Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Launches into Orbit June 11, 2008
Date: June 11, 2008
Date: June 11, 2008
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 📅…
Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7 m/s) 9.72 seconds. Date: May 31, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Chaitén Volcano Erupts in Chile, Evacuating 4,500+ People, May…
A EuroCity express train en route from Kraków, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic strikes a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the railroad track near Studénka railway station in the Czech Republic and derails, killing eight people and injuring 64 others. Date: August 8, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…
An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people. Date: May 12, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Colombia Civic Mobilization Against FARC: A Million Voices, February 4, 2008Mongolia…
A series of riots, protests, and demonstrations erupt in Lhasa and subsequently spread elsewhere in Tibet. Date: March 14, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008British Airways Flight 38 Crashes at Heathrow, Injuring 47…
TACA Flight 390 overshoots the runway at Toncontín International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and crashes, killing five people. Date: May 30, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Rebel Soldiers Wound José Ramos-Horta; Alfredo Reinado…