Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari escapes from a detention center in Singapore, hiding in Johor, Malaysia until he was recaptured over a year later. Date: February 27, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
The New York Philharmonic performs in Pyongyang, North Korea; this was the first such event to take place in North Korea. Date: February 26, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba and the Council of Ministers after 32 years. He would remain as head of the Communist Party for another three years. Date: February 24, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day…
The Japanese WINDS satellite is launched. Date: February 23, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber crashes on Guam, marking the first operational loss of a B-2. Date: February 23, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Kosovo declares independence from Serbia. Date: February 17, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Northern Illinois University shooting: A gunman opens fire in a lecture hall of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb County, Illinois, resulting in six fatalities (including the gunman) and 21 injuries. Date: February 14, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This…
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes a historic apology to the Indigenous Australians and the Stolen Generations. Date: February 13, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Rebel East Timorese soldiers seriously wound President José Ramos-Horta. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is killed in the attack. Date: February 11, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
A major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States kills 57. Date: February 5, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)