On this day in Mahalo history, @Morriss003 passed his black belt test to become the 15th black belt in Mahalo history.http://www.mahalo.com/answers/black-belt-test/black-belt-test-morriss003 The 'How To 'Rush Week" was completed and saw 18 new members join the Mahalo How To Team.http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-contests/rush-week-2-is-over-click-here-to-see-the-new-how-to-team-members
@Philipy offered a Welcome Wednesday-style post welcoming new users and highlighting the classiest new members. http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-answers-community/which-of-our-new-members-is-a-class-act Mahalo members highlighted @psycgirl, @rishiku and @avazelda13 among others.
@bunnyphuphu teamed up with @psycgirl to win the Answer of the Day Contest http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-contests/september-2-answer-of-the-day-contest
Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
Famous Deaths
- 1973: J.R.R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings
- 1969: Ho Chi Minh - Vietnamese Leader
Music Chart Toppers
Top Box Office Movies
Top Sports Teams
- 2008: MLB - Tampa Bay Rays
- 2009: MLB - New York Yankees .639
League Leaders on This day
- 2008: Ryan Howard, PHI - 37 Home Runs
- 2009: Albert Pujols, STL - 42 Home Runs
- 2008: Tim Lincecum, SFG - 210 Strikeouts
- 2009: Tim Lincecum, SFG - 210 StrikeoutsMLB: Daily Stats
More Days
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The 2000s
- 2008: Google launches their first Web Browser by officially releasing Google Chrome.
September 2 1998
1998: The Swissair Flight 111 headed from New York City to Geneva crashes off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. All 229 people on board die in the crash.
The 1960s
- 1969: Automatic teller machine (ATM) made its public debut at the Chemical Bank in Rockville Centre, New York State.
The 1940s
- 1945: Japan formally surrenders to the Allies aboard the U.S.S. Missouri bringing an official end to World War II
The 1600s
- 1666: The Great Fire of London of London begins inside a bakery on Pudding Lane. The Fire would burn until September 5 damaging much of London
The 1700s
- 1789: The U.S. Treasury Department established by Congress.
1st Century BCE
- 31 BCE: The Battle of Actium took place. The decisive battle was won by forces of Octavian over the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra.
