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Politics and elections George W. Bush delivers his final State of the Union Address as President of the United States. (The Los Angeles Times) January 29, 2008 (2008-01-29) (Tuesday) edit history watch 20 civilians including 11 children die and 14 are wounded after a mine explodes targeting a school bus in Madhu, Sri Lanka. (Sunday Times) Iran's judiciary sentences 54 BaháΚΌí religion ...
2008 United States presidential election: Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards withdraws his candidacy. Former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani withdraws his candidacy and endorses John McCain. (The New York Times) Republican candidates debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
January 2008 events by continent (6 C) January 2008 crimes (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "January 2008 events" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
January 27 – The 2008 NHL All-Star Game occurs in Atlanta. January 28 – President George W. Bush delivers his final State of the Union address. [4] January 30 – U.S. presidential candidates Rudy Giuliani and John Edwards drop out of the race. In January, Weardrobe online street fashion site is launched. [5]
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.
2008 stock market downturn: Stock markets around the world plunge amid growing fears of a U.S. recession, fueled by the 2007 subprime mortgage financial crisis. (thisislondon.co.uk) [permanent dead link ] North American Markets: U.S. markets are closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Pages in category "January 2008 events in the United States" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
January 2008 stock market downturn: Asian stock markets recover, with the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index rising 10.7% and the Mumbai BSE Sensex rising 5.2%, but European markets are still weak, with the London FTSE 100 Index, the Paris CAC 40 and the Frankfurt DAX all posting significant losses. (AP via Yahoo! Finance)