Historical Events
- 37th Ryder Cup: US wins 16.5-11.5 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky
Television Awards
60th Emmy Awards: Mad Men, 30 Rock, Bryan Cranston & Glenn Close win
Bryan Cranston
- Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the two last remaining independent investment banks on Wall Street, become bank holding companies as a result of the subprime mortgage crisis.
- President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa resigns from office, effective September 25
- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel formally resigns from office, effective as soon as his successor Tzipi Livni has successfully assembled a new government.
- The final home game is played at Yankee Stadium against the Baltimore Orioles.