Date: November 2, 2008
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…
Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski is acquitted of all war-crimes charges by a United Nations tribunal. Date: July 10, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Mauritania Military Junta Coup Overthrows President Sidi Ould…
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-124 carrying the second portion of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station. Date: May 31, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 20082008 Egyptian General Strike Begins,…
Sudan Airways Flight 109 crashes at Khartoum International Airport, killing 30 people. Date: June 10, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Baghdad Suicide Bombing Kills 68, Jerusalem Gunman Kills 8 – March 6, 2008Cessna…
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) More events from 2008Large Hadron Collider Powers…
Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori. Date: August 13, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 13 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Bloody Friday Stock Market Crash Hits Global Exchanges, October 24, 2008Major Southern U.S. Tornado Outbreak…