2008 Timeline

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2008 Ford Flex is First Produced
The Ford Flex is a full-size crossover manufactured by Ford Motor Company. Its styling is based on the Ford Fairlane concept unveiled at the 2005 North American International Auto Show. T...
2008 Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Harald zur Hausen, and Luc Montagnier Win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (born 30 July 1947) is a French virologist and director of the Unité de Régulation des Infections Rétrovirales at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France. Born in P...
2008 J. M. G. Le Clézio is Awarded The Nobel Prize in Literature
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio (born 13 April 1940), usually identified as J. M. G. Le Clézio, is a globetrotting French author, professor, and Nobel laureate. The author of over forty work...
2008 Lamborghini Alar is First Produced
Lamborghini Alar is a mid-engined sports car produced by Lamborghini LatinoAmerica. A unit is rumored to cost $750,000 each. The Alar was heavily based on the Diablo especially in the are...
2008 Makoto Kobayashi, Toshihide Maskawa, and Yoichiro Nambu Win the Nobel Prize in Physics
Makoto Kobayashi (小林 誠, Kobayashi Makoto?) (born April 7, 1944 in Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese physicist known for his work on CP-violation who was awarded one quarter of the 2008 Nobel P...
2008 Nas Releases Single "Make the World Go Round"
Nas is back and more controversial than ever on his new untitled Def Jam release. On this, his 9th studio album, Nas studies and lyrically dissects some of the our most divisive issues: r...
2008 Nissan 370Z is First Produced
The Nissan 370Z (known as the Fairlady Z in Japan) is a sports car manufactured by Nissan Motors. It was announced on October 29, 2008 and was first shown at an event in Los Angeles ahead...
2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Goes to Martin Chalfie, Osamu Shimomura, and Roger Y. Tsien
Martin Chalfie (born January 15, 1947) is an American scientist. He is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Biological Sciences at Columbia University, where he is also chair of the dep...
2008 Paul Krugman Wins the Nobel Prize in Economics
Paul Robin Krugman (born February 28, 1953) is an American economist, columnist and author. He is Professor of Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public a...
2008 Snoop Dogg Releases Single "My Medicine"
Snoop Dogg spoke on working with Everlast for a country song called "Johnny Cash". However, the track's title was changed to "My Medicine" with Everlast playing the guitar. Another track ...
2008 "Subramaniapuram" Is Released
Subramaniapuram (Subramaniyapuram), சுப்ரமணியபுரம், is a Tamil language Indian feature film produced and directed by Sasikumar. Sasikumar cast the actors Jai, Swathi, Ganja Karuppu and hi...
2008 Taylor Swift Is Number Fifty-Seven In Maxim's List Of Sexiest Women
Swift was named number fifty-seven on Maxim's sexiest women of 2008.
2008 Taylor Swift Is Voted CosmoGirl Of The Year
CosmoGirl voted Swift as the "2008 Girl of the Year".
2008 Volvo XC60 is First Produced
The Volvo XC60 is a compact crossover SUV produced by Volvo Cars. It is built at the Volvo Cars factory in Ghent, Belgium. The XC60 concept was a preview of the production XC60. It inc...
2008 Jan Bernard Madoff Claims $17 Bn in Assets with SEC
In a Form ADV filed with the SEC, Madoff claims that his investment advisory business has 23 clients and more than $17 billion under management. The firm claims 51-250 employees but only ...
2008 Jan Patrick Swayze is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
Swayze was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer in late January 2008, and underwent chemotherapy and other treatments at the Stanford University Medical Center. On March 5, 2008, a R...
2008 Jan 1 A Suicide Bombing Occurs In Zayouna, Baghdad
Zayouna is a neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. Zayouna a residential area in Baghdad, Iraq's capital city located on the side of the Rusafa city of Baghdad, surrounded by the army from th...
2008 Jan 1 Cyprus And Malta Adopt The Euro
The Cypriot economy is prosperous and has diversified in recent years. According to the latest IMF estimates, its per capita GDP (adjusted for purchasing power) is, at $28,381, just above...
2008 Jan 2 Boston Celtics defeat Houston Rockets, 97-93
They are the biggest story in the NBA but not the dominant sports topic in their own hometown. They lead the nightly sportscast when they visit other NBA arenas. Not here. They are ...
2008 Jan 2 The Price Of Petroleum Hits $100 A Barrel
The price of petroleum as quoted in news generally refers to the spot price of either WTI/Light Crude as traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) for delivery at Cushing, Oklaho...
2008 Jan 4 Boston Celtics defeat Memphis Grizzlies, 100-96
With an Eastern Conference showdown on tap for tonight, it seemed hard for the Celtics to stay focused on a lesser opponent last night. The Celtics improved to an NBA-best 28-3 with a ...
2008 Jan 4 Norman Hsu Sentenced on Original Fraud Charges
A judge on Friday sentenced disgraced political donor Norman Hsu to three years in state prison after rejecting the one-time Democratic rainmaker's bid to throw out a 16-year-old fraud co...
2008 Jan 5 Boston Celtics defeat Detroit Pistons, 92-85
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - How fitting it was that a rookie, a second-round draft pick, no less, was the difference-maker down the stretch last night in a game between teams stocked with veter...
2008 Jan 8 "4 Years, 6 Months, 2 Days" Airs
"4 Years, 6 Months, 2 Days" is the first episode of the fifth season of the television series One Tree Hill, and eighty-ninth episode in total. The episode premiered on the The CW on Janu...
2008 Jan 8 An Attempted Assassination of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is Thwarted
The Maldives (en-us-Maldives.ogg /ˈmɒldaɪvz/ (help·info) or /ˈmɒldiːvz/), or Maldive Islands, officially Republic of Maldives, is an island country in the Indian Ocean formed by a double ...
2008 Jan 8 First Sighting of Stephenville, Texas UFO
A radar study recently released supports eight witness reports of an unidentified object in Stephenville, Texas, and the surrounding area on January 8, 2008. Robert Powell, MUFON nati...
2008 Jan 8 Taylor Swift Donates A Pink Chevy Pick-Up Truck To The Victory Junction Gang
In early 2008, Swift donated the pink Chevy pick-up truck given to her by her record label to children’s charity, the Victory Junction Gang; in June, 2008, Swift donated all the proceeds ...
2008 Jan 9 Charlotte Bobcats defeat Boston Celtics, 95-83
The Celtics followed their biggest win of the season by handing the Bobcats possibly the biggest win in their franchise's history. Just days after knocking off the Detroit Pistons, the...
2008 Jan 11 Boston Celtics defeat New Jersey Nets, 86-77
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Maybe they sleep better on the road. Maybe the opposing crowd revs them up. Maybe they are just a really good team and the whole road thing means nothing. Whate...
2008 Jan 12 A Macedonian Army Mil Mi-17 Helicopter Crashes Southeast of Skopje
The Mil Mi-17 (also known as the Mi-8M series in Russian service, NATO reporting name "Hip") is a Russian-designed helicopter currently in production at two factories in Kazan and Ulan-Ud...
2008 Jan 12 New England Patriots defeat Jacksonville Jaguars, 31-20
FOXBOROUGH - He was silent for seven straight days, allowing him plenty of free time to take note of the gushing testimonials given on behalf of Jacksonville running backs Fred Taylor and...
2008 Jan 12 Packers beat Seahawks 42-20 in playoffs
Jan. 12, 2008 vs. Seattle at Lambeau. Favre frolics in heavy snow showers, hitting on three touchdown passes - and hitting wide receiver Donald Driver with a snowball in a 42-20 Packers p...
2008 Jan 12 Washington Wizards defeat Boston Celtics, 85-78
WASHINGTON - After a long and comfortable ride, the Celtics hit a big bump in the road. Boston's road winning streak was snapped at 10 with an 85-78 loss to the Wizards at the Verizon ...
2008 Jan 14 Radiohead releases "Jigsaw Falling into Place" single
"Jigsaw Falling into Place" is a song by the English band Radiohead and is the penultimate track on their 2007 album In Rainbows. The song was released as the first single from In Rainbow...
2008 Jan 14 Washington Wizards defeat Boston Celtics, 88-83
Wait till last year? Can we please turn back the calendar to 2007? These Celtics we've seen in 2008 bear little resemblance to the wrecking crew that terrorized the NBA in November and...
2008 Jan 15 The Seventh Season of 'American Idol' Premieres on Fox
For Season 7, auditions were held in the following cities: San Diego, California: Qualcomm Stadium - July 30 & July 31 Dallas, Texas: Texas Stadium - August 6 & August 7 Omaha, Neb...
2008 Jan 16 Boston Celtics defeat Portland Trail Blazers, 100-90
"Jesus" saved the struggling Celtics last night. Boston defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 100-90, at sold-out TD Banknorth Garden and snapped a two-game losing streak thanks to Ray ...
2008 Jan 18 Boston Celtics defeat Philadelphia 76ers, 116-89
What a difference a half makes. The Celtics improved to an NBA-best 32-6 with a 116-89 victory over the 76ers last night at TD Banknorth Garden. Boston, which is 18-3 at home, was outs...
2008 Jan 18 FDA Approves Novartis's Tekturna HCT to Lower Hypertension
The FDA has approved Novartis' Tekturna HCT (aliskiren and hydrochlorothiazide) tablets, as initial therapy for patients who are likely to need multiple drugs to achieve their blood press...
2008 Jan 18 FDA Approves Tibotec's Intelence
Intelence is an antiviral medication that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in your body. Intelence is used with other medications to treat HIV, which ...
2008 Jan 18 Spike Maynard recuses from Harman-Massey case, Benjamin refuses to do so
Maintaining that he has "no doubt in his own mind" that he could be objective, Chief Justice Spike Maynard recused himself Friday from a headline-grabbing case. Fellow Justice Brent Be...
2008 Jan 19 Suzanne Pleshette Dies
Suzanne Pleshette (January 31, 1937 – January 19, 2008) was an American actress, on stage, screen and television. After beginning her career in theatre, she began appearing in films in...
2008 Jan 19 UFC 80: Rapid Fire
UFC 80: Rapid Fire was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), that took place on January 19, 2008 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, Englan...
2008 Jan 20 New England Patriots defeat San Diego Chargers, 21-12
FOXBOROUGH - Anyone else left out there who thinks the Patriots are just a cutesy aerial circus? The fact is they've been playing trench warfare football for the past eight weeks. An a...
2008 Jan 20 Packers lose 23-20 to Giants in NFC Championship Game
Jan. 20, 2008 vs. New York Giants at Lambeau. Aside from a 90-yard touchdown to wide receiver Donald Driver, Favre generally struggles in subzero temperatures in the NFC Championship game...
2008 Jan 21 Boston Celtics defeat New York Knicks, 109-93
NEW YORK - The East and West coaches with the best winning percentage in their conference as of Feb. 3 earn the right of coaching in the NBA All-Star Game Feb. 17. Because of the Celtics'...
2008 Jan 22 Pirates of the Burning Sea Launches
Pirates of the Burning Sea (abbreviated PotBS) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Flying Lab Software (FLS). The game is set in the Caribbean in 172...
2008 Jan 22 "Plan 9 From Outer Space - Three Riffer Edition" Rifftrax is Released
There have been many, many Plan 9s all throughout history, some of them more successful than others, all of them terrestrial - it took a man with the vision of Ed Wood to show us the very...
2008 Jan 23 Thousands of Palestinians Cross into Egypt, as the Border Wall With Gaza in Rafah is Blown up by Militants
The breach of the Gaza-Egypt border began on January 23, 2008, after Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip set off an explosion near the Rafah Border Crossing, destroying part of the Israeli ...