Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Posted February 19, 2008, 4:04 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Tuesday, February 19, 2008. There are 316 days left in the year and 259 days left until Election Day.

A-Block
Fidel Castro Retires (Reuters)
Obama and Clinton Square Off in Wisconsin (Reuters)
McCain Gets Endorsement of Former President Bush (Baltimore Sun)
Banks Quietly Borrow $50 Billion From Fed (Reuters)
Report: United States to Try Satellite Shoot-Down Thursday (Yahoo News)
Pakistan's Ruling Party Concedes Defeat (Washington Post)

B-Block
Midlife Suicides Rise, Puzzling Researchers (NY Times)
Presley, Yamaguchi, Matlin Tapped for Dancing With the Stars (AP)
Diana Murdered, Al Fayed Claims (BBC)
Lindsay Lohan Recreates Marilyn Photo Shoot (AP)

C-Block (By The Numbers)
75 Questions to Ask Yourself (Lyved)

D-Block (Pic of the Day)
Milestones in Space Photography (National Geographic)

Video of The Day: The Zimmers Rock My Generation

Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB member Ron Raben! Click on his name to leave him a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Singer Smokey Robinson is 68. Actress Carlin Glynn is 67. Actor Jeff Daniels ("Speed") is 53. Actress Justine Bateman ("Family Ties") is 42. Actor Benicio del Toro is 41. Singer Seal is 45.

On This Date:
In 1964: As if the Beatles craze isn't enough, a British company ships half a ton of Beatles wigs to the United States.

In 1974: Smokey Robinson, Helen Reddy and Roger Miller are among the hosts at the very first American Music Awards.

In 1985: Artificial heart recipient William J. Schroeder becomes the first patient to leave the hospital after receiving the fake heart.

In 1995: "Baywatch" actress Pamela Anderson takes beach weddings to a whole other level. She wears a white bikini at her wedding to Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee and he wears a smile.

In 2002: Vonetta Flowers became the first black athlete ever to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics when she and Jill Bakken take top honors in bobsledding in Salt Lake City.

Today's Thought:
"Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them."
-- William Shakespeare




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