Squiz the Day / 24 August 2023
24 August 2023
11.00am (AEST) – First Fox News televised debate for Republican presidential hopefuls – Wisconsin
Independence Day in Ukraine
Treasurer Jim Chalmers hands down the Intergenerational Report
Arts Minister Tony Burke launches Creative Australia
Company Results – Cleanaway Waste Management; Medibank Private; Nine Entertainment Co; Qantas; Ramsay Health Care; Stockland Corporation; Star Entertainment Group; Tabcorp Holdings; Whitehaven Coal
Birthdays for Stephen Fry (1957), Ava DuVernay (1972), Dave Chappelle (1973), John Green (1977), and Rupert Grint (1988)
Anniversary of:
• the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, burying Pompeii and Herculaneum and killing 15,000 (79)
• the invention of the potato chip by chef George Crum in New York, according to popular legend (1853)
• Amelia Earhart becoming the first woman to fly nonstop across the US (1932)
• Tim Cook becoming CEO of Apple after the resignation of Steve Jobs due to health reasons (2011)
• the ouster of PM Malcolm Turnbull/Scott Morrison becoming PM (2018)
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