Boomer's Buzz: Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Posted May 14, 2008, 5:35 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Wednesday, May 14, 2008. There are 231 days left in the year and 173 days left until Election Day.

Pic of the Day: Sam won the ugliest dog in the world contest.



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Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Opera singer Patrice Munsel is 83. Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Perez is 66. Rocker Jack Bruce is 65. "Star Wars" director George Lucas is 64. Rock singer David Byrne is 56. Actor Tim Roth is 47. Rock singer Ian Astbury is 46. Actor Danny Huston is 46. Actress Cate Blanchett is 39.

On This Date:
In 1904: The first Olympic games to be held in the United States open in St. Louis.

In 1968: John Lennon and Paul McCartney appear on NBC-TV's Tonight Show with guest-host Joe Garagiola sitting in for Johnny Carson.

In 1973: The United States launch Skylab 1, its first manned space station.

In 1995: The Rolling Stones sell out two New York-area stadium shows in 81 minutes. An average of 1,400 tickets every 60 seconds.

In 1998: Singer Frank Sinatra dies at age 82 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills. He had his first hit in 1940 and went on to have over 30 US and 40 UK Top 40 singles.

In 1998: The hit TV series "Seinfeld" airs its final episode after nine years on NBC.


Today's Thought:
"I'm not one of those complicated, mixed-up cats. I'm not looking for the secret to life… I just go on from day to day, taking what comes."
-- Frank Sinatra




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