How to export events in iPhoto onto ext HD into Event folders

I'm new to iMac and iPhoto. I've got a ton of photos loaded via iPhoto that I want to copy onto an external HD that will be accessed by both iMac and Windows PC. I've figured out how to copy iMac files to the external HD. I've tried to export events to the external HD using iPhoto and it creates individual files and does not put them into a folder with the event name. Is there a way to export event photos as a FOLDER using iPhoto onto the external HD? In other words, I want 25 pictures taken on 6/4/10 (event 6/4/2010) into a Folder on my external HD named 6/4/2010 (without having to make the folder on the external HD first). Is this possible with iPhoto?

I have unorganized photos saved to multiple hard drives. I need to organize them by date, event, etc., and get them saved to one location. I'm not interested in faces, and places. I have tried to open them off the different hard drives in the past, but it's a pain going back and forth and trying to see what the picture is at times.
It seems to me the best way is just to throw them all back in iPhoto to organize, but I'm concerned because there are about 7-8000 photos. It's a monster that keeps growing, and I need to get it organized. Maybe aperture or some other program might make it easier? I would love to know if anyone has been in this mess, and how they started.

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