Date: February 24, 2008
The start of the Russo-Georgian War over the territory of South Ossetia. Date: August 7, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008ICJ Awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia, Pedra Branca to Singapore, May 23, 2008Space…
Matti Saari kills ten people at a school in Finland before committing suicide. Date: September 23, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 23 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Lehman Brothers Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Largest U.S. Bankruptcy September 15,…
The New York Philharmonic performs in Pyongyang, North Korea; this was the first such event to take place in North Korea. Date: February 26, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Asteroid 2008 TC3 Impacts…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts the largest-ever raid of a workplace in Postville, Iowa, arresting nearly 400 immigrants for identity theft and document fraud. 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…
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 2008Russo-Georgian War: Russian Occupation of Gori, August…
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…