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)
An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people. Date: May 12, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people. Date: May 2, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless. Date: May 2, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and Anastasia, two of the children of the last Tsar of Russia, whose entire family was executed at Yekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks. Date: April 30, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅…
Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race. Date: April 20, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Quito Ultratumba nightclub fire in Quito, Ecuador, kills 19 people and injures at least 24 more. Date: April 19, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Baze v. Rees decision that execution by lethal injection does not violate the Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment. Date: April 16, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)