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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.
March 1 - In Gaza Strip at least 52 Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers are killed in the most intense Israeli air strikes since 2005. March 2 - 2008 Russian presidential election: Dmitry Medvedev is elected President of Russia with about 70% of the vote. He is scheduled to succeed Vladimir Putin in May. [15]
The World Bank announces a US$1.2 billion package to fight the global food crisis including $200 million in grants for those most at risk in Third World countries. (AFP via Google News) Track and field coach Trevor Graham is convicted of lying to investigators of links to a steroids dealer in the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative investigation.
2008 2008 Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict Eritrea Djibouti: 2008 2011 Cambodian–Thai border dispute Cambodia Thailand: 2008 2008 2008 Bangladesh India border clash Bangladesh India: 2008 2008 Russo-Georgian War Russia South Ossetia Abkhazia Georgia: 2008 2008 2008 Kufra conflict: Libya: Toubou Front for the Salvation of Libya: 2008 2009
Bolivia holds a Vote of confidence referendum over whether the president, vice president and most prefects should face re-election. Unofficial results indicate that President Evo Morales has won a decisive mandate. (Los Angeles Times) Pádraig Harrington wins the 2008 PGA Championship, becoming the first European to do so in 78 years.
Law and crime Salim Hamdan, Osama Bin Laden's former driver, is sentenced to 66 months in prison for war crimes. (The New York Times) The Mayor of Detroit Kwame Kilpatrick is ordered to go to jail for violating the terms of his bond for an ongoing perjury trial. (NPR) Politics and elections The leaders of the 2008 Mauritanian coup d'état promise to hold elections as soon as possible. (Xinhua ...
July 10 – The 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game takes place at Yankee Stadium. [33] The home American League wins 4–3 in 15 innings, giving home field advantage in the 2008 World Series to the AL champion, which eventually came to be the Tampa Bay Rays. July 18 – The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan, is released. It was ...
December 2008 events by country (18 C) This page was last edited on 19 September 2022, at 06:19 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...