583 - Today is the feast day of Brendan the Navigator, one of the early Irish monastic saints.
1770 - Marie Antoinette marries Louis Auguste, who later becomes King Louis XVI of France.
1891 - Henry Lawson's iconic poem, "Freedom On the Wallaby", is published for the first time.
1943 - The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, in which the Jews mounted a concerted resistance against the Nazis, ends.
1990 - Jim Henson, creator of the 'Muppets', dies.
GaryKelly said
08:02 AM May 16, 2014
Jim Henson brought great joy to the world with his muppets, an idea that must have been viewed with some cynicism by the doubters. Not many of us can claim to have contributed so much to humanity as dear ol' Jim did.
bill12 said
11:46 AM May 16, 2014
As a famous frog related to Jim Henson once said "It ain't easy being Green".........Bill
-- Edited by bill12 on Friday 16th of May 2014 11:52:47 AM
Yesterday was History,, Today , is the best day of my life,,,, tomorrow,, will even be better, how about you Rock L ,,,???
-- Edited by billeeeeeee on Thursday 15th of May 2014 09:53:14 AM
583 - Today is the feast day of Brendan the Navigator, one of the early Irish monastic saints.
1770 - Marie Antoinette marries Louis Auguste, who later becomes King Louis XVI of France.
1891 - Henry Lawson's iconic poem, "Freedom On the Wallaby", is published for the first time.
1943 - The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, in which the Jews mounted a concerted resistance against the Nazis, ends.
1990 - Jim Henson, creator of the 'Muppets', dies.
-- Edited by bill12 on Friday 16th of May 2014 11:52:47 AM