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.

Events from the year 2008 in the United States. January 3 – Joe Biden drops out of the running for the 2008 U.S. presidential election. January 5 – A levee bursts in Fernley, Nevada, flooding a large portion of the town and forcing the evacuations of 3,500 residents.

2024年9月26日 · Discover the remarkable milestones and game-changing moments that made 2008 a year to be remembered. The first episode of Breaking Bad premiered on AMC. Amy Winehouse scored five awards at the 50th Grammy Awards.

2008年又是： 国际马铃薯年（联合国提出） [1] 国际语言年（联合国提出） [2] 国际环境卫生年（联合国提出） [3] 國際地球年（联合国提出） [4] 歐洲跨文化對話年（歐盟提出） [5] 男童軍年（澳洲提出） 發達芝士年（The year of Feta Cheese （ 英语 ： Feta Cheese ...

Historical events from year 2008. Learn about 304 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 2008 or search by date or keyword.

So those are 10 of many memorable moments from 2008 that'll be recorded in the annals of history. From an overdue apology to generations of Aborigine children and a massively flailing global economy to new insights about one of the world's oldest mysteries, the year has been packed with news-making events.

Historical Events for the Year 2008. 1st January » Cyprus and Malta join the Eurozone. 17th January » British Airways Flight 38 crash lands just short of London Heathrow Airport in England with no fatalities. It is the first complete Write-off known as hull loss of a Boeing 777.

What happened and who was famous in 2008? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 2008.

2008 was a leap year starting on Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 8th year of the 3rd millennium, the 8th year of the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade.

On January 1, 2008, with snowflakes falling around him in Buffalo, Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby slips a shot past Ryan Miller to win the NHL’s inaugural Winter Classic—the first...