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* ... that Ron Tiavaasue was born in Samoa, grew up in New Zealand, played college football in the United States, and now plays professional football in Canada?
* ... that '''[[Ron Tiavaasue]]''' was born in Samoa, grew up in New Zealand, played [[college football]] in the United States, and now plays professional football in Canada?
* ... that between 1899 and 1923 the United States government issued 3,604,239,600 one-dollar Black Eagle Silver Certificates?
* ... that between 1899 and 1923 the United States government issued 3,604,239,600 one-dollar '''[[Black Eagle Silver Certificate]]s'''{{-?}}
* ... that '''[[Patrick J. Hessian]]''', the 16th [[Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army]], earned the [[Soldier's Medal]] for disarming a suicidal soldier who was holding a live grenade with the pin pulled?
* ... that David Gillespie became the chief surveyor of the United States boundary commission after the first surveyor was considered to be "insufferably arrogant"?
* ... that '''[[David Gillespie (surveyor)|David Gillespie]]''' became the chief surveyor of the United States boundary commission after the first surveyor was considered to be "insufferably arrogant"?
* ... that '''[[Helen Hornbeck Tanner]]''' was part of a major case supporting the [[Ojibwe]] before the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] while in her 80s?
* ... that '''[[Nathaniel Coe]]''' declined nomination to the [[United States Senate]], instead choosing to serve as an inspector for the [[United States Postal Service]]?
:Over 45,000 [[Dockworker|dockworkers]] of thirty-six [[United States]] ports mostly along the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] and the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|Gulf Coast]] begin a [[Strike action|labor strike]], following the failure of the ports to reach a deal for worker compensation and a ban on [[Automation|automation]]. [https://apnews.com/article/port-strike-ila-dockworkers-begins-e5468e760f46a64e4322d1702beb1f72 (AP)]
1 October 2024 –
The 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, turns 100 years old, becoming the first Centenarian former President in US history. (BBC)
:The 39th President of the [[United States of America|United States]], [[Jimmy Carter]], turns 100 years old, becoming the first Centenarian former President in US history. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyldnlrnxdo (BBC)]
Israel informs the U.S. State Department that it will launch an imminent ground invasion of southern Lebanon in order to clear out Hezbollah infrastructure near Israeli border communities. (The Washington Post)
:Israel informs the [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]] that it will launch an imminent ground invasion of southern Lebanon in order to clear out [[Hezbollah]] infrastructure near Israeli border communities. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/30/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-hamas-war-news-gaza/ (''The Washington Post'')]
:[[United States Senate|United States senator]] [[Mark Kelly]] confirms that it was U.S. produced and provided 2,000-pound [[bunker buster]] [[BLU-109 bomb]]s that were used by [[Israel]] to [[assination|assassinate]] [[Hezbollah]] [[Secretary-General of Hezbollah|Secretary-General]] [[Hassan Nasrallah]] in [[Beirut]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-used-us-made-bomb-attack-hezbollah-head-us-senator-says-2024-09-29/ (Reuters)]
29 September 2024 –
Approximately 17,000 people are ordered to evacuate their homes and more are ordered to shelter in place after a fire, potentially causing hazardous chlorine contamination, occurs at a BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia, United States. (CNN)
:Approximately 17,000 people are ordered to [[emergency evacuation|evacuate]] their homes and more are ordered to shelter in place after a fire, potentially causing hazardous [[chlorine]] contamination, occurs at a BioLab facility in [[Conyers, Georgia]], [[United States]]. [https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/29/us/rockdale-county-biolab-fire-georgia/index.html (CNN)]
:The death toll from Hurricane Helene in the [[United States]] increases to at least 64 people, including 21 in [[South Carolina]] and 18 in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. [https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-helene-florida-georgia-north-carolina-south-carolina-92d5caaafe40644e1db687cf6431395f (AP)]
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Latest comment: 4 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Greetings, Today Oct. 1, 2019 is a Tuesday, and calendar here shows Oct. 1 as Saturday. I'm clueless on how to fix, so asking for help here. Regards, JoeHebda (talk) 12:02, 1 October 2019 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Not sure how many places it needs to get "put back"; I am only handling pages in Category:Idaho for now. But, please, feel free to list other "U.S." pages that list "State" Portals as a reply to this notice. Mjquinn_id (talk) 02:45, 10 August 2021 (UTC)Reply