Today's Date
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)
• Today's Date in numbers: 251
• Week number: 36
• Leap year: 2024 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times Today
• Sunrise time: 07:06 am
• Sunset time: 07:57 pm
• Day length: 12h 50m
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Moon Phase Today
• Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
• Illumination: 20%
• Moon Age: 4.36 day(s)
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Today in History
2008
US Government assumes conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the country’s two largest mortgage financing companies, during the subprime mortgage crisis.
2004
Hurricane Ivan damages 90% of buildings on the island of Grenada; 39 die in the Category 5 storm.
1988
Pilot and cosmonaut Abdul Ahad Mohmand, the first Afghan to travel to outer space, returns to earth after 9 days aboard the Soviet space station Mir.
1986
Desmond Tutu becomes first black leader of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of South Africa).
1979
ESPN, the Entertainment and Sports Programing Network, debuts.
1978
Secret police agent Francesco Gullino assassinates Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov in London by firing a ricin pellet from a specially designed umbrella.
1977
Panama and US sign Torrijos-Carter Treaties to transfer control of the Panama Canal from the US to Panama at the end of the 20th century.
1970
Jockey Bill Shoemaker earns 6,033rd win, breaking Johnny Longden’s record for most lifetime wins; Shoemaker’s record would stand for 29 years.
1965
Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio.
1954
Integration of public schools begins in Washington D.C. and Maryland.
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