Date: June 27, 2008
The stock market crashes with the Dow Jones dropping a then record 778 points after the United States House of Representatives vote on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act fails during the beginning stages of the Great Recession. Date: September 29, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on…
Riots erupt in Mongolia in response to allegations of fraud surrounding the 2008 legislative elections. Date: July 1, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Gërdec Ammunition Depot Explosion Kills 26 in Albania, March 15,…
A dump truck full of explosives detonates in front of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 54 people and injuring 266 others. Date: September 20, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Battle of…
Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7 m/s) 9.72 seconds. 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 2008Northern Illinois University Shooting: Six Dead, 21 Injured -…
The Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, begins a series of attacks against civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, massacring more than 400. Date: December 24, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
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) More events from 2008Delta Air…