Posted by Birthday Cate on April 26, 2009 in General To follow along with our Presidential theme for the day, we’d like to mark the 218th birthday of our 15th President, James Buchanan.
James Buchanan has never been considered one of our most popular Presidents—in part because his bumbling attempts at handling the slavery conflict led to the Civil War.
Buchanan was similarly unpopular during his lifetime, and he was the only American President to remain a lifetime bachelor.
Every Friday, we’ll bring you a fun fact about birthdays. For our inaugural Fun Fact Friday, an inaugural fact…
When asked what celebrity they’d want at their birthday parties, most Americans say no one—they’d rather celebrate with close friends and family.
There’s one exception, however…
One in three Americans would like to celebrate their birthdays with President Barack Obama.
While it might not be realistic for most of us to hope for an Obama appearance at our birthday celebrations, he did drop by Senator Ted Kennedy’s 77th birthday bash in March.
Posted by Birthday Cate on April 23, 2009 in General Happy Birthday, Game Boy!
Nintendo Game Boy and I had good times together during my childhood. First released April 22, 1989, Game Boy was the first video game I ever owned.
Game Boy had early competitors, some that were more advanced technologically, but a corporate decision to start packaging the game console with Tetris sealed its fate as the console that would triumph in the end.
So happy birthday, Game Boy! Here’s to twenty more years!
Posted by Birthday Cate on April 23, 2009 in General 
For his upcoming birthday, Arthur Giddon had just one wish: he wanted to attend the upcoming Red Sox/ Yankees game and serve as a bat boy.
That’s a big wish.
And while it’s not always true that the size of a birthday wish is directly related to the number of candles being wished upon, Mr. Giddon’s extraordinary wish is matched only by his extraordinary birthday—he is turning 100.
Perhaps because he’s celebrating such a major birthday, the Red Sox have decided to grant Mr. Giddon’s wish. He’ll serve as bat boy for the first home team batter.
So if you watch this Saturday’s game, keep an eye out for the birthday boy. He’ll be the one on the field, in a Red Sox jersey, number 100.
(h/t NPR)
Posted by Birthday Cate on April 23, 2009 in General 
I think most people would welcome more birthdays each year. Who wouldn’t want more time with friends and family, more presents, more parties, more cake?
For Queen Elizabeth, more birthdays each year are a reality. She celebrates the day of her birth (which was yesterday, April 21, when she turned 83) in addition to her official birthday (which is a state holiday marked in June).
Two birthdays every year? Not too shabby…
