Things You Might Not Have Heard – Thursday, August 24, 2023 – The Conversation Project

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Today’s Rundown:

Country sensation Oliver Anthony making an estimated $40,000 a day from chart-topping music

Doug Burgum injured playing basketball in MKE, debate attendance in question

Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani expected to surrender Wednesday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election

Lizzo Lawyer Says Singer Plans to Countersue After Surfaced Photos Show Backup Dancers Smiling With Adult Performers In Paris

Meta threatens to fire workers for return-to-office infractions in leaked memo

Woman pleads guilty to fatally shoving 87-year-old grandmother on NYC street

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on passenger list of jet that crashed, officials say

‘Active shooting situation’ unfolding in Pittsburgh neighborhood

WATCH TODAY’S VIDEO HERE:

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ONE DAY OLDER ON AUGUST 24:

Craig Kilborn (61)

Dave Chappelle (50)

Chad Michael Murrey (42)

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:

79: Mount Vesuvius erupted. The cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae were buried in volcanic ash.

1814: British troops invaded Washington, D.C. and burn down the White House and several other buildings.

1979: The Facts of Life premiered on NBC, a spin-off from Diff’rent Strokes.

PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Pluto Demoted Day

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Author: Sean Miller