TODAY is Friday, May 7, the 127th day of 2010. There are 238 days left in the year.

ON THIS DATE

In 1833, composer Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany.

In 1840, composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk, Russia.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

"When an old man dies, a library burns down." – African proverb.