Boomer's Buzz: Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Posted April 22, 2008, 4:44 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Tuesday, April 22, 2008. There are 253 days left in the year and 195 days left until Election Day.


Today is Earth Day:
Earth Day Tips 2008 (TheGreenGuide)
Earth Day: Balancing Consumer Passions and Eco Values (CNN)
More Than 40 Cartoonists Say Earth Day is No Laughing Matter (Bloomberg)
Green Funerals Make For Eco Exits (AP)
Earth Day History (history.com)

Video of The Day: "Earth Song" by Michael Jackson





Race For the White House:
Clinton Reaches for Pa. Win; Obama Says He'll be Close (Yahoo News)
Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail (AP)
McCain Hits Road To Connect With Struggling Americans (Boston Globe)
Trashtalk: Clinton, Obama, McCain Deliver Message on Wrestling Show "Monday Night Raw"





Developing News:
Texas Begins DNA tests on Polygamist Sect Children (Reuters)
Joan Benoit Samuelson Sets American 50+ Record in Boston Marathon (NY Times)
80-Year-Old Man Walks Around The World For 18 Years (Topix)

Latest Health News:
Melanoma on Scalp, Neck Most Deadly, Study Finds (Reuters)
Life Expectancy Declines in Some Areas of U.S. (USA Today)
FDA Approves New Thoratec Heart Pump (Reuters)
Saliva Test May Speed Heart Attack Diagnosis (Reuters)

By the Numbers:
13 Last Minute Ways to Celebrate Earth Day (EcoSalon)
Top 10 U.S. Hybrids (NowPublic)
50 Green Tips for Earth Day and Beyond (DivineCaroline)

Pic of the Day:



Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB member Fab Follies! Click the name to send a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Actor Jack Nicholson is 71. Actor George Cole is 83. Actress Charlotte Rae ("Facts of Life") is 82. Country singer Glen Campbell is 72. R&B singer Mel Carter is 65. Rock musician Peter Frampton is 58. Rock singer Paul Carrack is 57. Actor Joseph Bottoms is 54. Actor Ryan Stiles ("Whose Line is it Anyway?") is 49. Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan ("Grey's Anatomy") is 42.

On This Date:
In 1864: Congress authorizes the use of the phrase "In God We Trust" on U.S. coins.

In 1969: John Winston Lennon legally changes his name to John Ono Lennon during a short ceremony on the roof of the Apple Records building in London.

In 1970: The first Earth Day is celebrated. Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson tried for seven years to start the event.

In 1978: Bob Marley and the Wailers perform at the One Love Peace Concert in Jamaica. It is Marley's first public appearance in Jamaica since being wounded in an assassination attempt a year and a half earlier.

In 1994: Richard M. Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, dies at age 81 in New York City, four days after suffering a stroke.

In 1998: Disney's Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Fla. The park is known for its live animal safaris.

Today's Thought:
"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits."
-- Richard Nixon



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