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On this day in Mahalo history saw the launch of a new version of the Answer of the Day contest in Mahalo Answers, in this version both the nominators of the answer of the day, and the authors of the answer of the day earn a prize, the total prize money was also raised from M$10 to M$14. http://www.mahalohowto.com/2009/09/13/introducing-the-new-aotd-format/
Otherwise, not much is new around the site as some of the staff including CEO Jason Calacanis are taking part in the Techcrunch50 startup conference.
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Famous Deaths
- 2009: Patrick Swayze - Dirty Dancing
- 1927: Isadora Duncan - Dance Pioneer
- 1901: William McKinley - 25th US President
- 1836: Aaron Burr - VP to Thomas Jefferson
- 1321: Dante Alighieri - Poet
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Music Chart Toppers
- 2007: Soulja Boy - Crank Dat
- 1998: Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
- 1988: Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O Mine
- 1978: A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie
- 1968: The Rascals - People Got to be Free
- 1958: Domenico Modugno - Volare
- 1938: Fred Astaire - Change Partners Josh Hosler: Chart Topper Archive
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Top Box Office Movies
- 2007: The Brave One - Jodie Foster
- 2006: The Covenant - Strait, Laura Ramsey
- 2005: The Exorcism of Emily Rose - Laura Linney
- 2004: Resident Evil: Apocalypse - Milla Jovovich
- 2003: Once Upon a Time in Mexico -Banderas Depp
- 1998: Rounders - Matt Damon, Edward Norton The Numbers: Historical Box Office Charts
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League Leaders on This day
- 2008: Ryan Howard, PHI - 43 Home Runs
- 2008: Tim Lincecum, SF - 237 StrikeoutsMLB: Daily Stats
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The 1900s
- 1901: President William McKinley succumbs to his wounds from an earlier assassination attempt, making Theodore Roosevelt the 26th President.
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The 1800s
- 1814: Francis Scott Key writes the words to the Star-Spangled Banner after witnessing the British bombing on Fort McHenry in Maryland
- 1812: The French army led by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte enter a deserted Moscow, that evening the Fire of Moscow broke out destroying much of the city.
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The 1600s
- 1692: Diego de Vargas, after an exile of 12 years, successfully led Spanish colonists to Santa Fe, New Mexico to retake the city after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680.
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This Day in History: September 14 — Infoplease.com
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Today in History: September 14
Each day an event from American history is illustrated by digitized items from the Library of Congress American Memory historic collections.memory.loc.gov

