The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit. Date: June 11, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 11 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses at a Canadian Indian residential school. Date: June 11, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 11 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)
Sudan Airways Flight 109 crashes at Khartoum International Airport, killing 30 people. Date: June 10, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 10 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)
Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people. Date: June 9, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 9 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)
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 β π Other events on June 1 π Events…
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-124 carrying the second portion of the Japanese KibΕ module to the International Space Station. Date: May 31, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 31 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)
Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7Β m/s) 9.72 seconds. Date: May 31, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 31 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)
TACA Flight 390 overshoots the runway at ToncontΓn International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and crashes, killing five people. Date: May 30, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 30 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)
Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted. Date: May 30, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 30 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)
A doublet earthquake, of combined magnitude 6.1, strikes Iceland near the town of Selfoss, injuring 30 people. Date: May 29, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 29 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)