What Happened in Oct 2008

"Joe's Menage" by Frank Zappa Is Released

Joe's Menage is a live album by Frank Zappa, posthumously released on October 1, 2008. It contains previously unreleased material from 1975. It is... Read more

FIFA 09 released

FIFA 09 is the latest installment of Electronic Arts' FIFA series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it is published by Electronic... Read more

Boston Red Sox defeat Los Angeles Angels, 7-5

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Like the grand slam that finally ingratiated him to the Red Sox fan base in the 2007 postseason, J.D. Drew's answer to doubters,... Read more

George W. Bush Signs the Revised Emergency Economic Stabilization Act into Law

Under the Bush Administration, real GDP grew at an average annual rate of 2.5%, considerably below the average for business cycles from 1949 to... Read more

"Extreme Challenge" SNL Digital Short

Samberg and Wiig compete in nonsensical activities, from arm wrestling to human ATM. Forte is the pathetic referee, Thompson is an ATM customer,... Read more

New England Patriots defeat San Francisco 49ers, 30-21

SAN FRANCISCO - No matter how famous the offensive coordinator, how innovative his game plan, or how dangerous his offense there is one little... Read more

Entourage Season 5 Episode 5

Vince, debating over whether to take the big studio picture Smokejumpers, about forest-firefighters, goes with the guys and Ari in search clarity... Read more

Boston Red Sox defeat Los Angeles Angels, 3-2

For a hockey guy, a guy from Canada, there was no way a bloodied finger was going to stop Jason Bay. Nor were the holes on his left forearm,... Read more

Fracture (video game) released

Fracture is a third-person shooter video game developed by Day 1 Studios for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was released on October 7, 2008 in... Read more

Beyonce releases "If I Were a Boy" single

"If I Were a Boy" is a pop song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. It was written by Toby Gad and BC Jean, and produced by Gad and Knowles for... Read more

Beyonce releases "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" single

"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, composed by Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash, Kuk Harrell and... Read more

Boston Bruins defeat Colorado Avalanche, 5-4

DENVER - The shot came off the stick of future Hall of Famer Joe Sakic. Tim Thomas stopped Sakic's wrister, but the netminder wasn't happy with... Read more

Martti Ahtisaari Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari (born 23 June 1937) is a former President of Finland (1994–2000), 2008 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and United Nations... Read more

Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 2-0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - It's only one game. So how come it already feels like the Red Sox are going to the World Series? The Sox beat the Tampa... Read more

Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 9-8

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - From the phenomenally perfect, to the frustratingly flawed. With Jonathan Papelbon allotted just 1 1/3 innings (18... Read more

Minnesota Wild defeat Boston Bruins, 4-3

ST. PAUL - Chuck Kobasew has been diagnosed with a fractured right ankle, thanks to yet another bad bounce, this one in the Bruins' season-opening... Read more

Entourage Season 5 Episode 6

Ari squares off against Alan Gray in a golf game in an attempt to get a role for Vince, only to have Alan continue to be his usual angry and... Read more

San Diego Chargers defeat New England Patriots, 30-10

SAN DIEGO - He attacks the waves on his surfboard now, not opposing ball carriers. If Junior Seau had his preference the waves could wait. No... Read more

Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 9-1

Two minutes and four pitches into yesterday's game, Jon Lester had already plowed through the first three batters of the Tampa Bay order. It was a... Read more

Keane releases their third studio album "Perfect Symmetry"

Perfect Symmetry is the third studio album by English rock band Keane, released on 13 October 2008 in the United Kingdom. The album's title was... Read more

Yngwie Malmsteen Releases "Perpetual Flame"

Perpetual Flame studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen and his group Rising Force, released on October 13, 2008 in Europe and on October 14,... Read more

Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 13-4

They have been in this spot before. A tight spot, and an unforgiving one. The Red Sox have been down and have made it out, as recently as last... Read more

"Iron Man" Rifftrax is Released

In the tradition of I, Robot comes I, Ronman, the story of a shy college student who is bitten by a radioactive guy named Ron. Our hero's DNA is... Read more

Casey Anthony Indicted on Charges of First-Degree Murder

Casey Anthony, 22, was charged in an indictment unsealed today with intentionally killing her daughter. She was also charged with aggravated child... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "This Christmas, Aretha"

This Christmas, Aretha is the 2008 Christmas album by Aretha Franklin on DMI Records. It is her first ever Christmas album in her 52 year career... Read more