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Warren woman's
life is coming up roses
December 26 - (East Bay Newspapers) - If Terry
Stone needed any kind of a gentle transition into turning
50 earlier this month, this has certainly softened the
blow. Every day for more than a year, her husband Andy
has given her some form of a rose.
Full
story on eastbayri.com
Boeing 707
celebrates 50th anniversary
December 21 - Seattle (TG Daily) - The Boeing
707, the firm's first jet-powered commercial airplane,
is celebrating the 50th birthday of its maiden flight:
Boeing launched the first production 707 on Dec. 20,
1957 from Renton Municipal Airport near Seattle, WA.
Full
story on tgdaily.com
The WHOPPER®
Sandwich: A Worldwide Sensation for 50 Years and Counting
December 6 - MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--America’s
favorite hamburger is 50 and fabulous. First off a hot
broiler in 1957, the WHOPPER® sandwich has become
an iconic burger for the ages and boasts generations
of fans worldwide. What began as a flame-broiled favorite
now serves as the ultimate symbol of consumer customization,
empowering people everywhere to HAVE IT YOUR WAY®.
Full
"story" on businesswire.com
Life at 50
still filled with dreams
November 25 - (Times Union) A few weeks ago
I received a piece of mail that I had been dreading
for more than a year. It was information about joining
AARP. Yes, on Dec. 3, I will turn 50.
Full
story on timesunion.com
'57 Chevy
celebrates 50 years on the road
November 22 - (Daily Journal) TUPELO - Fifty
years ago, the Chevrolet company did something that
still resonates in the car world. "I remember the
first time I saw one. A lady bought a green 1957 Chevrolet,
and I thought it was the prettiest car ever built,"
said Mancil Pruitt, 64, of Baldwyn. "I thought
then that they, Chevrolet, would never build anything
better looking, and they haven't."
Full
story on djournal.com
Born in '57?
Happy 50th birthday to us
November 17 - (JS Online) 1957 was a good
year. For people, for cars and for sports, among other
things. I am a product of that year, along with the
greatest number of people ever born in one year in the
United States, the true peak of the baby boom, just
over 4.3 million births.
Full
story on jsonline.com
Could Germany's
Trabant ride again 50 years after its birth?
November 6 - (AFP) They were abandoned by
the side of the road to freedom as the Iron Curtain
fell, but 50 years after East Germany's Trabant car
was born it has acquired cult status and a shot at a
comeback.
Full
story on afp.google.com
The definition
of today's "senior" is changing
November 6 - (Journal Newspapers) There was
a time, not so long ago, when age 40 was "over
the hill," and "turning 50," meant crossing
into "old age." Today, however, 60 is the
"new 40" and we are redefining old age.
Full
story on zwire.com
Susan Warriner:
Setting goals matters
October 26 - (Dallas News) Fifty. A pretty
impressive number in my book, especially when it's the
number of candles I blew out on my last birthday cake.
I used to dread that number, actually cringing when
I heard others talking about turning the big "5-0."
But since I blew out those 50 candles last January,
I've come to relish the freedom that milestone has brought
to my life.
Full
story on dallasnews.com
"The
Ellen Degeneres Show" Announces an Exclusive 50th
Birthday Invitation to Her Very Own Party
October 24 - (Valpak) Ellen and Valpak Invite
44 Million Households in the U.S. and Canada to Win
a Chance to Celebrate a Milestone When Ellen Turns 50
in January; Ellen Will Reveal the Lucky Winner Live
on the Air on November 28.
Full
story on marketwire.com
Sure, I'm over
50, but am I ready for AARP?
October 19 - (Tallahassee Democrat) The AARP
finally caught up with me. Since turning 50 more than
two years ago, I've been wondering when the group would
get around to asking me to join.
Full
story on tallahassee.com
'Turning 50?
It's better than the alternative'
October 12 - (The Guardian) In Stardust, Michelle
Pfeiffer plays a witch who craves the beauty of youth.
It couldn't be further from the truth, she tells Harriet
Lane.
Full
story on guardian.co.uk
Earth celebrates
Sputnik's 50th birthday
October 4 - (UPI) Fifty years ago Thursday
-- Oct. 4, 1957 -- the world's first artificial satellite
was launched by the Soviet Union, marking the start
of the space age. Called Sputnik, meaning "fellow
traveler," it was about the size of a basketball,
weighed only 183 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to
orbit the Earth while transmitting a series of rapid
beeps.
Full
story on sciencedaily.com
50 years in
space
October 1 - (cNet News) When the Soviet Union
launched its "October surprise" in 1957, it
began a space race with the United States largely driven
by politics and fear. Now, as the 50th anniversary of
the October 4 launch of Sputnik 1 rolls around, the
face of space exploration has changed dramatically.
Full
story on news.com
50 Years Since
Sputnik
September 24 - (New York TImes) Sputnik 1,
the world's first artificial satellite, was launched
on Oct. 4,1957, aboard a Soviet R-7 rocket and touched
off an intense space race with the United States.
Full
story on nytimes.com
Tripping on
AARP's welcome mat
September 24 - (New York TImes) If one is
in her mid to late 40s and subscribes, even a teeny
bit, to the idea that being in one's 40s is the modern
equivalent of being in one's 30s, it stands to reason
that getting invited to join the American Association
for Retired Persons would make such an individual wince.
Full
story on newsday.com
Russian Billionaire
Gets Island as 50th Birthday Gift
September 15 - (Sofia News Agency) Russian
billionaire Viktor Vekselberg has received a most unusual
and expensive gift for his 50th birthday - an island
in the Adriatic sea.
Full
story on novinite.com
Fifty Years
On the Road
September 5 - (Huffington Post) It is late
-- at night, and in life -- and I am writing in the
shadow of Jack Kerouac whose On the Road first was published
50 years ago on this day and I am wishing that everyone
who will contemplate his spirit and work again.
Full
story on huffingtonpost.com
AARP offers
refresher course to drivers over 50 years old
September 6 - (Yuma Sun) If you are 50 or
older, it's likely that you have had decades of driving
experience under your belt. So why would you, of all
people, be interested in taking one of the driver refresher
courses offered in Yuma every month?
Full
story on yumasun.com
Malaysia marks
50 years as nation
August 31 - (BBC) Thousands of people have
been attending huge celebrations in the Malaysian capital,
Kuala Lumpur, to mark 50 years of nationhood.
Full
story on bbc.co.uk
Retirement
Planning: Never A Wrong Time
August 20 - (CBS) It doesn't matter if you're
in your early 20s or your early 60s: You're never too
young to plan for retirement, and never too old, either.
Full
story on cbsnews.com
Madonna To
Ring in 50th in NYC
August 13 - (SFGate) Superstar Madonna is
reportedly planning to celebrate her 50th birthday with
a special gig in New York City's Central Park. The 48-year-old
singer is in talks to mark her birthday on August 16,
2008, as part of a U.S. tour to promote her upcoming
album.
Full
story on sfgate.com
Fifty? No,
it's not the new thirty
August 2 - (The Telegraph) Fifty, I'm on a
mission to inform the world, is not the new Thirty.
Despite what the glossy magazines tell you, Fifty is
not even the new Forty. What I've discovered, after
a long and sometimes tortuous journey, is that Fifty
is the new Fifty, and it finally feels like something
to celebrate.
Full
story on telegraph.co.uk
'Big Mac'
celebrates its 50th birthday
July 27 - (ABC) NORTHERN MICHIGAN - It is
a celebration that has been 50 years in the making.
Thousands of people will soon converge on the Mackinac
Bridge, as the "Mighty Mac" celebrates its
50th birthday.
Full
story on abclocal.go.com
Retirees are
reinventing themselves
July 25 - (Herald Tribune) Fading are World
War II-era retirees, many of whom were civil servants,
commonly referred to as the "Greatest Generation."
They are being replaced by thousands of baby boomers:
younger at retirement, more active and slightly more
urbane.
Full
story on heraldtribune.com
Edsel lovers
will celebrate 50th birthday of iconic car
July 22 - (Press & Guide Newspapers) DEARBORN
- The ugly-duckling of the automobile industry celebrates
its 50th birthday in Dearborn this week. "The Edsel"
debuted in 1957 and cruised only until 1960.
Full
story on pressandguide.com
Aarp? That
doesn't sound so good
July 15 - (Denver Post) I have made the not-so-profound
observation that there are three functions of the human
body that diminish as we age. The first is memory. The
other two - well, I can't remember the other two, but
I'm sure they aren't much fun either.
Full
story on denverpost.com
Parade Marks
50 Years of Trabant Production
July 14 - (News.bg) An automobile parade of
trabants starts today from the square of the “Alexander
Nevsky” Cathedral in Sofia. The parade is organized
to celebrate 50 years of the production of the automobile
Trabant, informed BTA.
Full
story on news.bg
THE STARS HEADING
A GOLDEN AGE FOR OVER FIFTIES
July 13 - (Daily Express) Women are not over
the hill at 50-plus these days – they’re
at their peak. If there’s any doubt, a new poll
has identified the 50-plus celebrities currently
inspiring women to achieve things their mothers considered
impossible.
Full
story on express.co.uk
Another Boomer
Turns Fifty
July 11 - It’s been a little over three
weeks that I’ve been walking around in a 50-year-old
body. I’ve been trying it on, testing it out,
trying to decide if I should be proud or blasé
about this, being fully aware that my turning 50 is
not in any way a unique occurrence.
Full
story on spot-on.com
NY Aquarium
Celebrates ‘Big 50’ With Summer of ’50s-Themed
Events
July 11 (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) CONEY ISLAND
— It’s the oldest continually operating
aquarium in the United States, and this year, the New
York Aquarium is celebrating its golden anniversary
at its current location with a tank full of events harking
back to its beginnings.
Full
story on brooklyneagle.com
The Joy and
Personal Prosperity of Turning 50
July 2 (Bloomberg) Every seven minutes in
the U.S., someone is turning 50. Today I'm contemplating
my seven minutes of fame.
Full
story on bloomberg.com
It was 50
years ago today…
July 1 (Orange County Register) Paul McCartney
didn't have a whole lot to do on July 6, 1957, so he
wandered over to a fair at St. Peter's Parish Church
in Woolton, a suburb of the British port of Liverpool.
Full
story on ocregister.com
50 Years On:
Have We Ever Had It So Good?
June 29 (The Motley Fool) To mark the 50th
anniversary of Harold Macmillan's famous "people
have never had it so good" speech, Halifax Financial
Services has conducted a study which compares and contrasts
the standard of living in Britain today with that in
1957.
Full
story on fool.co.uk
What's old
is news again
June 24 (The Boston Globe) Youth crime is
grabbing all the attention, but it's older suspects
whose numbers are up.
Full
story on boston.com
Frisbee still
soars 50 years after its launch
May 30 (The Cleveland Plain Dealer) The Frisbee
is 50. As fads go, this one hasn't faded — no
easy feat in an era of couch-jockeys and joysticks.
In fact, the flying disc is more popular, not less.
High schools and colleges field Ultimate Frisbee teams.
The World Games even awards medals in Frisbee.
Full
story on seattletimes.nwsource.com
Utahns in
'midlife' find fulfillment as they change course, take
road less traveled
May 21 (Deseret Morning News) University of
Utah social work professor Amanda Barusch doesn't much
care for the phrase "midlife crisis." The
words imply that any change is bad. Then, too, because
the phrase is so common, we've come to think a lot of
people will have one.
Full
story on deseretnews.com
City of Oregon's
50th birthday marked with parade, food, sunny weather
May 20 (The Blade) More than 12,000 people
celebrated the city of Oregon's 50th birthday yesterday
in what organizers said was the largest Oregon Fest
ever.
Full
story on toledoblade.com
How we have
grown up in 50 years of change
May 20 (The Observer) A remarkable social
experiment has tracked thousands of Britons born in
one week in 1958 and another generation born in 1970.
The latest results pinpoint how our hopes, beliefs and
family lives have utterly changed, reports Anushka Asthana.
Full
story on observer.guardian.co.uk
Landmark bakery
rolls out festivities on 50th birthday
May 19 (The Montreal Gazette) Just a few days
until the big party, and Sesame the Bagel was still
unclear on the concept. "You're not supposed to
talk, Sol," Robert Morena told the man in the costume.
"You're a mascot."
Full
story on canada.com
'Age friendly'
workplaces on the rise
May 7 (Christian Science Monitor) Most baby
boomers say they plan to stay in the workforce longer,
and employment experts emphasize a need to create an
enviroment free from age bias.
Full
story on csmonitor.com
Pimp My Walker
April 20 (Entrepreneur.com) Just because you
turn 80 shouldn't mean you trade in your fancy sports
car for a dreary, aluminum cane. According to this Ad
Age article, the senior market is quite lucrative, with
another 10,000 boomers turning 50 every day.
Full
story on entrepreneur.com
Vince Gill
Serenaded for 50th Birthday
April 13 (Country Music Television) Some of
Nashville's finest songwriters sang their classics at
Vince Gill's 50th birthday party Thursday (April 12)
at his home in Nashville.
Full
story on cmt.com
50 Years of
Helvetica
April 12 (Dexigner) 2007 marks the fiftieth
anniversary of Max Miedinger and Edouard Hoffmann's
design Helvetica, the most ubiquitous of all typefaces.
Full
story on dexigner.com
Woman wants
to complete 50 marathons by her 50th birthday
April 8 (AP) Thomas turns 50 Sept. 22 and
her goal is to have completed a marathon in all 50 states
before the end of her 50th year. The final one is scheduled
for May of 2008 in Wilmington, Del.
Full
story on zwire.com
Garage-rock
anthem "Louie Louie" turns 50
April 1 (The Seattle Times) Turning 50. It's
a daunting prospect for anyone (and I should know).
But for a pop song? Most fade away long before they
reach that mark. One exception: the legendary "Louie
Louie" -- that eternally youthful 1960s garage-rock
anthem first recorded exactly 50 years ago this month.
Full
story on seattletimes.nnwsource.com
Writers weigh
in on 50 years of Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl'
March 30 (Jewish News Weekly) Fifty years
after the publication of 'Howl', Allen Ginsberg's epic
poem still lives in the memories of countless writers,
a literary love affair that has lost no steam over the
years.
Full
story on jewishsf.com
Oakland Hells
Angels plan 50th birthday party
March 28 (San Francisco Chronicle) The Oakland
Chapter of the Hells Angels is throwing itself a three-day
50th birthday bash beginning Friday, and while Oakland
police say they expect a peaceful celebration, extra
officers will be put on duty just in case.
Full
story on sfgate.com
Leeza Gibbons
puts on her dancing shoes for her mom, and her 50th
birthday
March 25 (Associated Press) Leeza Gibbons'
dance resume consists of a tap class in grade school
and another that her teenage daughter, Lexi, talked
her into taking a couple years ago.
Full
story on pantagraph.com
Key EU accomplishments
over the past 50 years
March 23 (AP) BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European
Union has brought Europe peace and prosperity since
its founding in 1957, and despite wide public misgivings,
can boast many achievements.
Full
story on iht.com
TOP OF THE
POPS FOR 50 YEARS - Bubble Wrap's half-century
March 21 (Daily Record) BUBBLE Wrap is turning
50 - and it's still as popular as ever. The plastic
packaging has prevented the destruction of countless
fragile items. And millions of people have burst its
bubbles with a satisfying pop as a simple form of stress
relief.
Full
story on dailyrecord.co.uk
EU kicks off
50th birthday with football match
March 12 (theparliment.com) The European commission
has unveiled details of a match between an EU all-star
XI and Manchester United marking the 50th anniversary
of the EU.
Full
story on eupolitix.com
Johnson: How
does anyone survive turning 50? By cashing in
March 10 (Rocky Mountain News) They had to
go do it, to remind me in black and white of the one
thing I was desperately trying to ignore for just a
few more months.
Full
story on rockymountainnews.com
Ghana celebrates
50 years
March 6 (Bush Radio) It was all systems go
in Ghana as the African nation celebrated 50 years of
independence on Wednesday. The colours of the national
flag, red, green, yellow and black, could be seen everywhere
in the capital of Accra, on t-shirts, cars and hanging
in windows.
Full
story on bushradionews.blogspot.com
'Atlas Shrugged'
-- 50 years later
March 6 (Christian Science Monitor) When Ayn
Rand finished writing "Atlas Shrugged" 50
years ago this month, she set off an intellectual shock
wave that is still felt today. It's credited for helping
to halt the communist tide and ushering in the currents
of capitalism. Many readers say it transformed their
lives. A 1991 poll rated it the second-most influential
book (after the Bible) for Americans.
Full
story on csmontor.com
After 50 years,
a tip of the hat to one cool 'Cat'
February 26 (USA Today) A brazen cat strolls
uninvited into the home of a boy and girl whose mother
is out. To the children's horror, he proceeds to trash
the house — he calls it "lots of good fun
that is funny!" Miraculously (with the help of
Thing One and Thing Two), he manages to tidy up before
Mom comes home. He's the Cat in the Hat, and he turns
50 on Thursday.
Full
story on usatoday.com
For Best Actress,
a year for the 'silver foxes'
January 23 (Christian Science Monitor) LOS
ANGELES - Norma Desmond should have lived so long. The
fictional Hollywood icon and tragic protagonist of the
1950 film classic "Sunset Boulevard" was merely
50 when an oily-faced young assistant director told
Cecil B. DeMille, cattily, "She must be a million
years old."
Full
story on csmonitor.com
Cavern Club
celebrating 50 years
January 16 (BBC) The Liverpool club credited
with launching the career of The Beatles celebrated
its 50th anniversary with a 13-hour party. The Beatles
played hundreds of gigs at the Cavern Club between 1961
and 1963.
Full
story on bbc.co.uk
A Full Circle
at the Half-Century Mark
January 15 (Washington Post) After five decades
of a Peter Pan-like existence ("never grow up,
never grow old"), my 50th birthday arrived this
month. It's one of those milestone years where you simply
cannot help but take stock. So, during a lull in my
over-scheduled day, I did pause and take inventory.
Full
story on washingtonpost.com
KATIE CHANNELS
AUDREY FOR B'DAY
January 14 (New York Post) The Tiffany Network's
evening news anchor, veteran broadcaster Katie Couric,
donned an Audrey Hepburn-inspired black cocktail dress
to her "Breakfast at Tiffany's"- themed 50th-birthday
party at the iconic Fifth Avenue store last night.
Full
story on nypost.com
50th birthday
brings on a whole new numbers game
January 12 (Roanoke Times) One day you're
a mildly stressed, relatively well-adjusted middle-aged
taxpayer; the next, a brain-fried lunatic. Medicine
men and women of the thriving self-help industry say
not to worry about turning 50...Relax your troubled
mind and march on. March I will, straight ahead four
days into my second half-century.
Full
story on roanoke.com
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