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2008 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 8th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade.
June 7 – Big Brown, previously undefeated, fails to become the first winner of the Triple Crown since 1978, finishing last at the 2008 Belmont Stakes. June 11 – Four Boy Scouts are killed and 48 others are injured when a tornado strikes Little Sioux Scout Ranch in Little Sioux, Iowa. Many acts of bravery occurred during and after the storm ...
Arts and culture Former President of Botswana, Festus Mogae is awarded the $ 5m Mo Ibrahim Foundation Prize for Achievement in African Leadership for 2008. (PA) [permanent dead link ] October 21, 2008 (2008-10-21) (Tuesday) edit history watch Global financial crisis of September–October 2008: Iceland's Kaupthing Bank fails to pay interest to its 50-billion- yen (US$ 493 million ...
With so many constants -- 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year and almost most always 365 days -- it seems surprising that we need to buy a new calendar every year. Even though you can't reuse your 2008 ...
September 2008 events in the United States (2 C, 12 P) October 2008 events in the United States (2 C, 8 P) November 2008 events in the United States (5 C, 32 P)
The S&P/Case-Shiller index of United States real estate pricing shows a decline of 12.7% from February 2007 to February 2008, with 17 of 20 regions showing falls. (BBC News) The United States Consumer Confidence Index falls again in April due to concerns over the rising price of petroleum and weaker job prospects.
December 2008 events in North America (5 C, 1 P) C. 2008 events in Canada by month (12 C) 2008 crimes in North America by month (12 C) M. 2008 events in Mexico by ...
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