TACA Flight 390 overshoots the runway at Toncontín International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and crashes, killing five people. Date: May 30, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted. Date: May 30, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 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 → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty. Date: May 28, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Severe flooding begins in eastern and southern China that will ultimately cause 148 deaths and force the evacuation of 1.3 million. Date: May 26, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
NASA's Phoenix lander touches down in the Green Valley region of Mars to search for environments suitable for water and microbial life. Date: May 25, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries. Date: May 23, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional. Date: May 15, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Battle of Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre between Zenit supporters and Rangers supporters and the Greater Manchester Police; 39 policemen injured, one police dog injured and 39 arrested. Date: May 14, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts the largest-ever raid of a workplace in Postville, Iowa, arresting nearly 400 immigrants for identity theft and document fraud. Date: May 12, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)