 86. Filmmaker Roger Corman is 82. Country singer Tommy Cash is 68. Actor Michael Moriarty is 67. Actor Max Gail is 65. Actress Jane Asher is 62. Rock musician Mike McCready of Pearl Jam is 42. Country singer Troy Gentry is 41.

On This Date:
In 1614: American Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe in Virginia, which will be the inspiration for the Disney movie "Pocahontas" centuries later.

In 1887: In Tuscumbia, Ala., teacher Anne Sullivan teaches her blind and deaf pupil, Helen Keller, the meaning of the word "water" as spelled out in the manual alphabet.

In 1967: Paul McCartney flies to America to attend girlfriend Jane Asher's 21st birthday party in Denver, Colorado. He gave her a large diamond ring, which she later loses.

In 1968: After riots break out in 30 US cities, James Brown makes a national television appeal for calm in the wake of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In 1984: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar becomes the highest-scoring player in NBA history with 31,421 career points.

In 1987: Fox Broadcasting Co. makes its prime time TV debut.

In 1992: Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton dies at age 74.

In 2006: Katie Couric announces she is leaving NBC's "Today" show to become anchor of "The CBS Evening News."

Today's Thought:
"This one step -- choosing a goal and sticking to it -- changes everything."
-- Scott Reed


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