Boomer's Buzz: Thursday, May 15, 2008

Posted May 15, 2008, 5:01 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Thursday, May 15, 2008. There are 230 days left in the year and 172 days left until Election Day.



Pic of the Day: Catching a Ride in Western Sahara



Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB members yarmbbuck, Connie and Ken and Amy P! Click their names to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Actor Joseph Wiseman is 91. Playwright Peter Shaffer is 83. Former secretary of state Madeleine Albright is 72. Singer Lenny Welch is 71. Chairman and CEO of Fox News Roger Ailes is 69. Actress Lainie Kazan ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding") is 69. Actor Paul Rudd is 69. Country singer K.T. Oslin is 67. Actor Nicholas Hammond ("Sound of Music") is 59. Baseball Hall of Famer George Brett is 56. Actor Lee Horsley is 54. Football player Emmitt Smith is 40.

On This Date:
In 1930: Ellen Church, the first airline stewardess, goes on duty aboard a United Airlines flight from San Francisco and Cheyenne, Wyo.

In 1940: Nylon stockings go on general sale for the first time in the United States.

In 1940: McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California.

In 1965: The Byrds enter the Hot 100 for the first time with their version of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tamborine Man," which climbs to No. 1 by June. Byrds founder Roger McGuinn is a regular on Growing Bolder. To check out a Roger world exclusive, click here.

In 1982: Five weeks after first appearing on the Billboard Pop chart, "Ebony and Ivory" reaches No. 1. The Paul McCartney/Stevie Wonder duet stays at the top for seven weeks.

Today's Thought:
"You can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and still come out completely dry. Most people do."
-- Norman Juster

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