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2008 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 8th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade.
Browse the list of major events that happened in 2008, from sports, politics, entertainment, science, and more. Find out what happened on any date in 2008 with On This Day.
Jun 8, 2020 · Layoffs, stock market crashes and bailouts - America has been through this before. Can we learn from the Great Recession of 2008, or are we doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past?
- The Beijing Olympics. Whether it was the almost superhero accomplishments of American swimmer Michael Phelps or Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, or the stunning backdrop of the Beijing Games themselves, there is no question that the Summer Olympics was our top news story for 2008.
- Murder on a Greyhound bus. Few crime stories capture headlines as vigorously and for as long as the one of the young man, 22-year-old Tim McLean, who was viciously attacked and stabbed to death for no apparent reason, perhaps even while sleeping, as he rode the Greyhound bus to his home in Winnipeg on a soft summer night in July.
- Madame Jean's decision. If there is any doubt Canadians take their politics seriously, it was dispelled during those seven days that ended Dec. 4, when Governor General Michaëlle Jean agreed to allow Parliament to be prorogued so that Prime Minster Stephen Harper could avoid what appeared to be certain defeat on a confidence vote.
- Canada votes. Was it only in October that Canadians chose a new government? It seems like so long ago now. Stephen Harper's Conservatives won, by the way, though he failed to secure the majority he must have thought was within his grasp when he provoked the early election, less than two years from the one before.
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A comprehensive overview of the major events, births, deaths, weddings, and fun facts that happened in 2008. Find out about the global financial crisis, the Beijing Olympics, the Large Hadron Collider, and more.
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China Earthquake. An Earthquake measuring 7.8 strikes near Chengdu, Sichuan's provincial capital leaving an estimated 60,000 dead and up to 5 million homeless. Greece Olympic Torch Relay. Olympic Torch Relay begins from Olympia, Greece, promoting the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
