67 events found for 2008
A dump truck full of explosives detonates in front of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 54 people and…
Matti Saari kills ten people at a school in Finland before committing suicide.
Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa.
CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk.
Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit by the…
The Singapore Grand Prix is held as Formula One's inaugural night race, with Fernando Alonso winning the event. Almost…
The stock market crashes with the Dow Jones dropping a then record 778 points after the United States House of…