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Today in Mahalo history was one dominated by questions and answers in regards to Mahalo functions. Still, the bug report thread delivered by @mike was prominent as it has been stuck to the top of Mahalo Answers for a couple days now. http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-answers-community/are-you-hesitant-to-vote-interesting-because-it-costs-mahalo-money, also @jeffhoard ushered in a discussion regarding Team Tipping.http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-answers-community/are-you-hesitant-to-vote-interesting-because-it-costs-mahalo-money
@jeffhoard also continued the Welcome Wednesday tradition by asking users to provide their best advice to new users, this introduced the page "Advice for new Mahalo Users" which features a collection of the top advice quotes from Mahalo's top users.http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-answers-street-team/welcome-wednesday-what-is-your-best-advice-for-new-mahalo-users Another top discussion was started by purple belt user @Lilyloretta in regards to the etiquette on tipping. http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-answers-community/am-i-looked-down-upon-because-ive-only-ever-given-five-mahalo-cents-back-to-the-community-please-read-full-question-before-answering
@Chriswingate was awarded the Answer of the Day contest tip after nominating a @jeffhoard answerhttp://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-contests/august-27-answer-of-the-day-contest
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- 2008: Carlos Quentin, CWS - 36 Home Runs
- 2009: Albert Pujols, STL - 40 HR
- 2008: Tim Lincecum, SFG - 200 Strikeouts
- 2009: Tim Lincecum, SFG - 214 StrikeoutsMLB: Daily Stats
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August 27 2008
2008: During the 2008 Democratic Convention Roll Call, Hillary Clinton suspends the vote to name Barack Obama the Democratic nominee for President of the United States by acclamation.
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August 27 2007
2007: ''Roll Call'' breaks the news that Republican Larry Craig, Senator from Idaho had been arrested in Minneapolis on June 11 on charges of lewd conduct.
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The 2000s
- 2007: Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Michael Vick pleads guilty to charges of Dogfighting
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The 1970s
- 1975: Halie Selassie the last Emperor of Ethiopia dies in Addis Ababa
The 1920s
- 1928: The Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed in Paris, France. Eventually 61 Nations signed the treaty that was designed to outlaw War.
The 1800s
- 1883: The volcano Krakatoa erupts off the coast of Indonesia causing the lives of many on the islands of Java and Sumatra
- 1859: Edwin Drake struck oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania