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August 24, 2016 (Wednesday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)
• Day numbers: 237
• Week number: 34
• Leap year: 2016 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times for August 24, 2016 (Wednesday)
• Sunrise time: 06:53 am
• Sunset time: 08:18 pm
• Day length: 13h 25m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase for August 24, 2016 (Wednesday)
• Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
• Illumination: 52%
• Moon Age: 21.94 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
August 24, 2016 Holidays and National Days
August 24 in History
2010
The Mexican criminal syndicate Los Zetas kills 72 illegal immigrants from Central and South America in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
2006
Pluto is downgraded to a dwarf planet when the International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines “planet.”
2004
Chechnyan suicide bombers blow up two airliners near Moscow, killing 89 passengers.
1994
Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) create initial accord regarding partial self-rule for Palestinians living on the West Bank, the Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities.
1992
Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Florida. The Category 5 storm, which had already caused extensive damage in the Bahamas, caused $26.5 billion in US damages, caused 65 deaths, and felled 70,000 acres of trees in the Everglades.
1991
Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union; Ukraine declares its independence from USSR.
1989
Colombian drug lords declare “total and absolute war” on Colombia’s government, booming the offices of two political parties and burning two politicians’ homes.
1989
Baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti bans Pete Rose from baseball for gambling.
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