1.Britney Spears climbed to the top of the charts with "Womanizer" — which also happened to be her first No. 1 hit since her debut single, "…Baby One More Time," topped the charts almost a decade earlier.
2.T.I. had two back-to-back No. 1s with "Whatever You Like" and "Live Your Life" (feat. Rihanna).
3.T.I. also had a No. 1 selling album with his sixth album, Paper Trails.
7.Joe Biden and Sarah Palin had their HIGHLY anticipated vice-presidential debate.
8.Barack Obama and John McCain had their third and final presidential debate at Hofstra University.
9."Joe the Plumber" (who was not really a plumber) became an instant celebrity after John McCain mentioned him during the final debate.
10.O.J. Simpson was found guilty by a jury on 12 charges, that included felony kidnapping and armed robbery, in Las Vegas.
11.Jennifer Hudson and her family suffered a terrible loss after her mother, Darnell, her brother, Jason, and her nephew Julian were killed by her brother-in-law, William Baflour.
12.John McCain famously corrected a woman who insisted Barack Obama was an "Arab":
13.Casey Anthony was indicted on seven counts, including a capital murder charge, in connection with her daughter's death.
14.Madonna and Guy Ritchie announced in a joint statement that they were going to divorce after almost eight years of marriage.
15.After the announcement, rumors began to swirl that Madonna was already dating Alex Rodriguez.
16.Lindsay Lohan launched her legging line 6126 (which, if you remember, was named after Marilyn Monroe’s birthday).
17.Meanwhile, Heidiwood — Heidi Montag's clothing line — was cancelled by Anchor Blue after a year.
18.Katy Perry appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
19.John Green released his YA novel, Paper Towns.
20.Entertainment Weekly gave us our first look at J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek reboot.
21.Star Wars: The Clone Wars made its debut on Cartoon Network.
22.While The Real Housewives of Atlanta made its debut on Bravo.
23.Corbin Bleu, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Monique Coleman, and Zac Efron were EVERYWHERE promoting High School Musical 3: Senior Year, which hit the big screen that month.
24.Other movies released that month included Zack and Miri Make a Porno, The Secret Life of Bees, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, and Body of Lies.
25.And finally, the Queen of Halloween, Heidi Klum, hosted her ninth annual Halloween party where she came dressed (problematically) as the Hindu goddess Kali.
