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Today in Mahalo history @amybrowne was crowned with the Answer of the Day for what was possibly the shortest answer to win the prize, you can read the winning answer here.http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-contests/answer-of-the-day-contest-for-september-24.
Also today was the 2nd installment of the Great Mahalo Connection this time exclusive to connecting Mahaloians on Twitter.http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-answers-street-team/mahalo-roll-call-twitter-connection-time
Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1950: Alan Colmes - Fox News Channel Anchor
- 1945: Lou Dobbs - CNN Anchor
- 1964: Rafael Palmeiro - Baltimore Orioles
- 1936: Jim Henson - Muppets Creator
- 1896: F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
Famous Deaths
Music Chart Toppers
Top Box Office Movies
Top Sports Teams
League Leaders on This day
- 2008: Ryan Howard, PHI - 46 Home Runs
- 2008: Tim Lincecum, SF - 252 StrikeoutsMLB: Daily Stats
- 2008: Drew Brees, NO - 980 Pass YDS
- 2008: Michael Turner, ATL - 366 Rush YDS
- 2008: Cortland Finnegan, TNE - 4 InterceptionsNFL: Play Stat Leaders
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The 2000s
- 2008: John McCain suspends his political campaign for President to focus on the financial crisis on Wall Street.
- 2005: Hurricane Rita strikes the gulf coast of Texas and Louisiana dampening the rebuilding efforts of the earlier Hurricane Katrina disaster.
- 2002: Tony Blair tells the United Kingdom Parliament that Saddam Hussein is building an arsenal of Weapons of Mass Destruction and that Hussein is planning on using them.
September 24 1991
1991: Kurt Cobain and Nirvana release the album Nevermind as their first studio release under the Geffen Records label. The album would be #1 on Billboard by January.
The 1990s
- 1996: President Bill Clinton along with 178 other nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. The United States went against the treaty in 2002 when they resumed testing nuclear weapons
The 1960s
- 1968: 60 Minutes premiered on CBS, the show has featured journalists including Walter Cronkite, Mike Wallace, Dan Rather, Ed Bradley and Charlie Rose
The 1940s
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- 2008: John McCain suspends his political campaign for President to focus on the financial crisis on Wall Street.
