Chaitén Volcano Erupts in Chile, Forcing Evacuation of 4,500+ People, May 2, 2008
Date: May 2, 2008
Date: May 2, 2008
ATA Airlines, once one of the ten largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in five years and ceases all operations. Date: April 3, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day…
A Conviasa Boeing 737 crashes into Illiniza Volcano in Ecuador, killing all three people on board. Date: August 30, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Universal Studios Fire Destroys King Kong Encounter and Master…
India launches its first uncrewed lunar probe mission Chandrayaan-1. Date: October 22, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 22 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Jemaah Islamiyah Terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari Escapes Singapore Detention Center, February 27, 2008Quito Ultratumba Nightclub Fire…
Qantas Flight 72 experiences an in-flight upset near Learmonth, Victoria, Australia, injuring 112. Date: October 7, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008East Coast Jets Flight 81 Crash Near Owatonna, Minnesota, July 31, 2008First…
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…
Riots erupt in Mongolia in response to allegations of fraud surrounding the 2008 legislative elections. Date: July 1, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Bhutan Becomes Democracy in First General Election, March 24, 2008Major…