Boomer's Buzz: Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Posted May 13, 2008, 5:13 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Tuesday, May 13, 2008. There are 232 days left in the year and 174 days left until Election Day.


Pic of the Day: Mulberry Street NYC 1900




Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB members Todd, ponchoperez, Patti, Ron Wilbanks and Joe Faraci! Click their names to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Actress Bea Arthur ("The Golden Girls") is 86. Critic Clive Barnes is 81. Actor Buck Taylor is 70. Actor Harvey Keitel is 69. Author Charles Baxter is 61. Actor Franklyn Ajaye is 59. Legendary musician Stevie Wonder is 58. Actress Zoe Wanamaker is 59. Actress Julianne Phillips is 48. "The Colbert Report" host Stephen Colbert is 44. Actor Tom Verica is 44. Country singer Lari White is 43.

On This Date:
In 1914: Joe Louis, the American boxer who will become the world heavyweight champion for a record-setting 12 years, is born.

In 1940: Winston Churchill tells the British House of Commons in his first speech as prime minister, "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."

In 1955: Elvis Presley's performance in Jacksonville, Florida is the first Presley show at which a riot ensues. After Elvis tells the audience, "Girls, I'll see you backstage," he has some of his clothes ripped off, but escapes unharmed.

In 1981: Pope John Paul II is shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter's Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Agca.

In 2003: The government unveils a new version of the $20 bill -- the first to be colorized in an effort to thwart counterfeiters.

Today's Thought:
"You never will be the person you can be if pressure, tension ard discipline are taken out of your life."
-- Dr. James G. Bilkey



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