Date: April 3, 2008
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Baze v. Rees decision that execution by lethal injection does not violate the Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment. Date: April 16, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori. Date: August 13, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 13 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Beijing Hosts 29th Summer Olympics August 8, 2008Lhasa Riots and Tibet Protests Erupt March 14,…
The New England Revolution win the 2008 North American SuperLiga final against the Houston Dynamo. Date: August 5, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Euphronios Krater Unveiled in Rome After Return to Italy January…
Battle of Wanat begins when Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. deaths were, at that time, the most in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001. Date: July 13, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅…
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses at a Canadian Indian residential school. Date: June 11, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Thabo…
Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches three-week operation on Gaza. Date: December 27, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008US Takes Control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – September 7, 2008British Airways Flight 38…