· THAT DAY · AUGUST 18, 2009 · NO. 16 ·
August 18, 2009
Tuesday · 16 years ago today
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
News Headlines
The New York Times
All The News That's Fit to Print
The alliance announced new restrictions on aid to refugees streaming across the borders. Officials cautioned that humanitarian assistance.
Microsoft trial enters second week as prosecutors detail evidence of monopolistic practices.
Local officials report broad consensus on appropriations measure; committee meets later this week to reconcile differences.
Technology shares led the broader market higher as investors poured cash into Internet stocks. Analysts predict continued growth.
Wall Street closes at record highs for seventh consecutive trading session.
Top Global Headlines
- 2017: Two people were fatally stabbed and eight others wounded by a rejected asylum seeker in an Islamist terrorist attack in Turku, Finland.
- 2017: The Turku terror attack occurs in Finland when a knifeman kills two and injures eight.
- 2011: A terrorist attack on Israel's Highway 12 near the Egyptian border kills 16 and injures 40.
- 2008: Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf resigned under pressure from a movement to impeach him.
Weather in New York
89°F
Rainy
- High
- 89°F
- Low
- 71°F
- Humidity
- 68%
- Wind
- 15 km/h
Music
Billboard #1 (This Week)
I Gotta Feeling
The Black Eyed Peas
I Gotta Feeling
The Black Eyed Peas
0:00
Movies
Top Box Office (This Week)
Skin. Like. Sun.
Academy Award (2009)
The King's Speech
Top Box Office (This Week)
Avatar
Top Box Office (This Week)
Coraline
Top Box Office (This Week)
This Is It
Born on This Day
You share your birthday with
Renato Sanches
Portuguese footballer (born 1997)
Bryan Ruiz
Costa Rican football player (born 1985)
G-Dragon
South Korean rapper (born 1988)
Keep this day forever.
Write a note, pick a postcard style, then save it or send it into the sea — for a stranger to find one day.
18
AUG
2009
2009
A day worth remembering ✦
August 18, 2009
Tue · 89°F Rainy · New York
Write a note to your future self…
To:To
From:From
THAT DAY
— a keepsake
2009-08-18