Stockpiles of obsolete ammunition explode at an ex-military ammunition depot in the village of Gërdec, Albania, killing 26 people. Date: March 15, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
A series of riots, protests, and demonstrations erupt in Lhasa and subsequently spread elsewhere in Tibet. Date: March 14, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-123, carrying the first component of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station. Date: March 11, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
A suicide bomber kills 68 people (including first responders) in Baghdad on the same day that a gunman kills eight students in Jerusalem. Date: March 6, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Armenian police clash with peaceful opposition rally protesting against allegedly fraudulent presidential elections; as a result ten people are killed. Date: March 1, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)