Date: July 13, 2008
The Singapore Grand Prix is held as Formula One's inaugural night race, with Fernando Alonso winning the event. Almost a year later it was revealed that Alonso's team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr. had been ordered to crash his car to help bring out the safety car and give Alonso the advantage and win. Date: September 28,…
Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race. Date: April 20, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008TACA Flight 390 Crashes at…
Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and Anastasia, two of the children of the last Tsar of Russia, whose entire family was executed at Yekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks. Date: April 30, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅…
Rebel East Timorese soldiers seriously wound President José Ramos-Horta. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is killed in the attack. Date: February 11, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Opens in Hyderabad,…
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the U.S. financial system is signed by President George W. Bush. Date: October 3, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 3 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Bhutan Becomes Democracy in First General…
Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected as President of the United States. Date: November 4, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Quito Ultratumba Nightclub Fire Kills…