The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C. The G-20, or Group of Twenty, is a forum for international economic cooperation and decision-making. It…
Tag: 2008
24 September 2008
Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa. Thabo Mbeki is a South African politician who played a significant role in the country’s history, particularly…
11 December 2008
Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
31 May 2008
Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7 m/s) 9.72 seconds
26 June 2008
A suicide bomber dressed as an Iraqi policeman detonates an explosive vest, killing 25 people.
14 December 2008
Muntadhar al-Zaidi throws his shoes at then-U.S. President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq.
26 November 2008
Mumbai attacks, a series of terrorist attacks killing approximately 166 citizens by 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan based extremist Islamist terrorist organisation.
10 September 2008
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in history, is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland.
10 September 2008
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in history, is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider’]
17 August 2008
American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Phelps’]