important stuff

On this day in history:

• 1602 - Cape Cod was discovered by English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold
• 1862 - U.S. Department of Agriculture was created by an act of Congress
• 1902 - Chicago mayor Richard Daley was born
• 1940 - Nylon stockings went on general sale for the first time in the United States
• 1969 - Former Dallas Cowboy running back Emmitt Smith was born
• 1981 - Len Barker of the Cleveland Indians pitched a perfect game in a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays
• 1993 - Stephanie Goen married Stuart Spencer

And they are living happily ever after.