Morning Minutes: April 7
Word of the Day
Magniloquent mag-NIL-uh-kwunt (adj.) Speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner -- www.merriam-webster.com
Web Site of the Day
lastminute.com
Are you a flexible traveler who doesn’t mind spiriting away on a last-second adventure? This site finds tickets sold three weeks to three hours before departure, and you can save up to 70 percent by booking last-minute.
Number to Know
1,000: The key number in this year’s World Health Day, which is today. The 2010 campaign is "1000 cities - 1000 lives," which, according to the World Health Organization, is a call on “cities to open up streets for health activities.”
This Day in History
April 7, 2003: U.S. troops capture Baghdad; Saddam Hussein's regime falls two days later.
Today’s Featured Birthday
Actor Russell Crowe (46)
Daily Quote
“A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.” - Wallace Stevens