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Notable anniversaries in history for today: August 24
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Louis Teicher; pianist (Ferrante and Teicher - "Exodus").
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Gregory B Jarvis in Detroit, Michigan, USA; astronaut (STS 25).
- 70th: 1954 - In the USA, the Communist Control Act is passed, at height of McCarthyism.
- 70th: 1954 - International Amateur Athletic Federation recognizes Red China.
- 60th: 1964 - Second Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Yankees beat New York Mets 6-4.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Pebbles; rocker (Girlfriend).
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of Yesung; Korean singer (Super Junior).
- 40th: 1984 - Pat Bradley set the LPGA record for 9 holes with a 28 at Denver, Colorado.
- 30th: 1994 - Jeffrey Katzenberg resigns from the Walt Disney Company.
- 20th: 2004 - Two airliners in Russia, carrying a total of 89 passengers, crash within minutes of each other after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, leaving no survivors. Authorities suspect suicide attacks by rebels from Chechnya to be the cause of the crashes.
- 15th: 2009 - The publisher of Reader's Digest in the US files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, carrying out its plan to cut debt and transfer ownership to a group of lenders.
- 15th: 2009 - The month-long "cash for clunkers" program in the US ends, with $2.9 billion spent by the US government in rebates on 690,000 low-efficiency vehicles. The top trade-in was the four-wheel-drive Ford Explorer; top new purchase was Toyota Corolla.
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