Date: June 1, 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…
Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five. Date: October 29, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Beijing Hosts 29th…
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 2008Conviasa Boeing 737…
The Quito Ultratumba nightclub fire in Quito, Ecuador, kills 19 people and injures at least 24 more. Date: April 19, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Kevin Rudd Historic Apology to Indigenous Australians and…
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) More events from 2008Asteroid 2008…
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 2008Let L-410…