Boomer's Buzz: Thursday, April 10, 2008

Posted April 10, 2008, 4:46 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Thursday, April 10, 2008. There are 265 days left in the year and 207 days left until Election Day.


Race For the White House:
Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail (AP)
California Delelgate Lists Under Scrutiny (AP)
Obama Urges Beijing Opening Ceremony Boycott (BBC)

Developing News:
Katie Couric May Leave CBS Early (Wall Street Journal)
Torrid Tiger Woods Tees off in Masters (Daily News)
American Airlines Cancels Another 1,000 Flights (AP)

Latest Health News:
Study Links Magnesium Deficiency to Faster Aging (Yahoo News)
Mumps Make Alarming Comeback in U.S. (Reuters)
Seven or More Eggs a Week Raises Risk of Death (Reuters)

By the Numbers:
The 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches of All Time with Video! (Nerve)

Pic of the Day:


Video of The Day: Breathing Easy Again



Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Actor Harry Morgan ("MASH") is 92. Actress Liz Sheridan ("Seinfeld") is 79. Actor Omar Sharif is 76. Sportscaster John Madden is 72. R&B singer Bobbie Smith is 72. Football hall-of-famer Mel Blount is 60. Actor Steven Seagal is 57. Actor Peter MacNicol ("24") is 54. R&B singer and producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds is 50.

On This Date:
In 1912: The RMS Titanic leaves port in Southampton, England for her first and only voyage. The ship sank days later after hitting an iceberg, killing more than 1,500 people on board. Only 706 people survived the wreck.

In 1916: The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.

In 1925: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York, New York by Charles Scribner's Sons.

In 1947: Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey announces he had purchased the contract of Jackie Robinson from the Montreal Royals.

In 1982: "Ebony and Ivory," a duet by Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, debuts on the US charts at No. 29. It will eventually reach No. 1 in both the U.S. and UK, becoming Wonder's first British chart topper.

In 2003: The House passes a bill creating a national Amber Alert system and strengthening child pornography laws.

Today's Thought:
"I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else."
-- Winston Churchill





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