A coup d'état occurs in Guinea hours after the death of President Lansana Conté. Date: December 23, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
An ash dike ruptures at a solid waste containment area for a Tennessee Valley Authority coal-fired power plant in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing 4.2 million m3 (1.1 billion US gal) of coal fly ash slurry in the largest industrial spill in U.S. history. Date: December 22, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events…
Bernie Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme. Date: December 11, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is arrested by federal officials for crimes including attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Date: December 9, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
XL Airways Germany Flight 888T: An Airbus A320 performing a flight test crashes near the French commune of Canet-en-Roussillon, killing all seven people on board. Date: November 27, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2, now out of service, docks in Dubai. Date: November 26, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mumbai attacks, a series of terrorist attacks killing approximately 175 citizens by 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan based extremist Islamist terrorist organisation. Date: November 26, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cyclone Nisha strikes northern Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and displacing 90,000 others while dealing the region the highest rainfall in nine decades. Date: November 25, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-126 to continue assembly of the International Space Station. Date: November 14, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C. Date: November 14, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)