Operation Cast Lead: Israel Launches Gaza Offensive, December 27, 2008

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 2008US Air Force B-2…

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) More events…

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…

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) More events from…

NASA's Phoenix lander touches down in the Green Valley region of Mars to search for environments suitable for water and microbial life. Date: May 25, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Fermi Gamma-ray Space…

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) More events from 2008Zhai Zhigang First Chinese Spacewalk September 27, 2008GRB 080319B: Farthest Naked-Eye…