Boomer's Buzz: Thursday, May 8, 2008

Posted May 8, 2008, 5:12 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Thursday, May 8, 2008. There are 237 days left in the year and179 days left until Election Day.


Race For the White House:
Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail (AP)
Obama Gains Superdelegates After Trading Wins Wth Clinton (AP)
Defiant Clinton Vows to Battle On (SF Chronicle)
The Five Mistakes Clinton Made (Time)

Developing News:
First UN Relief Flight Lands in Myanmar (AP)
Olympic Flame Summits Worlds Highest Peak (AP)
$100 Fill-Ups Arrive at Gas Pumps (CNN)
China Urges Quick Action to Halt Deadly Outbreak (SanJoseMercury)
Dreadlocked Jason Tossed off Idol (Reuters)

Latest Health News:
Too Much. Too Little Sleep Tied to Ill Health (AP)
Lifestyle of Genes? The Health Secrets of a 114-Year Old Man (DailyGalaxy)

By the Numbers:
This Bold House: 5 Architects Who Defy Convention (Neatorama)
6 Record Holding Animals You'll Never Be As Good As (ZME )

Pic of the Day:

Cancun, Mexico


Video of The Day:

Shark Surfing


Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB members elricko, Sunny and frank cooper! Click their name to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Comedian Don Rickles is 82. Environmentalist David Attenborough is 82. Singer Toni Tennille is 68. Country singer Jack Blanchard is 66. Rock singer Gary Glitter is 64. Jazz pianist Keith Jarrett is 63. Earth, Wind and Fire's Philip Bailey is 57. Rocker Chris Frantz is 57. Country singer Billy Burnette is 55. Actor Stephen Furst is 54. Football coach Bill Cowher is 51. Actress Melissa Gilbert ("Little House on the Prairie") is 44.

On This Date:
In 1886: Atlanta pharmacist John Styth Pemberton invents the flavor syrup for Coca-Cola.

In 1933: Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast in protest of British oppression in India.

In 1945: President Harry S. Truman announces in a radio address that World War II had ended in Europe.

In 1970: The Beatles release their last record, "Let it Be."

In 1979: Donny Osmond marries Debra Glenn in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are still married today.

In 1999: The Citadel, South Carolina's formerly all-male military school, graduates its first female cadet.

Today's Thought:
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."
-- Mahatma Gandhi



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