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December 2008 was the twelfth and final month of that leap year. The month, which began on a Monday, ended on a Wednesday after 31 days. Portal:Current events
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December 2008 events by continent (6 C) December 2008 crimes (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "December 2008 events" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of ...
Pages in category "December 2008 events in the United States" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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.
December – The unemployment rate soars to 7.3%, the highest since December 1932. December 1 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 680 points, its fourth worst drop in its history, after the National Bureau of Economic Research declared on the same day that the United States economy officially entered a recession in December 2007.
2008 Canadian parliamentary dispute: Stéphane Dion announces his plans to resign as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. (The Ottawa Citizen) The Tribune Company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (Los Angeles Times) A bus crashes 30 kilometers southwest of Cairo, killing 11 people and injuring 30 more. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
December 2008 events in the United States (2 C, 10 P) Pages in category "December 2008 events in North America" This category contains only the following page.