Date: June 27, 2008
Spanair Flight 5022, from Madrid, Spain to Gran Canaria, skids off the runway and crashes at Barajas Airport. Of the 172 people on board, 146 die immediately, and eight more later die of injuries sustained in the crash. Date: August 20, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events…
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-124 carrying the second portion of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station. 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 2008TACA Flight 390 Crash at…
The 2008 Chatsworth train collision in Los Angeles between a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train kills 25 people. Date: September 12, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008California Legalizes Same-Sex…
A Conviasa Boeing 737 crashes into Illiniza Volcano in Ecuador, killing all three people on board. Date: August 30, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway Opens as Fastest Commuter Rail System…
The Armenian police clash with peaceful opposition rally protesting against allegedly fraudulent presidential elections; as a result ten people are killed. Date: March 1, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Battle of Piccadilly Gardens:…
Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost. Date: November 10, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Colombia Civic Mobilization Against FARC:…