What Happened in 2008
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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"Subramaniapuram" Is Released
Subramaniapuram (Subramaniyapuram), சுப்ரமணியபுரம், is a Tamil language Indian feature film produced and directed by Sasikumar. Sasikumar cast the... Read more
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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... Read more
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Taylor Swift Is Voted CosmoGirl Of The Year
CosmoGirl voted Swift as the "2008 Girl of the Year". Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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. Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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.... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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"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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more