Rod Blagojevich, The Governor of Illinois, is arrested for attempting to sell the United States Senate seat being vacated by President Barack Obama.
Tag: 2008
28 July 2008
The famous Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare burns down for the second time in 80 years.
19 March 2008
A cosmic burst, named as GRB 080319B, is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.
6 December 2008
Riots break out in Greece upon the murder of a 15-year-old, Alexandros Grigoropoulos, by a police officer.
10 October 2008
A suicide bomber driving a pick up truck in Orakzai kills 110 and injures 200 more
23 September 2008
Matti Saari kills 10 people before committing suicide at a Kauhajoki school in Finland
20 September 2008
At the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, a dump truck full of explosives detonates killing 54 people and injuring 266 others.
13 September 2008
Hurricane Ike makes landfall causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston.