Today is Saturday, May 3, the 124th day of 2008. There are 242 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On May 3, 1948, the Supreme Court, in Shelley v. Kraemer, ruled that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks or members of other racial groups were legally unenforceable.
Today's Birthdays: Folk singer Pete Seeger is 89. Actress Ann B. Davis is 82. Singer Frankie Valli is 74. Sports announcer Greg Gumbel is 62. Pop singer Mary Hopkin is 58. Singer Christopher Cross is 57. Country musician Cactus Moser (Highway 101) is 51. Rock musician David Ball (Soft Cell) is 49. Country singer Shane Minor is 40. Actor Bobby Cannavale is 38. Music and film producer-actor Damon Dash is 37.
10 years ago in the C-P:The Missouri Department of Transportation's (MoDOT) Northeast District recently named Micki Knudsen as its assistant to the district engineer.
Thought for Today: "Nostalgia isn't what it used to be." - Peter De Vries, American author (1910-1993).
