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Michael Jackson to be buried on his birthday

Aug. 18, 2009
Pop legend Michael Jackson will be buried on August 29 at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, the singer's spokesman announced today. A statement from Ken Sunshine said the entertainer will be laid to rest on what would have been his 51st birthday.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler