The first guest invited to ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange in 1956 wasn’t a company executive, a politician or a celebrity.

London has honored American Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets, with a blue plaque outside his former home in the British capital.

The work of American icon Jim Henson -- the mind behind “Sesame Street,” “The Muppet Show,” “Labyrinth,” “Fraggle Rock,” “The Dark Crystal” and more -- will be on display at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.

Kermit, Bert, Ernie, Fozzie, Big Bird - those names alone instantly take you to a place in your mind where the muppets are your friends and taught you lessons as a child you will never forget. Now the man behind, or in this case under, “The Muppets” is being celebrated at The Henry Ford Museum.