Date: February 27, 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 📅…
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 → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Bhutan Becomes…
The Quito Ultratumba nightclub fire in Quito, Ecuador, kills 19 people and injures at least 24 more. Date: April 19, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008British Airways Flight 38 Crashes at Heathrow, Injuring…
Northern Illinois University shooting: A gunman opens fire in a lecture hall of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb County, Illinois, resulting in six fatalities (including the gunman) and 21 injuries. Date: February 14, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This…
The stock market crashes with the Dow Jones dropping a then record 778 points after the United States House of Representatives vote on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act fails during the beginning stages of the Great Recession. Date: September 29, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on…
Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history. Date: September 15, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Northern Illinois University Shooting Kills Six, Injures 21 – February 14,…