Riots erupt in Mongolia in response to allegations of fraud surrounding the 2008 legislative elections. Date: July 1, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
In a highly scrutinized election, President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is re-elected in a landslide after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai had withdrawn a week earlier, citing violence against his party's supporters. Date: June 27, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On…
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)
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit. Date: June 11, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 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 → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Sudan Airways Flight 109 crashes at Khartoum International Airport, killing 30 people. Date: June 10, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 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 → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 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 → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events…
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-124 carrying the second portion of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station. Date: May 31, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7 m/s) 9.72 seconds. Date: May 31, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)