Another Khemi Monday
DateTime:9/27/2009 11:20:23 AM

Happy Ground Hog Day!Wiarton Willie, Punxsutawney Phil, Birmingham Bill and Dunkirk Dave. Go Willie! You can buy cheap AOC gold here !

On this day in history...

• 1653 - New Amsterdam becomes a city (later NYC).
  
• 1709 - British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson Crusoe".
  
• 1848 - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican War; US acquires Texas, California, New Mexico & Arizona for $15 million.
  
• 1870 - Cardiff Giant (supposed petrified human) proved to be gypsum.
  
• 1893 - 1st movie close-up (of a sneeze), Edison studio, West Orange, NJ.
  
• 1964 - GI Joe, debuts as a popular American boy's toy.
  
• 1977 - Radio Shack officially begins creating TRS-80 computer.
  
• 1986 - Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India.