Lehman Brothers Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Largest U.S. Bankruptcy September 15, 2008
Date: September 15, 2008
Date: September 15, 2008
In a highly scrutinized election, President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is re-elected in a landslide after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai had withdrawn a week earlier, citing violence against his party's supporters. Date: June 27, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On…
A Let L-410 Turbolet crashes in the Los Roques Archipelago in Venezuela, killing 14 people. Date: January 4, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Bloody Friday Stock Market Crash Hits Global Exchanges, October 24,…
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) More events from 2008Mas Selamat Kastari Escapes Singapore Detention…
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) More events from 2008Cyclone Nisha Strikes Northern Sri…
A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019. Date: June 1, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events…
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) More events from 2008Robert Mugabe Re-elected in Zimbabwe Election Amid…