Almanac of Absurdities for September 29, 2010

On this date in the year 1650, Henry Robinson opened his “Office of Addresses and Encounters” on Threadneedle Street in London. It is the first documented ‘dating service’ found in history. On this day in 1966, Chevrolet introduced its answer to the Ford Mustang. They almost called it the “Panther” but finally settled on “Camaro.”