24 days before September 8, 2008
would be
August 15, 2008 (Friday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)
• Day numbers: 228
• Week number: 33
• Leap year: 2008 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times for August 15, 2008 (Friday)
• Sunrise time: 06:44 am
• Sunset time: 08:31 pm
• Day length: 13h 46m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase for August 15, 2008 (Friday)
• Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
• Illumination: 99%
• Moon Age: 13.86 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
August 15, 2008 Holidays and National Days
August 15 in History
2007
An earthquake of 8.0 magnitude kills over 500 and injures more than 1,000 in Peru.
2001
Astronomers announce the first solar system discovered outside our own; two planets had been found orbiting a star in the Big Dipper.
1994
US Social Security Administration, previously part of the Department of Health and Human Services, becomes an independent government agency.
1994
The infamous terrorist Carlos the Jackal is captured in Khartoum, Sudan.
1986
Ignoring objections from President Ronald Reagan‘s Administration, the US Senate approves economic sanctions against South Africa to protest that country’s apartheid policies.
1971
US President Richard Nixon announces a 90-day freeze on wages and prices in an attempt to halt rapid inflation.
1969
Over 400,000 young people attend a weekend of rock music at Woodstock, New York.
1950
Two U.S. divisions are badly mauled by the North Korean Army at the Battle of the Bowling Alley in South Korea, which rages on for five more days.
1947
Britain grants independence to India and Pakistan.
1945
Gasoline and fuel oil rationing ends in the United States.
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