Thursday, May 10, 2012

Mother's Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious achievement." Nelson Mandela


TODAY IN HISTORY:
Nelson Mandela inauguration
The Incredible Hulk

  • 1908 Mohter's Day is observed for the first time in the US, in Grafton, West Virginia.
  • 1962 Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk.
  • 1994 Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Could a stolen bike ever be recovered? Watch the ABC News report. Is the US the most painfully medicated nation in the world? Watch the BBC report. Are Mexican voters influenced by social media? Watch the CNN report. What are Japanese shopping for after the earthquake? Listen to the NPR report. Does the Mexican endangered crocodile have an alternative? Watch the Reuters report. Do you think some languages sound faster than others? Read the Time article. Is tobacco the cure for Parkinson's and Alzheimer? Watch the Yahoo report

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