Quito Ultratumba Nightclub Fire Kills 19, Injures 24 – April 19, 2008

A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019. Date: June 1, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events…

Official opening of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India. Date: March 23, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Northern Illinois University Shooting Kills Six, Injures 21 – February 14, 2008Large Hadron Collider Powers…

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 → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Civic mobilizations in Colombia against FARC, under the name A million voices against the FARC. Date: February 4, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Falcon 1 First Private Liquid-Fuel Rocket to Orbit Payload, September…

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…