Daily Chat 04/06/09

On this day in 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh established a colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of what is now the state of North Carolina.  In 1792, Captain George Vancouver claimed the Puget Sound area for Great Britain.  Celebrating birthdays:  Geoffrey Palmer, Michelle Phillips, Sean Pertwee, Russell Brand, Angelina Jolie, Emmanuel Eboué and Lukas Podolski.  It is Emancipation Day in Tonga.