Sixty-five passengers are killed when Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895 crashes during an emergency landing at Manas International Airport in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Date: August 24, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Spanair Flight 5022, from Madrid, Spain to Gran Canaria, skids off the runway and crashes at Barajas Airport. Of the 172 people on board, 146 die immediately, and eight more later die of injuries sustained in the crash. Date: August 20, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events…
War of Afghanistan: The Uzbin Valley ambush occurs. Date: August 18, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
The President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, resigns under threat of impeachment. Date: August 18, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games. Date: August 17, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423 m), at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level. Date: August 16, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori. Date: August 13, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 13 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 29th modern summer Olympic Games took place in Beijing, China until August 24. Date: August 8, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
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…
The start of the Russo-Georgian War over the territory of South Ossetia. Date: August 7, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)