2010 Event Hawaii's Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument and Sri Lanka's central highlands are added to the World Heritage List 2009 Event A new species of a giant carnivorous plant, Nepethes attenboroughii, is discovered in the central Phillipines highlands 1972 Event Apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands) 1971 Event Apollo 14 launched, 1st landing in lunar highlands 1939 Event W Saroyan's "My Heart's in the Highlands," premieres in New York City 1937 Birthday Collin Wilcox, Highlands, North Carolina, actor, To Kill a Mocking Bird 1932 Birthday Robert Cowan, CEO, Highlands and Islands Enterprises 1818 Event Keats writes "In the Cottage Where Burns is Born," "Lines Written in the Highlands," and "Gadfly"
