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The 134th running of the Kentucky Derby, the first jewel in horse racing’s Triple Crown.
Steve McQueen’s 1940 Indian Scout motorcycle will be auctioned at Bonhams today, and is expected to fetch up to $80,000. McQueen is currently ranked 10th on the Forbes list of top-grossing dead stars, a list that one supposes nobody looks forward to being on.
In Omaha, the annual shareholder meeting for Berkshire Hathaway, aka the Warren Buffet “Woodstock for Capitalists.”
Oscar De La Hoya, in a tune-up for a possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather, will fight “Contender” runner-up Steve Forbes at the Home Depot Center outside of Los Angeles.
The United Nations officially recognizes equal rights for the world’s 650 million disabled persons. The U.N. convention that goes into affect outlaws all forms of discrimination, and has been signed by 126 of the 192 member states. Neither Russia or the United States has signed, the Bush administration saying the document is weaker than current U.S. legislation.
Join Hands Day (www.joinhandsday.org)
National Homebrew Day (www.beertown.org) |
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You will find Sen. Barack Obama on “Meet the Press,” while Sen. Hilary Clinton will be on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.”
President Bush delivers the commencement address at Greensburg High School, which was leveled exactly one year ago by a tornado with speeds up to 205 mph.
Start of Be Kind to Animals Week (www.americanhumane.org), and National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week (www.freedomfromfear.org)
Ten years ago today, Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski was given four life sentences plus 30 years, under a plea deal that spared him the death penalty, orchestrated by his brother who had turned him in. (1998) |
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Cinco de Mayo
AFTRA will begin negotiations with studios in hopes of staving off an actor’s strike when their contract expires. The other performers union, SAG, has gotten nowhere after 2 weeks of negotiations.
Melanoma Monday. (www.aad.org) |
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Indiana and North Carolina primaries, where momentum can swing significantly either way in the race between Sens. Obama and Clinton.
In 1988, William Earl Lynd murdered his girlfriend. Now that the Supreme Court has approved lethal injection as a method for execution, Georgia is set today to make Mr. Lynd the first to feel the effects of that ruling.
Arraignment for 20-year-old Calin Chi Wong on charges of threatening to stage a Virginia Tech-style attack while engaged in an internet chat room. Authorities found assault weapons and ammo at his house in Homestead, FL when he was arrested.
National Teacher Day
Yet another Britney Spears child custody hearing.
Embattled Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern resigns from office today, after 11 years as that country’s leader. The announcement was a surprise, though there have been swelling corruption charges, that he denies. |
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Inauguration day for incoming Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
National School Nurse Day |
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Turning to Russia once again, look for Vladimir Putin to be installed as Prime Minister today.
Start of the 22nd PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship, at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, FL. |
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In Chicago, jury selection begins for the trial of R&B singer R. Kelly on child-pornography charges stemming from his alleged appearance with an underage girl on a sex tape. |
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