Friday, July 3, 2009

Days 18 thru 28 . . . .


Day 18 - June 4, 2009
60% of U.S. personal bankruptcies are due to medical bills –
more than 75% had health insurance



Day 19 - June 5, 2009
Randy Johnson wins 300th game as Giants beat Nationals 5-1 ~
Current web scam: Get $800 IRS refund by submitting bank info



Day 20 - June 6, 2009
Steve Jobs ready to return to Apple ~
Unemployment rate at record high (9.4%) ~
Bill Gates tells wealthy: "Give it away, you'll enjoy it."



Day 21 - June 7, 2009
Roger Federer wins French Open to complete a career Grand Slam ~
Billy Elliot wins 10 awards including Best Musical at the 2009 Tony Awards



Day 22 - June 8, 2009
North Korea sentences U.S. journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling
to 12 years hard labor for "grave crimes" - illegal border crossing



Day 23 - June 9, 2009
American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert publicly says, "I'm Gay."
Rumors of his sexuality may have influenced AI voting.



Day 24 - June 10, 2009
San Francisco passes toughest composting/recycling laws in the U.S.



Day 25 - June 11, 2009
Suspected racist opens fire inside Holocaust Museum in Washingston DC



Day 26 - June 12, 2009
World Heath Organization declares first pandemic of 21st Century
with spread of H1N1 Virus, a.k.a. Swine Flu



Day 27 - June 13, 2009
New film documentary "Food, Inc." examines where our food comes from



Day 28 - June 14, 2009
LA Lakers beat the Orlando Magic 4 games to 1, to become
the 2009 NBA Champions


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