Boomer's Buzz: Saturday, May 17, 2008

Posted May 17, 2008, 5:15 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Saturday, May 17, 2008. There are 228 days left in the year and 170 days left until Election Day.


Pic of the Day: Stupid Tattoo of the Week




Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB members Louellen Bishop, Jan N. and Nomad! Click their names to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Actor Dennis Hopper is 72. R&B singer Pervis Jackson ("The Spinners") is 70. Actor Peter Gerety is 68. Singer Jesse Winchester is 64. Rocker Bill Bruford is 59. TV personality Kathleen Sullivan is 55. Actor Bill Paxton is 53. Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard is 52. Actor Bob Saget ("Full House") is 52. Sports announcer Jim Nantz is 49. TV host Craig Ferguson is 46. Actress Paige Turco ("The Agency") is 43.

On This Date:
In 1954: The Supreme Court issues its landmark Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling, which declares that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal.

In 1973: The Senate begins hearings into the Watergate scandal.

In 1980: Rioting that claims 18 lives erupts in Miami's Liberty City neighborhood after an all-white jury in Tampa acquitted four former Miami police officers of fatally beating a black man.

In 1998: New York Yankees pitcher David Wells becomes the 13th player in modern major league baseball history to throw a perfect game in a 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

In 2006: It is announced that Paul McCartney and his second wife, Heather Mills McCartney, have agreed to separate.

Today's Thought:
"One's best success comes after his greatest disappointments."
-- Henry Ward Beecher




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