Historical Events
- CompuServe begins offering a dial-up online information service to consumers, marketed as MicroNET [1]
- Ghana adopts constitution
Sports History
Pete Rose reaches 200 hits in a season for 10th time
- Russian ice skaters Protopopov & Beloussova ask for asylum in Switzerland
- USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
Famous Birthdays
- Fábio Aurélio, Brazilian footballer (Liverpool), born in São Carlos, Brazil
- Justin Bruening, American actor (All My Children), born in St. Helena, Nebraska
- Ross Mathews, American television personality and comedian (The Tonight Show), born in Mount Vernon, Washington
About September 24, 1979
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 43 years, 6 months and 3 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: My Sharona - The Knack
#1 Song: Message In A Bottle - The Police
