Today is CERN's 64th birthday.
Also on this day in history:
St. Michael the Archangel's Day - Michaelmas
1547- Spanish novelist Cervantes is born (Donald Quixote hates those damned windmills)
1789 – The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.
1789 – The 1st United States Congress adjourns.
1907 – The cornerstone is laid at Washington National Cathedral in the U.S. capital.
1990 – Construction of the Washington National Cathedral is completed.