2008 Egyptian General Strike Begins, Inspires April 6 Youth Movement April 6, 2008
Date: April 6, 2008
Date: April 6, 2008
Severe flooding begins in eastern and southern China that will ultimately cause 148 deaths and force the evacuation of 1.3Β million. Date: May 26, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 26 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Signed…
Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election. Date: March 24, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 24 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Queen Elizabeth 2 Docks in Dubai, November 26, 2008Kata Air Transport Flight 007 Crashes…
India launches its first uncrewed lunar probe mission Chandrayaan-1. Date: October 22, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 22 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Cyclone Nisha Strikes Northern Sri Lanka, Killing 15 and Displacing 90,000, November 25, 2008Russo-Georgian War: Russian…
Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five. Date: October 29, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 29 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Danica Patrick Wins…
Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari escapes from a detention center in Singapore, hiding in Johor, Malaysia until he was recaptured over a year later. Date: February 27, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 27 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019. Date: June 1, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 1 π Events…