9/17/2013

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The date is September 17th, 2013, and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. Schools and colleges are starting again, and fall has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning to cool, and trees are starting to shed their leaves.

The earthy smells of autumn have started to fill the air. In America, the song Roar by Katy Perry is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Talk Dirty by Jason Derulo is the number-one hit song.

Barack Obama is the President of the United States, and the movie Insidious Chapter 2 is at the top of the box office. David Cameron is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Breaking Bad", "True Blood", "The Vampire Diaries", and "Black Mirror".

Video rental stores such as Blockbuster are continuing to close their doors at the moment. Sadly, it seems as though they will be unable to compete with online streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu. It's 2013, so the music charts are being dominated by artists such as Macklemore, Robin Thicke, Imagine Dragons and Bruno Mars. A social networking website called Vine is extremely popular at the moment.

A new Internet meme called "Doge", which consists of an image of a Shiba Inu dog with broken English written on it, is being shared online at the moment. A new show called "Peaky Blinders" has just debuted on Netflix. In Ireland, there is shock at the news that the body of missing woman Elaine O'Hara has been discovered in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains. Elaine had been missing since August of last year. Meanwhile, it has just been announced that the country has officially exited its recession.

In celebrity news, NBA star LeBron James has married Savannah Brinson. Twelve people have been tragically killed following a mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard shooting. The highly-anticipated game "Grand Theft Auto V" has just been released.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Paul Walker, Nelson Mandela, James Avery, and Ariel Sharon would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Clash of Clans", "Dishonored", "Call of Duty: Black Ops II", and "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse", "Jake and the Never Land Pirates", "Doc McStuffins", and "Sam & Cat".

Children are playing with toys such as Barbie Video Girl, Monster High dolls, the Wii U, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shellraiser.