39 events found for 2008
American racing driver Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar auto race
Fernando Lugo became the first candidate not from the Colorado Party candidate to be elected President of Paraguay in 61
The Chaitén volcano in Chile began to erupt for the first time since around 1640
British barrister Mark Saunders was shot dead by police after a five-hour siege at his home in Chelsea, London
Nine bombs placed by the Indian Mujahideen, then an unknown terrorist group, exploded in a 15-minute period in Jaipur, I
On the day of the UEFA Cup Final, violence erupted between football hooligan supporters of both teams and the Greater Ma
The International Court of Justice awarded the Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca to Singapore, resolving a 29-ye
The Convention on Cluster Munitions, prohibiting the use, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster bombs, was adopted
A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios Hollywood destroyed the King Kong Encounter and a large archive of music and
Artist Tim Buckley published "Loss" as part of his webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del
A Japanese man drove a truck into a crowd of pedestrians in Akihabara, Tokyo, and proceeded to stab at least 12 people,
Seven people were killed and 10 others were injured in vehicle and knife attack in Tokyo, Japan
Seven people were killed and 10 others were injured in a vehicle and knife attack in Tokyo, Japan
Sudan Airways Flight 109 crashed on landing at Khartoum International Airport, killing 30 of the 214 occupants on board
Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper apologised to the First Nations for past governments' policies of forced assimila
Robert Mugabe was re-elected as President of Zimbabwe with an overwhelming majority after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai
Rioting erupted in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, over allegations of fraud surrounding the recent legislative election.