Nelson Mandela Celebrates 88th Birthday

South Africans marked former President Nelson Mandela's 88th birthday Tuesday with tributes and praise, and the man who led his country out of apartheid celebrated privately with his children and grandchildren at his Johannesburg home. Complete Story

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Mandela Celebrates on Eve of 88th Birthday

Staff members presented former President Nelson Mandela with a cake Monday and sang "Happy Birthday," as gifts and tributes poured in from around the world on the eve of his 88th birthday.

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Former President Ford Marks 93rd Birthday

Gerald R. Ford, the nation's oldest living former president, began his 93rd birthday Friday with a note of praise and best wishes from the White House.

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President Bush Says Turning 60 Not So Bad

After months of griping about getting old, President Bush turned 60 Thursday and decided it wasn't so bad after all.

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D.C. Zoo Celebrates Panda's 1st Birthday

The National Zoo is planning a first birthday bash Sunday for Tai Shan, its giant panda cub.

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Mormon Church Leader Marks 96th Birthday

Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, celebrated his 96th birthday Friday with a groundbreaking ceremony for a Brigham Young University building that will bear his name.

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Myanmar Dissident Marks B-Day Under Guard

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 61st birthday Monday, alone and under house arrest, while her supporters around the world called for Myanmar's military government to free her.

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Fla. Man Charged With Killing Wife, Son

A man accused of killing his wife chased his son into a neighbor's front yard and stabbed the boy to death on his 11th birthday, authorities said Saturday.

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Pomp Marks Queen Elizabeth's 80th Birthday

British soldiers in tall bearskin hats marched before Queen Elizabeth II and military jets saluted her with a flyby over Buckingham Palace on Saturday in the second round of celebrations of her 80th birthday.

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Round 2 of Celebrations for Queen's 80th

A second round of celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday began Thursday with a national service of thanksgiving and a salute to the monarch for offering a human face of power.

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Husband, Wife, Child Share Same Birthday

A husband, wife and their first child beat enormous odds and share the same birthday. Evelin Alballat was introduced to Tony Osman several years ago by one of her relatives who learned they were both born on May 21. The couple married two years ago.

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Giants Celebrate Mays' 75th Birthday

Willie Mays celebrated his 75th birthday six days late in a ballpark bash featuring six other Hall of Fame players and, of course, godson Barry Bonds.

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Ailing Glenn Ford Skips Birthday Event

Glenn Ford was saluted on his 90th birthday with praise from his fellow actors and a screening of his 1946 film "Gilda."

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Glenn Ford Celebrates 90th Birthday

Legendary actor Glenn Ford, who turned 90 on Monday, had to cut short a birthday celebration with family and friends when failing health forced him to retire to his bedroom.

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King Family Honors Civil Rights Widow

Flanked by his two sisters, Martin Luther King III laid a wreath of orange roses and lilies and wished his mother a happy 79th birthday at her crypt, not far from their father's.

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Queen Turning 80, and So Are Her Guests

Queen Elizabeth II has invited 99 guests to Buckingham Palace Wednesday, and she won't need to ask anyone's age. All share the queen's birth date — April 21, 1926. The queen has laid on a three-course meal for 70 women and 29 men who, like her, will celebrate their 80th birthday on Friday.

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North Korea Celebrates Founder's Birthday

North Korea celebrated the birthday of late national founder Kim Il Sung on Saturday, urging its impoverished people to rally around his son and current leader and reject U.S. attempts at "ideological and cultural infiltration."

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Three Kids in Family Have Same Birthday

It's almost as if they planned it — Angie and Bob Deering's three children all have the same birthday. And they're not triplets.

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Federal Register Celebrates 70th Birthday

When the first Federal Register rolled off the presses 70 years ago, it dealt with trade practices for buttons and ivory, Social Security excise taxes and other minute aspects of the inner workings of government.

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Sharon Turns 78; Condition Still Critical

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon marked his 78th birthday Sunday in a coma in Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital.

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NKorea Marks Kim's Birthday

North Korea marked the 64th birthday of leader Kim Jong Il on Thursday with nationwide celebrations reasserting the strength of his regime and its ability to resist the United States.

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Daughter Who Surprised Mom With Birthday Visit Sues Parents

An Illinois woman is suing her Wisconsin parents for maintaining an icy driveway that she blamed for a fall that broke her ankle two winters ago. This week, a federal judge refused to toss out the lawsuit, setting up a trial for November.

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#1 on your 18th birthday

I heard about this on the radio on the way home yesterday. According to Billboard, the #1 song on your 18th birthday has had a big impact on your life. Looking up mine, I can't even remember the tune, so I'll have to say that it hasn't impacted me much. Has it you?

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Rembrandt's 400th birthday marked

"The 400th anniversary of the birth of the artist Rembrandt is being marked in the Netherlands. Events will be focused on his birthplace, Leiden, and Amsterdam, where he later lived.

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Happy Birthday Nikola Tesla

Belated 150th birthday greetings for one of the greatest Scientists that ever lived.

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Birthday panda's pictures

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National Zoo observes panda's 1st birthday with frozen fruitsicle

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Sorry, Canada, it's Bush's birthday

From the page: -- For the Americans, it was a bit of harmless fun. For the Canadians, it was another reminder of how little interest American have in them. --

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Media Leak Spoils Bush Birthday Gift

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, visiting the White House, also brought birthday greetings and a surprise gift. But Bush found out about it during a joint press conference in the East Room.

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Transcript of Larry King with President Bush, Laura Bush

LARRY KING, CNN HOST: Good evening. We're in the Blue Room of the White House. This is the first presidential interview ever done in this historic room and we're honored to have the president and first lady with us, President George W. Bush and Laura Bush.

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Nintendo sends Bush DS Lite, Brain Age for 60th Birthday

Nintendo sent a new DS lite and a copy of Brain Age to President Bush, who celebrates his 60th birthday on July 6th. Either Nintendo was making a statement by sending Bush a copy of Brain Age, or they're just big fans of that new DS lite.

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Police: Man Fatally Slashes Son In Front Of Neighbors, Kills Wife

A 40-year-old disabled Army veteran is accused of slashing his 11-year-old son to death with a machete in front of neighbors and killing his wife inside a home in Lake Mary, according to police.

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TechCrunch turns 1!

365 days ago TechCrunch, a blog about new Web 2.0 companies and products launched to great acclaim.

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Happy Birthday Techcrunch!

Techcrunch, the world wide web's most popular web 2.0 blog has finished one full year. Happy Birthday Techcrunch. Check out the stats, in 1 year, never have I seen a blog with such a growth. Have you?

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Happy Birthday Bob Moog

Today would have been his 72nd, here's to the man who started it all. From CDM From MatrixSynth From Electro-Music WikiPedia

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'World's oldest person' turns 128

Suddenly, I feel like a youngster.

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Play-doh celebrates 50th birthday

Play-Doh, the squishy modeling compound loved by generations of children, is marking its 50th anniversary with the release of "eau de PLAY-DOH." The fragrance smells like, what else, Play-Doh, a mix of flour, water, salt and other ingredients that Hasbro, Play-Doh's maker

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Iraq forgets to say, "Happy 69th Birthday, Saddam Hussein"

"I'm so angry! Not even a card. Not a cake. Nothing. If I wasn't stuck in this jail, I'd go gas a couple thousand Kurds. That would show them!"

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Detroit Woman turns 108

Louisiana Hines looks awfully good for 108.

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Happy Birthday Mr. Jefferson

I wanted to take a moment to say Happy Birthday to Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was born on this day in 1743 (According to the Gregorian calender.

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Apple's B-day Wish: Mac Users

Three decades ago, Apple Computer made a name for itself by selling taupe-colored boxes that popularized the idea of computers for personal use.

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The Apple Mystery - Yahoo! News

Yahoo/Gizmodo reports on the mystery announcements to come out of Infinite Loop over the next few days. Is it or isn't it going to happen? Everything seems to have gone quiet recently.

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Happy 150th birthday: a new era looms for old age

Cool. I'll get more time to pay off my mortgage.

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Damn Interesting » The Birthday Paradox

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Twins guilty of killing pensioner

Twin brothers who left their 18th birthday party to rob their step grandmother of her life savings have been convicted of her manslaughter.

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