Boomer's Buzz: Sunday, May 18, 2008

Posted May 18, 2008, 5:08 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Saturday, March 29, 2008. There are 277 days left in the year and 219 days left until Election Day.


Pic of the Day: Modern David


Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB members FloridaKaren, Joannabanana, Frank, Zak! And Marilyn! Click their names to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Actor Bill Macy is 86. Actor Robert Morse is 77. Actor Dwayne Hickman is 74. Baseball Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson is 71. Actress Candice Azzara is 61. Country singer Joe Bonsall is 60. Rock musician Rick Wakeman is 59. Country singer George Strait is 56. R&B singer Butch Tavares is 55. Rock singer Page Hamilton is 48. Actress and comedian Tina Fey ("Saturday Night Live") is 38.

On This Date:
In 1896: The Supreme Court endorses the concept of "separate but equal" racial segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson, a precedent that is overturned in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.

In 1951: The United Nations moves out of its temporary headquarters in Lake Success, N.Y., for its permanent home in Manhattan.

In 1969: Apollo 10 is launched on a mission that serves as a dress rehearsal for the first moon landing.

In 1980: The Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state explodes, leaving 57 people dead or missing.

In 2003: "Les Miserables," the third-longest running show in Broadway history, closes after more than 16 years and 6,680 performances.

In 2004: Randy Johnson, at age 40, becomes the oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game. The lefty retires all 27 batters to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves 2-0.


Today's Thought:
"If anything is worth trying at all, it's worth trying at least 10 times."
-- Art Linkletter



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