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2008 ( MMVIII) 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. 2008 was designated as:
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.
July 10 – The 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game takes place at Yankee Stadium. The home American League wins 4–3 in 15 innings, giving home field advantage in the 2008 World Series to the AL champion, which eventually came to be the Tampa Bay Rays. July 18 – The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan, is released. It was the ...
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.
Sep 14, 2018 · Learn how the U.S. housing market, low interest rates, deregulation and global interdependence led to the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Explore the origins, effects and lessons of the 2008 financial crisis and its impact on the world.
- Eric Rauchway
- 3 min
Apr 24, 2022 · Learn how the subprime mortgage crisis triggered the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Find out what happened, why it happened, and what was done to recover from the 2008 recession.
On November 4, 2008, after a campaign that lasted nearly two years, Americans elected Illinois senator Barack Obama their 44th president. The result was historic, as Obama, a first-term U.S. senator, became, when he was inaugurated on January 20, 2009, the country’s first African American.
