US Takes Control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – September 7, 2008

A pair of deadly earthquakes hits Baluchistan, Pakistan, killing 215. Date: October 29, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway Opens as Fastest Commuter Rail System August 1, 20082008 Egyptian General Strike…

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…

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 2008Euphronios Krater Unveiled in Rome…

Mumbai attacks, a series of terrorist attacks killing approximately 175 citizens by 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan based extremist Islamist terrorist organisation. Date: November 26, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Space Shuttle…

The Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway begins operation as the fastest commuter rail system in the world. Date: August 1, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Baghdad Suicide Bombing Kills 68, Jerusalem Gunman Kills 8 -…