On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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The mood at Shea Stadium during the closing ceremony was far more than nostalgia. It was honor, it was respect, it was love. But it was tempered by the sad sense that sometimes things don’t work out.
At a synagogue on the Lower East Side, a rabbi is working to attract secular-minded young people.
A few years ago, Alex Blumberg, a producer at the public radio show “This American Life,” asked: “Why are they lending money to people who can’t afford to pay it back?”
The Resolution Trust Corporation, which helped to sort out the S.&L. debacle, found itself dealing with people trying to game the system to their financial advantage.
The Jets compiled their most complete win of this young season Sunday, with Brett Favre throwing a career-high six touchdowns, including three to receiver Laveranues Coles.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 24, 2008, covering September 28, 2008.
Metallica
Young Jeezy
Kid Rock
Jessica Simpson
Slipknot
2008Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit by the RatSat mission.[†]
Falcon 1 was a two-stage small-lift launch vehicle that was operated from 2006 to 2009 by SpaceX, an American aerospace manufacturer. On September 28, 2008, Falcon 1 became the first privately developed fully liquid-fueled launch vehicle to successfully reach orbit.
2008The Singapore Grand Prix is held as Formula One's inaugural night race, with Fernando Alonso winning the event. Almost a year later it was revealed that Alonso's team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr. had been ordered to crash his car to help bring out the safety car and give Alonso the advantage and win.[†]
The 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, formally known as the 2008 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix, was a Formula One race held on 28 September 2008 at 20:00 SST at the newly built Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore. It was the 15th race of the 2008 Formula One World Championship, the 800th Formula One World Championship race overall, and the first ever Formula One race held at night. This was also the first time Singapore hosted a Formula One race, as the last Singapore Grand Prix was a Formula Libre event in 1973.
In 2008, the world population was approximately 6,844,457,662 people[†]