Wednesday,24th.September,2008.
  Born on this day 1936  - 	Jim Henson, creator of the 'Muppets', is born. [more] World History 1493  - 	Christopher Columbus departs on his second voyage to the "New World". [more] 1664  - 	The Netherlands surrenders New Amsterdam (New York) to England. [more] 1960  - 	'USS Enterprise', the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched. [more] 1985  - 	A Chinese farmer finds an uncut diamond inside a chicken he is preparing for his meal. [more] |