Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway Opens as Fastest Commuter Rail System August 1, 2008

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 2008NASA Phoenix…

A EuroCity express train en route from Kraków, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic strikes a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the railroad track near Studénka railway station in the Czech Republic and derails, killing eight people and injuring 64 others. Date: August 8, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…

A suicide bomber dressed as an Iraqi policeman detonates an explosive vest, killing 25 people. Date: June 26, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Let L-410 Turbolet Crash in Venezuela Kills 14 – January…

The 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activists. Date: April 6, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008EuroCity Train Derailment…