Date: August 1, 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 β π Other events on April 16 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)…
Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and Anastasia, two of the children of the last Tsar of Russia, whose entire family was executed at Yekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks. Date: April 30, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π …
A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber crashes on Guam, marking the first operational loss of a B-2. Date: February 23, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 23 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2008TACA Flight 390 Crash at ToncontΓn…
Sudan Airways Flight 109 crashes at Khartoum International Airport, killing 30 people. Date: June 10, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 10 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Space Shuttle Endeavour Launches STS-123 with KibΕ Module March 11, 2008Northern Illinois University…
A suicide bomber kills 68 people (including first responders) in Baghdad on the same day that a gunman kills eight students in Jerusalem. Date: March 6, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 6 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2008NASA Phoenix…
Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori. Date: August 13, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 13 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Stephen Harper Apologizes to First Nations for Residential School Abuses, June 11, 2008California Legalizes Same-Sex…