A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d'Γ©tat in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi. Date: August 6, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 6 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)
The New England Revolution win the 2008 North American SuperLiga final against the Houston Dynamo. Date: August 5, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 5 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)
Eleven mountaineers from international expeditions died on K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth, in the worst single accident in the history of K2 mountaineering. Date: August 1, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 1 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)
The BeijingβTianjin Intercity Railway begins operation as the fastest commuter rail system in the world. Date: August 1, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 1 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)
East Coast Jets Flight 81 crashes near Owatonna Degner Regional Airport in Owatonna, Minnesota, killing all eight people on board. Date: July 31, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 31 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)
Fifty-six people are killed and over 200 people are injured, in the Ahmedabad bombings in India. Date: July 26, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 26 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)
Ram Baran Yadav is declared the first President of Nepal. Date: July 21, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 21 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)
Battle of Wanat begins when Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. deaths were, at that time, the most in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001. Date: July 13, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 13 π …
Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube BoΕ‘koski is acquitted of all war-crimes charges by a United Nations tribunal. Date: July 10, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 10 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)
A bomb explodes at a concert in Minsk's Independence Square, injuring 50 people. Date: July 4, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 4 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today)