Space Shuttle Discovery Launches STS-124 with Kibō Module to ISS, May 31, 2008
Date: May 31, 2008
Date: May 31, 2008
Rebel East Timorese soldiers seriously wound President José Ramos-Horta. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is killed in the attack. Date: February 11, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Lewis Hamilton Wins First Formula One Championship…
East Coast Jets Flight 81 crashes near Owatonna Degner Regional Airport in Owatonna, Minnesota, killing all eight people on board. Date: July 31, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Delhi Bomb Blasts Kill 30,…
An ash dike ruptures at a solid waste containment area for a Tennessee Valley Authority coal-fired power plant in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing 4.2 million m3 (1.1 billion US gal) of coal fly ash slurry in the largest industrial spill in U.S. history. Date: December 22, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events…
The stock market crashes with the Dow Jones dropping a then record 778 points after the United States House of Representatives vote on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act fails during the beginning stages of the Great Recession. Date: September 29, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on…
The Quito Ultratumba nightclub fire in Quito, Ecuador, kills 19 people and injures at least 24 more. Date: April 19, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Algiers Train Station Bombings Kill 13 People June…
Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba and the Council of Ministers after 32 years. He would remain as head of the Communist Party for another three years. Date: February 24, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day…