On This Day: August 24

3 verified moments happened on August 24. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

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1989 Commissioner Bart Giamatti bans Pete Rose from baseball for life for gamblingSports · Source: Washington Post/WCPO: Giamatti announced Rose's lifetime ban at press conference August 24, 1989 (settlement signed/accepted Aug 23; HISTORY tags Aug 23)
1995🪟 Microsoft launches Windows 95, introducing the Start menu and taskbar amid a massive midnight retail frenzy.Technology · Source: Wikipedia, 'Windows 95' (Aug 24 1995)
2008 The United States 'Redeem Team' led by Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade beats Spain 118-107 to win Olympic men's basketball gold in Beijing.Sports · Source: Basketball-Reference box score; NBA/Sporting News 'This Date in NBA History' - gold-medal game August 24, 2008.

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