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On this day in Mahalo History @Lon announced the beginning of How To Rush Week, which is a Mahalo Task competition designed to sniff out the latest members of the Mahalo How-To team.http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-answers-community/how-to-rush-week-begins-today-1
Senator Ted Kennedy passed away late on August 25, so there was a lot of discussion on Mahalo Answers regarding the news.http://www.mahalo.com/answers/politicians/will-ted-kennedys-death-have-an-influence-on-the-fate-of-health-care-reformhttp://www.mahalo.com/answers/current-events/did-ted-kennedy-die. However the most question by far was posed by @mike who asked users which priority Mahalo bugs need to be fixed.http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-answers-technical-issues/calling-all-aspiring-exterminators-september-is-mahalos-official-bug-month-post-your-favorite-aka-most-hated-mahalo-bug
@xds won the Answer of the Day thanks to a nomination by @gno for a response he had in regards to the death of Ted Kennedyhttp://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-answers-community/august-26-answer-of-the-day-contest
Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1980: Macaulay Culkin - Home Alone
- 1966: Shirley Manson - Lead Singer Garbage
- 1945: Tom Ridge - Frm. Secretary of DHS
- 1940: Don LaFontaine - Voice Over Actor
- 1936: Geraldine Ferraro - UNCHR
- 1910: Mother Teresa - Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Famous Deaths
- 1980: Tex Avery - Animator, Bugs Bunny
- 1974: Charles Lindbergh - Aviation Pioneer
Music Chart Toppers
Top Box Office Movies
Top Sports Teams
- 2008: MLB - Chicago Cubs
League Leaders on This day
- 2008: Carlos Quentin, CWS - 36 Home Runs
- 2008: Tim Lincecum, SFG - 200 StrikeoutsMLB: Daily Stats
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The 2000s
- 2008: Hurricane Gustav hits Haiti and the Dominican Republic as a category three Hurricane
The 1980s
The 1970s
- 1978: Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice became John Paul I after being named the 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
The 1960s
- 1961: The Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The 1930s
- 1939: The First ever Major League Baseball match was televised from Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York. The game featured the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers
The 1920s
- 1920: The Women's Suffrage Movement is victorious in America after the 19th Amendment of the Constitution is put into effect, guaranteeing women the right to vote.