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2008 — Hurricane Ike kills 100 people along the Texas coast, produces $31 billion in damage, and contributes to rising oil prices. 2008 — U.S. oil prices hit a record $147 per barrel in the wake of—among other factors—international tensions and the falling U.S. dollar vs. the Euro .
Timeline of the history of the United States (1930–1949) Timeline of the history of the United States (1950–1969) Timeline of the history of the United States (1970–1989) Timeline of the history of the United States (1990–2009) Timeline of the history of the United States (2010–present) List of years in the United States
March 13 – Bruno Bettelheim, American child psychologist (b. 1903) March 14 – Harold Medina, American lawyer, teacher, and judge (b. 1888) March 15 – Tom Harmon, American football player and broadcaster (b. 1919) March 18 – Robin Harris, American actor, comedian and voice artist (b. 1953) March 19
Timeline of historical geopolitical changes (~9500 BCE–present) Timeline of women's suffrage (1718–present) Timeline of women's suffrage in the United States (1777–present) Timeline of Zionism (1777–1991) Timeline of the American Revolution (1763–1789) Timeline of drafting and ratification of the United States Constitution (1785–1791)
On November 4, 2008, Obama defeated McCain 365 to 173 in the electoral vote and 52.9% to 45.7% in the popular vote to become the 44th president of the United States, making history in becoming the first African American to be elected to the highest executive office. Part of the strong showing came from a surge of support from younger voters ...
Baseball team composed mostly of child workers from a glass factory. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1908. The timeline of young peoples' rights in the United States, including children and youth rights, includes a variety of events ranging from youth activism to mass demonstrations. There is no "golden age" in the American children's rights movement ...
A 2010 settlement requiring the organization to pay $18.5 million to a former scout abused by one of his leaders also mandated that the scouts release 14,500 pages of secret "perversion files" on ...
Joel Steinberg is convicted of manslaughter in the beating death of a 6-year-old child he was raising. January 29 – Shining Time Station, a children's sitcom debuts on PBS. Starring Didi Conn, Brian O'Connor and Ringo Starr, the series introduces British children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends to America.