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May. May 1 – 2010 Times Square car bombing attempt: Car bomb fails to go off in Times Square, New York City. May 6 – The "flash crash" occurs at the New York Stock Exchange, temporarily depleting 1,000 points off of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It is the largest intra-day fall ever.
2008 ( MMVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 8th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade. 2008 was designated as:
January 22 – Actor Heath Ledger, 28, is found dead at his home in New York City. He would later be awarded a posthumous Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in The Dark Knight, released in July 2008. January 25 – In Las Vegas, the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino catches fire. January 27 – The 2008 NHL All-Star Game occurs in ...
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Business and economy China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) launch a Free Trade Area. (New York Times) (Xinhua) Disasters and accidents At least 19 people are dead and five are injured as mudslide hits an island resort near Angra dos Reis, Ilha Grande. Large numbers also killed elsewhere in Brazil. (BBC) (The Washington Post) Health A study suggests that teenagers who go ...
The following is a timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama, from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.For his time as president-elect, see the presidential transition of Barack Obama; for a detailed account of his first months in office, see first 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency; for a complete itinerary of his travels, see list of presidential trips made by Barack Obama.
January. 17 January – The number of people affected by norovirus stomach bug in the UK reaches an estimated 3 million. 18 January – Last working of Tower Colliery, the last deep mine in the South Wales Valleys. The official closure is on 25 January.
Politics and elections George W. Bush delivers his final State of the Union Address as President of the United States. (The Los Angeles Times) January 29, 2008 (2008-01-29) (Tuesday) edit history watch 20 civilians including 11 children die and 14 are wounded after a mine explodes targeting a school bus in Madhu, Sri Lanka. (Sunday Times) Iran's judiciary sentences 54 Baháʼí religion ...