On October 15, 2007, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling was the nation’s first baby boomer to file for her Social Security retirements online. She was born one second after midnight on January 1, 1946 and will be eligible for benefits in January 2008.

Over the next two decades, nearly 80 million Americans will become eligible for Social Security benefits, more than 10,000 per day.

To find out more about what Social Security services are available online, visit socialsecurity.gov.

Source: “Nation’s first baby boomer files for social security retirement benefits – online,” Social Security Administration Press Release, October 15, 2007.