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Time: Friday Aug 8, 2008
Place: England
Details: On 8 August 2008, IKEA UK launched a virtual mobile phone network called IKEA Family Mobile, which ran on T-Mobile. At launch it was the cheapest pay-as-you-go network in the UK.
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Titus Oates Birth
Wednesday Sep 15, 1649 - Oakham
![X-ray-X-rays effect from Crookes tubes](/assets/placeholder.png)
![X-ray](https://historydraft.com/files/db6bcc03-2235-4ce5-9f0f-0dc9f4cc6093.160.webp)
X-ray-X-rays effect from Crookes tubes
1870s - England, United Kingdom
![Chocolate-Cadbury](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Chocolate](https://historydraft.com/files/27d8fbbd-492a-4e01-9394-b9374eba6dd2.160.webp)
Chocolate-Cadbury
1868 - England, United Kingdom
![Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak-Desperate measures in England](/assets/placeholder.png)
![3D medical animation corona virus Image](https://historydraft.com/files/bba5a5fe-4d3d-4c7a-b37d-b574e4455370.160.webp)
Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak-Desperate measures in England
Friday Mar 20, 2020 - United Kingdom
![Prince Charles-Charles appeared In a Comedy Sketch](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Prince Charles Image](https://historydraft.com/files/128f8fd1-cd8e-4ae1-a897-e444f0e991cf.160.webp)
Prince Charles-Charles appeared In a Comedy Sketch
Saturday Apr 23, 2016 - The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Waterside, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
![Elizabeth Woodville-Marriage](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Elizabeth Woodville](https://historydraft.com/files/3d93cf38-3a46-4707-a27c-13437c637d0d.160.webp)
Elizabeth Woodville-Marriage
1452 - England, United Kingdom
![Ellie Goulding-Awards befor the first album](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Ellie Goulding](https://historydraft.com/files/b5705ee0-db9e-4c03-80b9-535e67c05cee.160.webp)
Ellie Goulding-Awards befor the first album
2010 - United Kingdom
![Stephen Hawking-MND](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Stephen Hawking Image](https://historydraft.com/files/2406cddd-8b6b-4edd-aefd-a214e8334d95.160.webp)
Stephen Hawking-MND
1963 - England
![Meghan, Duchess of Sussex-Britain's best-dressed people](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Mehan Markle Image](https://historydraft.com/files/beedcd36-a2c4-44b6-b15e-020f028920db.160.webp)
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex-Britain's best-dressed people
2018 - United Kingdom
![Benjamin Latrobe Birth](/assets/placeholder.png)
Benjamin Latrobe Birth
Tuesday May 1, 1764 - Yorkshire
![Margaret Thatcher-Birth](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Margaret Thatcher Image](https://historydraft.com/files/b39ae2b9-3eb8-4080-a88e-41e0fa9cdb96.160.webp)
Margaret Thatcher-Birth
Tuesday Oct 13, 1925 - Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
On This Day - 8 August
![George Washington-Washington issued his first proclamation for calling up state militias](/assets/placeholder.png)
![George Washington](https://historydraft.com/files/e6a2c99e-88d4-4235-9f40-0412b8ed5240.160.webp)
George Washington-Washington issued his first proclamation for calling up state militias
Monday Aug 8, 1791 - U.S.
![The Wright brothers-Some newspapers that called him a "bluffeur"](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Oliver Wright and Wilbur Wright Image](https://historydraft.com/files/e61d266c-a827-401b-bf7c-08a092d04a57.160.webp)
The Wright brothers-Some newspapers that called him a "bluffeur"
Saturday Aug 8, 1908 - Le Mans, France
![Spanish Civil War-Aircraft could freely pass from France into Spain if they were bought in other countries](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Battle of Madrid (Spanish Civil War)](https://historydraft.com/files/ab4e9c28-8af2-4696-81da-f6cf0ae49e85.160.webp)
Spanish Civil War-Aircraft could freely pass from France into Spain if they were bought in other countries
Saturday Aug 8, 1936 - France
![Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi-The Quit India speech](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Image](https://historydraft.com/files/5c26e366-bf27-4a61-88c9-3ac79de24b5b.160.webp)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi-The Quit India speech
Saturday Aug 8, 1942 - Mumbai, India
![World War II-Battle of Smolensk (1943)](/assets/placeholder.png)
![World War II](https://historydraft.com/files/474cf5dc-2ae6-4543-a088-aed578f5c3e0.160.webp)
World War II-Battle of Smolensk (1943)
Sunday Aug 8, 1943 - Smolensk, U.S.S.R.
![Second Sino-Japanese War-Atomic bombings of Nagasaki](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Second Sino-Japanese War (Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces in Battle of Shanghai 1937) Image](https://historydraft.com/files/1cf43847-798e-478c-be45-3f99bfdddf72.160.webp)
Second Sino-Japanese War-Atomic bombings of Nagasaki
Wednesday Aug 8, 1945 - Nagasaki, Japan
![Russell Bufalino-The Extortion Attempt](/assets/placeholder.png)
Russell Bufalino-The Extortion Attempt
Tuesday Aug 8, 1978 - New York, U.S.
![Iran–Iraq War-Ending all Combat Operations](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Ending all Combat Operations
Monday Aug 8, 1988 - Iran - Iraq
![Gulf War-Kuwait's governor](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image](https://historydraft.com/files/854a6223-90b3-461d-9e74-7efb8d606d8e.160.webp)
Gulf War-Kuwait's governor
Wednesday Aug 8, 1990 - Kuwait
![Kosovo War-Several amendments to the federal Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Kosovo War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/4c0d5bf3-5bde-40aa-b02e-21761e4ad850.160.webp)
Kosovo War-Several amendments to the federal Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Wednesday Aug 8, 1990 - Yugoslavia
![Popeyes-Popeyes announced a franchise development plan/agreement that included 35 new restaurant](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Popeyes restaurant in Houston, Texas](https://historydraft.com/files/6a5e14d6-9bb6-4541-bb20-b19ca3567ea5.160.webp)
Popeyes-Popeyes announced a franchise development plan/agreement that included 35 new restaurant
Tuesday Aug 8, 2000 - Australia
![Xanana Gusmão-Gusmão sworn as a Prime Minister](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Xanana Gusmão - image](https://historydraft.com/files/94127d25-9bd0-4e2b-9fa6-1f5fcb24dece.160.webp)
Xanana Gusmão-Gusmão sworn as a Prime Minister
Wednesday Aug 8, 2007 - Dili, Timor-Leste
![Carlos Slim-The World's Richest Person 2007](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Carlos Slim](https://historydraft.com/files/f8563f98-b6bf-4fba-987e-f23c3692d7bd.160.webp)
Carlos Slim-The World's Richest Person 2007
Wednesday Aug 8, 2007 - Mexico
![Mohamed Salah-First UCL debut](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Mohamed Salah](https://historydraft.com/files/0434ed56-97b8-4c53-8cdc-6fcfae10f061.160.webp)
Mohamed Salah-First UCL debut
Wednesday Aug 8, 2012 - Molde, Norway
![Google LLC-Google Fired Employee James Damore](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Google LLC](https://historydraft.com/files/5f820d99-9467-4937-8198-1fd7b259b577.160.webp)
Google LLC-Google Fired Employee James Damore
Tuesday Aug 8, 2017 - Mountain View, California, U.S.
![Amazon-Amazon has about a 5 percent share of US retail spending](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Logo of Amazon](https://historydraft.com/files/7d37d045-e3df-4ad0-8f77-7c7233d51029.160.webp)
Amazon-Amazon has about a 5 percent share of US retail spending
Wednesday Aug 8, 2018 - New York City, New York, U.S.
![Lionel Messi-Tearful press conference](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Lionel Messi](https://historydraft.com/files/59e5ca78-16ec-470a-8237-895ae5f8f15d.160.webp)
Lionel Messi-Tearful press conference
Sunday Aug 8, 2021 - Barcelona, Spain
August 2008
![IKEA-IKEA GreenTech](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Logo of Ikea - image](https://historydraft.com/files/d100ebd8-9f36-445b-8c3d-e37c526e202e.160.webp)
IKEA-IKEA GreenTech
Aug, 2008 - Lund, Sweden
![Robin Williams-26-City tour](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Robin Williams 1996 Image](https://historydraft.com/files/6ae060c3-33eb-4139-b5ad-b47cc22e9364.160.webp)
Robin Williams-26-City tour
Aug, 2008 - U.S.
![2008 Sichuan earthquake-1st of August aftershocks](/assets/placeholder.png)
![2008 Sichuan earthquake](https://historydraft.com/files/17fc4dc6-b6ec-42e2-9817-ef9f3dc331c6.160.webp)
2008 Sichuan earthquake-1st of August aftershocks
Saturday Aug 2, 2008 - Pingwu County and Beichuan County, China
![Marc Patrick O'Leary: Washington and Colorado Serial Rapist (Unbelievable)-Marie's Report](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Marc O'leary](https://historydraft.com/files/1ea4be06-1471-489f-a1f6-a8b80acad04c.160.webp)
Marc Patrick O'Leary: Washington and Colorado Serial Rapist (Unbelievable)-Marie's Report
Aug, 2008 - Lynnwood, Washington, U.S.
![Virat Kohli-Tour of Sri Lanka](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Virat Kohli](https://historydraft.com/files/f4d8b8fb-77f1-498c-b04c-524ee7d876ae.160.webp)
Virat Kohli-Tour of Sri Lanka
Aug, 2008 - Sri Lanka
![2008 Sichuan earthquake-5th August aftershock](/assets/placeholder.png)
![2008 Sichuan earthquake](https://historydraft.com/files/17fc4dc6-b6ec-42e2-9817-ef9f3dc331c6.160.webp)
2008 Sichuan earthquake-5th August aftershock
Wednesday Aug 6, 2008 - Qingchuan, Sichuan, China
![Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Rumors of prostate cancer](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh](https://historydraft.com/files/838fed9d-cc19-430a-a939-2d6dd26a2b39.160.webp)
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Rumors of prostate cancer
Aug, 2008 - United Kingdom
![Marc Patrick O'Leary: Washington and Colorado Serial Rapist (Unbelievable)-Marie's Forced Denial Claims](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Marc O'leary](https://historydraft.com/files/1ea4be06-1471-489f-a1f6-a8b80acad04c.160.webp)
Marc Patrick O'Leary: Washington and Colorado Serial Rapist (Unbelievable)-Marie's Forced Denial Claims
Aug, 2008 - Lynnwood, Washington, U.S.
![Michael Phelps-Olympic all time record](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Michael Phelps Image](https://historydraft.com/files/0a8527bc-0bb9-4bd7-9fef-b22b6ccbc520.160.webp)
Michael Phelps-Olympic all time record
Sunday Aug 17, 2008 - Beijing, China
![Vodafone-The Completed Acquisition](/assets/placeholder.png)
Vodafone-The Completed Acquisition
Sunday Aug 17, 2008 - Accra, Ghana
![Bitcoin-"bitcoin.org"](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Bitcoin](https://historydraft.com/files/5f0f3723-1e9e-4686-8390-cdd22a4906b6.160.webp)
Bitcoin-"bitcoin.org"
Monday Aug 18, 2008 - Japan
![Bart Millard-Hymned Again](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Bart Millard](https://historydraft.com/files/5e3bbfe8-71d8-49ac-943f-d47511dcc6d1.160.webp)
Bart Millard-Hymned Again
Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 - U.S.
![Celine Dion-Dion presented a free outdoor concert in Québec City](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Celine Dion](https://historydraft.com/files/9188b8bb-a7c8-4e00-8a7b-2348a0fe5eae.160.webp)
Celine Dion-Dion presented a free outdoor concert in Québec City
Friday Aug 22, 2008 - Québec, Canada
![Celine Dion-Dion received a doctorate in music](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Celine Dion](https://historydraft.com/files/9188b8bb-a7c8-4e00-8a7b-2348a0fe5eae.160.webp)
Celine Dion-Dion received a doctorate in music
Aug, 2008 - Quebec, Canada
![Lionel Messi-Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Lionel Messi](https://historydraft.com/files/59e5ca78-16ec-470a-8237-895ae5f8f15d.160.webp)
Lionel Messi-Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Saturday Aug 23, 2008 - Beijing, China
2008
![Zlatan Ibrahimović-Serie A Footballer of the Year](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Zlatan Ibrahimović - image](https://historydraft.com/files/636caa94-46a1-4720-935a-02f00fad27fd.160.webp)
Zlatan Ibrahimović-Serie A Footballer of the Year
2008 - Milan, Lombardy, Italy
![Kaká-2007 Serie A Footballer of the Year](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Kaka](https://historydraft.com/files/b27b9133-b9e0-4542-b289-efcad65d7476.160.webp)
Kaká-2007 Serie A Footballer of the Year
Jan, 2008 - Milan, Italy
![HTC-First WiMAX supported phone](/assets/placeholder.png)
![HTC Image](https://historydraft.com/files/5f28751d-6709-4ad2-b616-89f4df2cc8ab.160.webp)
HTC-First WiMAX supported phone
2008 - Taoyuan City, Taiwan
![HTC-The HTC Dream](/assets/placeholder.png)
![HTC Image](https://historydraft.com/files/5f28751d-6709-4ad2-b616-89f4df2cc8ab.160.webp)
HTC-The HTC Dream
2008 - Taoyuan City, Taiwan
![Warren Buffett-The Richest Man in the World](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Warren Buffett](https://historydraft.com/files/def71184-ec34-4496-ab8c-71e8abb016b4.160.webp)
Warren Buffett-The Richest Man in the World
2008 - U.S.
![Nike, Inc.-Nike acquired Umbro](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Logo for American sportswear company Nike Inc.](https://historydraft.com/files/15f786f1-61fd-4ba9-8f29-74943f6c412b.160.webp)
Nike, Inc.-Nike acquired Umbro
2008 - Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England
![Ciro Immobile-First contract](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Ciro Immobile Image](https://historydraft.com/files/bd75ea1a-3e6a-46c5-8c95-664bb8bb341d.160.webp)
Ciro Immobile-First contract
2008 - Turin, Italy
![Nike, Inc.-Nike became The First Company To Receive Cannes advertising Award Twice](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Logo for American sportswear company Nike Inc.](https://historydraft.com/files/15f786f1-61fd-4ba9-8f29-74943f6c412b.160.webp)
Nike, Inc.-Nike became The First Company To Receive Cannes advertising Award Twice
2008 - Cannes, France
![Banking Frauds and Hacks-Societe generals](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Banking hacks image](https://historydraft.com/files/d4f760ba-6391-4d28-9dda-8848bbc6e580.160.webp)
Banking Frauds and Hacks-Societe generals
2008 - Paris, France
![Nike, Inc.-Nike sold Bauer Hockey](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Logo for American sportswear company Nike Inc.](https://historydraft.com/files/15f786f1-61fd-4ba9-8f29-74943f6c412b.160.webp)
Nike, Inc.-Nike sold Bauer Hockey
2008 - Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S.
![Nike, Inc.-Nike Introduced The Air Jordan XX3](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Logo for American sportswear company Nike Inc.](https://historydraft.com/files/15f786f1-61fd-4ba9-8f29-74943f6c412b.160.webp)
Nike, Inc.-Nike Introduced The Air Jordan XX3
2008 - U.S.
![Joe Biden-2008 Vice Presidential campaign](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Joe Biden](https://historydraft.com/files/78dd5fe4-4e5a-4d47-b4c0-aab045947b9b.160.webp)
Joe Biden-2008 Vice Presidential campaign
2008 - U.S.
![Joe Biden-Post-election transition](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Joe Biden](https://historydraft.com/files/78dd5fe4-4e5a-4d47-b4c0-aab045947b9b.160.webp)
Joe Biden-Post-election transition
2008 - U.S.
![Marvel Studios-Marvel Animation was incorporated to direct Marvel's efforts in animation and home entertainment markets](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Marvel Studios](https://historydraft.com/files/5d51bc00-93dc-4067-a739-c18efbd2d788.160.webp)
Marvel Studios-Marvel Animation was incorporated to direct Marvel's efforts in animation and home entertainment markets
Jan, 2008 - U.S.
![Microprocessor-About 10 Billion CPUs Were Manufactured](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Intel microprocessor](https://historydraft.com/files/03ef1c81-fcdb-4386-a306-31bed1ce0b98.160.webp)
Microprocessor-About 10 Billion CPUs Were Manufactured
2008 - U.S.
![Françoise Bettencourt Meyers-A Criminal Complaint](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Françoise Bettencourt Meyers](https://historydraft.com/files/0bbd001b-ef6d-4a6e-90ff-c4d93c9ce507.160.webp)
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers-A Criminal Complaint
2008 - France
![Marc Patrick O'Leary: Washington and Colorado Serial Rapist (Unbelievable)-Marie](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Marc O'leary](https://historydraft.com/files/1ea4be06-1471-489f-a1f6-a8b80acad04c.160.webp)
Marc Patrick O'Leary: Washington and Colorado Serial Rapist (Unbelievable)-Marie
2008 - Lynnwood, Washington, U.S.
![Jacinda Ardern-International Union of Socialist Youth](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Jacinda Ardern](https://historydraft.com/files/85730f59-7a59-48e6-83f7-a2b6ee644677.160.webp)
Jacinda Ardern-International Union of Socialist Youth
2008 - Vienna, Austria
![Banking Frauds and Hacks-Heartland Payment System](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Banking hacks image](https://historydraft.com/files/d4f760ba-6391-4d28-9dda-8848bbc6e580.160.webp)
Banking Frauds and Hacks-Heartland Payment System
2008 - Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S.
![Bernard Arnault-Princess Yachts](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Bernard Arnault](https://historydraft.com/files/3f416a5e-fb0a-49f4-bb50-f2a0ad487f37.160.webp)
Bernard Arnault-Princess Yachts
2008 - Plymouth, England, U.K.
![Google LLC-Google announced Its "Project 10100"](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Google LLC](https://historydraft.com/files/5f820d99-9467-4937-8198-1fd7b259b577.160.webp)
Google LLC-Google announced Its "Project 10100"
2008 - Mountain View, California, U.S.
![Shaquille O'Neal-33 games for the Miami Heat in the 2007–08 season](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Shaquille O'Neal](https://historydraft.com/files/d706e09c-a8db-4626-a100-a9cf87ee68d5.160.webp)
Shaquille O'Neal-33 games for the Miami Heat in the 2007–08 season
2008 - Miami, Florida, U.S.
![Colombian conflict-The Results of a Mitochondrial DNA Test For Emmanuel](/assets/placeholder.png)
![A Colombian marine on a field training exercise](https://historydraft.com/files/7ba6271c-703a-4e5c-a157-7ef1b65ad1e6.160.webp)
Colombian conflict-The Results of a Mitochondrial DNA Test For Emmanuel
Friday Jan 4, 2008 - Colombia
![Richard Branson-Virgin Healthcare announced that it would open a chain of health care clinics](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Richard Branson](https://historydraft.com/files/991bf03c-fd11-48ab-b0f9-8b2af69a1455.160.webp)
Richard Branson-Virgin Healthcare announced that it would open a chain of health care clinics
Thursday Jan 10, 2008 - United Kingdom
![Colombian conflict-FARC released Rojas and Gonzalez](/assets/placeholder.png)
![A Colombian marine on a field training exercise](https://historydraft.com/files/7ba6271c-703a-4e5c-a157-7ef1b65ad1e6.160.webp)
Colombian conflict-FARC released Rojas and Gonzalez
Thursday Jan 10, 2008 - Colombia
![Disasters with highest death tolls-2008 Afghanistan Blizzard](/assets/placeholder.png)
![disasters](https://historydraft.com/files/f8eb75bc-0e08-4bda-9c54-f6dbee2cc2e4.160.webp)
Disasters with highest death tolls-2008 Afghanistan Blizzard
Thursday Jan 10, 2008 - Afghanistan
![Bank of America-Bank of America announced that it would buy Countrywide Financial](/assets/placeholder.png)
![The Bank of America Corporate Center, headquarters of Bank of America in Charlotte](https://historydraft.com/files/d2e158c6-7fe2-45c3-91e0-4395f684e892.160.webp)
Bank of America-Bank of America announced that it would buy Countrywide Financial
Friday Jan 11, 2008 - U.S.
![Colombian conflict-Hugo Chávez stated his disapproval with The FARC Strategy](/assets/placeholder.png)
![A Colombian marine on a field training exercise](https://historydraft.com/files/7ba6271c-703a-4e5c-a157-7ef1b65ad1e6.160.webp)
Colombian conflict-Hugo Chávez stated his disapproval with The FARC Strategy
Sunday Jan 13, 2008 - Caracas, Venezuela
![Muhammad Yunus-Muhammad Yunus Day](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Muhammad Yunus](https://historydraft.com/files/7ab39cf4-bb2a-4e0a-984f-6d76b2f63291.160.webp)
Muhammad Yunus-Muhammad Yunus Day
Monday Jan 14, 2008 - Houston, Texas, U.S.
![Qasem Soleimani-Soleimani looking into the death of Imad Mughniyah](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Qasem Soleimani](https://historydraft.com/files/e0470be4-bd40-41ce-b794-b988d9fa1b31.160.webp)
Qasem Soleimani-Soleimani looking into the death of Imad Mughniyah
2008 - Syria
![Francesco Totti-200th goal for Roma](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Francesco Totti](https://historydraft.com/files/c2d54543-d231-4582-ba3c-9508c59346aa.160.webp)
Francesco Totti-200th goal for Roma
Wednesday Jan 16, 2008 - Rome, Italy
![Bank of America-Doubled interest rate](/assets/placeholder.png)
![The Bank of America Corporate Center, headquarters of Bank of America in Charlotte](https://historydraft.com/files/d2e158c6-7fe2-45c3-91e0-4395f684e892.160.webp)
Bank of America-Doubled interest rate
Jan, 2008 - U.S.
![Angelina Jolie-Worthy](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Angelina Jolie](https://historydraft.com/files/45a42917-ac27-45a5-aad4-d2c36297933c.160.webp)
Angelina Jolie-Worthy
2008 - United States
![Diego Maradona-Coach Alfio Basile resigned](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Diego Maradona](https://historydraft.com/files/69cb92ce-82a4-4fb5-ae53-2b821dd59381.160.webp)
Diego Maradona-Coach Alfio Basile resigned
2008 - Argentina
![Colombian conflict-FARC released four political hostages "as a gesture of goodwill" toward Chávez](/assets/placeholder.png)
![A Colombian marine on a field training exercise](https://historydraft.com/files/7ba6271c-703a-4e5c-a157-7ef1b65ad1e6.160.webp)
Colombian conflict-FARC released four political hostages "as a gesture of goodwill" toward Chávez
Feb, 2008 - Colombia
![Best Buy-Best Buy opened its first store in San Juan](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Best Buy opens its 800th store in Chicago, Illinois](https://historydraft.com/files/7e15f841-5b50-4e24-ab42-09b8bb492ab9.160.webp)
Best Buy-Best Buy opened its first store in San Juan
Feb, 2008 - San Juan, Puerto Rico
![Shaquille O'Neal-The Phoenix Suns acquired O'Neal](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Shaquille O'Neal](https://historydraft.com/files/d706e09c-a8db-4626-a100-a9cf87ee68d5.160.webp)
Shaquille O'Neal-The Phoenix Suns acquired O'Neal
Feb, 2008 - Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
![Virat Kohli-2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Virat Kohli](https://historydraft.com/files/f4d8b8fb-77f1-498c-b04c-524ee7d876ae.160.webp)
Virat Kohli-2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Feb, 2008 - Malaysia
![Xanana Gusmão-The Assassination attempt](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Xanana Gusmão - image](https://historydraft.com/files/94127d25-9bd0-4e2b-9fa6-1f5fcb24dece.160.webp)
Xanana Gusmão-The Assassination attempt
Monday Feb 11, 2008 - Timor-Leste
![Russian Invasion of Ukraine-Obvious threats](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Invasion of Ukraine by Russia](https://historydraft.com/files/ca371ce0-1150-47dc-8c79-b37e9307f908.160.webp)
Russian Invasion of Ukraine-Obvious threats
Tuesday Feb 12, 2008 - Russia
![Johan Cruyff-The New Technical director at his boyhood club Ajax](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Johan Cruyff](https://historydraft.com/files/59ba717d-e52d-4062-91c0-8077f1e95b5f.160.webp)
Johan Cruyff-The New Technical director at his boyhood club Ajax
Wednesday Feb 20, 2008 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
![Shaquille O'Neal-O'Neal made his Suns debut](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Shaquille O'Neal](https://historydraft.com/files/d706e09c-a8db-4626-a100-a9cf87ee68d5.160.webp)
Shaquille O'Neal-O'Neal made his Suns debut
Wednesday Feb 20, 2008 - Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
![Raúl Castro-16th President of Cuba](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Raúl Castro Image](https://historydraft.com/files/24e2559c-067f-47dc-aba3-fdf834653ee3.160.webp)
Raúl Castro-16th President of Cuba
Sunday Feb 24, 2008 - Havana, Cuba
![Fidel Castro-Retirement](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Fidel Castro Image](https://historydraft.com/files/16f5c6f1-b860-4e54-8cd5-9f5f18031bfa.160.webp)
Fidel Castro-Retirement
Sunday Feb 24, 2008 - Havana, Cuba
![Visa Inc.-Visa announced it would go ahead with an IPO of half its shares](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Visa Inc. logo](https://historydraft.com/files/137ef1cd-059c-42ef-8c50-8988e91dddd5.160.webp)
Visa Inc.-Visa announced it would go ahead with an IPO of half its shares
Monday Feb 25, 2008 - U.S.
![Nancy Pelosi-Pelosi was named Permanent Chair](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Nancy Pelosi](https://historydraft.com/files/a4cafe9b-0413-4656-be69-d94b60b58951.160.webp)
Nancy Pelosi-Pelosi was named Permanent Chair
2008 - Denver, Colorado, U.S.
![Microsoft-EU Imposed Fine](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Microsoft Corporation current (2019) logo](https://historydraft.com/files/f8379384-eab7-4af0-bafe-2ec776653a0d.160.webp)
Microsoft-EU Imposed Fine
Wednesday Feb 27, 2008 - Brussels, Belgium
![Kaká-A Contract extension](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Kaka](https://historydraft.com/files/b27b9133-b9e0-4542-b289-efcad65d7476.160.webp)
Kaká-A Contract extension
Friday Feb 29, 2008 - Milan, Italy
![Colombian conflict-The Military Operation in Ecuador on a FARC Position](/assets/placeholder.png)
![A Colombian marine on a field training exercise](https://historydraft.com/files/7ba6271c-703a-4e5c-a157-7ef1b65ad1e6.160.webp)
Colombian conflict-The Military Operation in Ecuador on a FARC Position
Saturday Mar 1, 2008 - Ecuador
![John Maynard Keynes-The death of the dream of global free-market capitalism](/assets/placeholder.png)
![John Maynard Keynes](https://historydraft.com/files/15634476-51e1-4bc1-b2cb-808339dc99e8.160.webp)
John Maynard Keynes-The death of the dream of global free-market capitalism
Mar, 2008 - U.S.
![Colombian conflict-Killing Iván Ríos](/assets/placeholder.png)
![A Colombian marine on a field training exercise](https://historydraft.com/files/7ba6271c-703a-4e5c-a157-7ef1b65ad1e6.160.webp)
Colombian conflict-Killing Iván Ríos
Monday Mar 3, 2008 - Caldas, Colombia
![Carlos Slim-The World's Second-Richest Person 2008](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Carlos Slim](https://historydraft.com/files/f8563f98-b6bf-4fba-987e-f23c3692d7bd.160.webp)
Carlos Slim-The World's Second-Richest Person 2008
Wednesday Mar 5, 2008 - U.S.
![Atari, Inc.-Infogrames acquisition](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Atari logo](https://historydraft.com/files/6ad7daf9-b321-4273-b8bd-835079f51c64.160.webp)
Atari, Inc.-Infogrames acquisition
Thursday Mar 6, 2008 - New York, U.S.
![iOS-IPhone SDK](/assets/placeholder.png)
![IOS Logo Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7c542589-1a34-4d7c-939b-4fa2c666cea2.160.webp)
iOS-IPhone SDK
Thursday Mar 6, 2008 - Cupertino, California, U.S.
![Margaret Thatcher-Collapsing at a House of Lords dinner](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Margaret Thatcher Image](https://historydraft.com/files/b39ae2b9-3eb8-4080-a88e-41e0fa9cdb96.160.webp)
Margaret Thatcher-Collapsing at a House of Lords dinner
Friday Mar 7, 2008 - London, England
![Francesco Totti-500th overall appearance for Roma](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Francesco Totti](https://historydraft.com/files/c2d54543-d231-4582-ba3c-9508c59346aa.160.webp)
Francesco Totti-500th overall appearance for Roma
Sunday Mar 9, 2008 - Rome, Italy
![Bank of America-Federal Bureau of Investigation report](/assets/placeholder.png)
![The Bank of America Corporate Center, headquarters of Bank of America in Charlotte](https://historydraft.com/files/d2e158c6-7fe2-45c3-91e0-4395f684e892.160.webp)
Bank of America-Federal Bureau of Investigation report
Mar, 2008 - Washington D.C., U.S.
![Qasem Soleimani-Soleimani helped arrange a ceasefire](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Qasem Soleimani](https://historydraft.com/files/e0470be4-bd40-41ce-b794-b988d9fa1b31.160.webp)
Qasem Soleimani-Soleimani helped arrange a ceasefire
Mar, 2008 - Iraq
![YouTube-480×360 pixels](/assets/placeholder.png)
![YouTube](https://historydraft.com/files/24682cb8-e536-4221-81a3-861ca559b934.160.webp)
YouTube-480×360 pixels
Mar, 2008 - San Bruno, California, U.S.
![Jimmy Hoffa-Barbara Retired as an Associate Circuit Judge](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Jimmy Hoffa](https://historydraft.com/files/c6f91636-85be-407d-bbdd-1212fc9937a8.160.webp)
Jimmy Hoffa-Barbara Retired as an Associate Circuit Judge
Mar, 2008 - St. Louis County, Missouri, U.S.
![Financial crisis of 2007–2008-The Federal Reserve guaranteed Bear Stearns' bad loans to facilitate its acquisition by JPMorgan Chase](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Financial crisis of 2007–2008](https://historydraft.com/files/6ca3c8ef-b5e0-4386-8fba-b2afb697543e.160.webp)
Financial crisis of 2007–2008-The Federal Reserve guaranteed Bear Stearns' bad loans to facilitate its acquisition by JPMorgan Chase
Monday Mar 17, 2008 - U.S.
![Mona Lisa-Research in 2008](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Mona Lisa](https://historydraft.com/files/358885b2-5c66-49ed-a394-9f2d4e39d575.160.webp)
Mona Lisa-Research in 2008
2008 - Urbino University, Urbino, Italy
![Galileo Galilei-Nicola Cabibbo announced a plan to honor Galileo by erecting a statue of him inside the Vatican walls](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Galileo Galilei](https://historydraft.com/files/ad07f93f-ecde-419d-9237-6f5015de8778.160.webp)
Galileo Galilei-Nicola Cabibbo announced a plan to honor Galileo by erecting a statue of him inside the Vatican walls
Mar, 2008 - Vatican City
![Visa Inc.-Visa sold 406 million shares at US$44 per share ($2 above the high end of the expected $37–42 pricing range), raising US$17.9 billion in the largest initial public offering in U.S. history](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Visa Inc. logo](https://historydraft.com/files/137ef1cd-059c-42ef-8c50-8988e91dddd5.160.webp)
Visa Inc.-Visa sold 406 million shares at US$44 per share ($2 above the high end of the expected $37–42 pricing range), raising US$17.9 billion in the largest initial public offering in U.S. history
Tuesday Mar 18, 2008 - U.S.
![Visa Inc.-the IPO underwriters exercised their overallotment option](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Visa Inc. logo](https://historydraft.com/files/137ef1cd-059c-42ef-8c50-8988e91dddd5.160.webp)
Visa Inc.-the IPO underwriters exercised their overallotment option
Thursday Mar 20, 2008 - U.S.
![Queen Elizabeth II-Elizabeth attended the first Maundy service](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Queen Elizabeth II at NASA](https://historydraft.com/files/33b027d2-0635-4557-8078-3f1a9027d017.160.webp)
Queen Elizabeth II-Elizabeth attended the first Maundy service
Thursday Mar 20, 2008 - Dublin, Ireland
![Visa Inc.-Honor All Cards](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Visa Inc. logo](https://historydraft.com/files/137ef1cd-059c-42ef-8c50-8988e91dddd5.160.webp)
Visa Inc.-Honor All Cards
Wednesday Mar 26, 2008 - Europe
![Dwayne Johnson-Non-Wrestling Appearances](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Dwayne Johnson](https://historydraft.com/files/d1e7647f-42fc-47b5-92c9-29fe25ebaf23.160.webp)
Dwayne Johnson-Non-Wrestling Appearances
Saturday Mar 29, 2008 - U.S.
![KFC-First in Cambodia](/assets/placeholder.png)
![KFC](https://historydraft.com/files/66bdb5ae-594c-442e-848f-335069bf287d.160.webp)
KFC-First in Cambodia
Apr, 2008 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia
![YouTube-YouTube consumed as much bandwidth as the entire Internet in 2000](/assets/placeholder.png)
![YouTube](https://historydraft.com/files/24682cb8-e536-4221-81a3-861ca559b934.160.webp)
YouTube-YouTube consumed as much bandwidth as the entire Internet in 2000
Monday Apr 7, 2008 - London, England, United Kingdom
![Black Friday-Several major Canadian retailers ran Black Friday deals of their own to discourage shoppers from leaving Canada](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Black Friday](https://historydraft.com/files/9d17223c-26d4-41f4-9689-940c23a3b123.160.webp)
Black Friday-Several major Canadian retailers ran Black Friday deals of their own to discourage shoppers from leaving Canada
2008 - Canada
![Prince William-William deployment](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Prince William and Duchess Kate of Cambridge visits Sweden 02 Image](https://historydraft.com/files/df3cafc8-9623-4273-9b2b-d5f7506d3848.160.webp)
Prince William-William deployment
Thursday Apr 10, 2008 - Afghanistan
![Prince Harry-The Lieutenant](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Prince Harry Image](https://historydraft.com/files/cbe89a83-bed0-49af-9a68-18eeaa34eb01.160.webp)
Prince Harry-The Lieutenant
Sunday Apr 13, 2008 - England
![Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Philip was admitted to King Edward VII's Hospital](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh](https://historydraft.com/files/838fed9d-cc19-430a-a939-2d6dd26a2b39.160.webp)
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Philip was admitted to King Edward VII's Hospital
Apr, 2008 - England, United Kingdom
![Francesco Totti-Season-ending injury](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Francesco Totti](https://historydraft.com/files/c2d54543-d231-4582-ba3c-9508c59346aa.160.webp)
Francesco Totti-Season-ending injury
Saturday Apr 19, 2008 - Italy
![United Nations Conference on Trade and Development-Accra Conference](/assets/placeholder.png)
![The Headquarters of the UNCTAD are located at the Palais des Nations in Geneva](https://historydraft.com/files/e5c41182-98c9-48c2-9c50-136e8148b482.160.webp)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development-Accra Conference
Monday Apr 21, 2008 - Accra, Ghana
![Nike, Inc.-Nike's Campaign at The Earth Day 2008](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Logo for American sportswear company Nike Inc.](https://historydraft.com/files/15f786f1-61fd-4ba9-8f29-74943f6c412b.160.webp)
Nike, Inc.-Nike's Campaign at The Earth Day 2008
Tuesday Apr 22, 2008 - U.S.
![Best Buy-U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined the company $280,000](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Best Buy opens its 800th store in Chicago, Illinois](https://historydraft.com/files/7e15f841-5b50-4e24-ab42-09b8bb492ab9.160.webp)
Best Buy-U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined the company $280,000
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 - Washington D.C., U.S.
![Disasters with highest death tolls-Cyclone Nargis](/assets/placeholder.png)
![disasters](https://historydraft.com/files/f8eb75bc-0e08-4bda-9c54-f6dbee2cc2e4.160.webp)
Disasters with highest death tolls-Cyclone Nargis
Sunday Apr 27, 2008 - Myanmar
![Huawei-Establishing a Technology research facility in Sydney](/assets/placeholder.png)
Huawei-Establishing a Technology research facility in Sydney
May, 2008 - Sydney, Australia
![Colombian conflict-Extraditing the Jailed paramilitary leaders to the United States](/assets/placeholder.png)
![A Colombian marine on a field training exercise](https://historydraft.com/files/7ba6271c-703a-4e5c-a157-7ef1b65ad1e6.160.webp)
Colombian conflict-Extraditing the Jailed paramilitary leaders to the United States
May, 2008 - U.S.
![Leaning Tower of Pisa-The Tower stopped moving for the first time in its History](/assets/placeholder.png)
![The Leaning Tower of Pisa](https://historydraft.com/files/e2fb953e-35b5-4e0c-9495-48aef79a2bbb.160.webp)
Leaning Tower of Pisa-The Tower stopped moving for the first time in its History
2008 - Pisa, Italy
![Bank of America-LaSalle Bank and LaSalle Bank Midwest branches adopted the Bank of America](/assets/placeholder.png)
![The Bank of America Corporate Center, headquarters of Bank of America in Charlotte](https://historydraft.com/files/d2e158c6-7fe2-45c3-91e0-4395f684e892.160.webp)
Bank of America-LaSalle Bank and LaSalle Bank Midwest branches adopted the Bank of America
Monday May 5, 2008 - U.S.
![Vladimir Putin-Second premiership](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Putin Image](https://historydraft.com/files/38d40af5-40a3-4724-8ea4-429bf5cd34cb.160.webp)
Vladimir Putin-Second premiership
Thursday May 8, 2008 - Moscow, Russia
![Vodafone-Vodafone in Chile](/assets/placeholder.png)
Vodafone-Vodafone in Chile
Sunday May 11, 2008 - Santiago, Chile
![Disasters with highest death tolls-2008 Sichuan Earthquake](/assets/placeholder.png)
![disasters](https://historydraft.com/files/f8eb75bc-0e08-4bda-9c54-f6dbee2cc2e4.160.webp)
Disasters with highest death tolls-2008 Sichuan Earthquake
Monday May 12, 2008 at 02:28:00 PM - Chengdu, China
![2008 Sichuan earthquake-Tremors in Vietnam](/assets/placeholder.png)
![2008 Sichuan earthquake](https://historydraft.com/files/17fc4dc6-b6ec-42e2-9817-ef9f3dc331c6.160.webp)
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Tremors in Vietnam
Monday May 12, 2008 - Vitnam
![2008 Sichuan earthquake-Russia](/assets/placeholder.png)
![2008 Sichuan earthquake](https://historydraft.com/files/17fc4dc6-b6ec-42e2-9817-ef9f3dc331c6.160.webp)
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Russia
Monday May 12, 2008 - Tuva, Russia
![2008 Sichuan earthquake-Start of rescue operations](/assets/placeholder.png)
![2008 Sichuan earthquake](https://historydraft.com/files/17fc4dc6-b6ec-42e2-9817-ef9f3dc331c6.160.webp)
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Start of rescue operations
Monday May 12, 2008 - China
![2008 Sichuan earthquake-Unaccepted offer](/assets/placeholder.png)
![2008 Sichuan earthquake](https://historydraft.com/files/17fc4dc6-b6ec-42e2-9817-ef9f3dc331c6.160.webp)
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Unaccepted offer
Wednesday May 14, 2008 - China
![2008 Sichuan earthquake-Beijing accepted the aid of the Tzu Chi Foundation from Taiwan](/assets/placeholder.png)
![2008 Sichuan earthquake](https://historydraft.com/files/17fc4dc6-b6ec-42e2-9817-ef9f3dc331c6.160.webp)
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Beijing accepted the aid of the Tzu Chi Foundation from Taiwan
Wednesday May 14, 2008 - Beijing, China
![2008 Sichuan earthquake-Ministry of Civil Affairs stated that 10.7 billion yuan had been donated by the Chinese public](/assets/placeholder.png)
![2008 Sichuan earthquake](https://historydraft.com/files/17fc4dc6-b6ec-42e2-9817-ef9f3dc331c6.160.webp)
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Ministry of Civil Affairs stated that 10.7 billion yuan had been donated by the Chinese public
Wednesday May 14, 2008 - China
![2008 Sichuan earthquake-15 Special Operations Troops parachuted into inaccessible Mao County](/assets/placeholder.png)
![2008 Sichuan earthquake](https://historydraft.com/files/17fc4dc6-b6ec-42e2-9817-ef9f3dc331c6.160.webp)
2008 Sichuan earthquake-15 Special Operations Troops parachuted into inaccessible Mao County
Wednesday May 14, 2008 - Mao County, Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
![2008 Sichuan earthquake-UNICEF reported that China formally requested the support of the international community to respond to the needs of affected families](/assets/placeholder.png)
![2008 Sichuan earthquake](https://historydraft.com/files/17fc4dc6-b6ec-42e2-9817-ef9f3dc331c6.160.webp)
2008 Sichuan earthquake-UNICEF reported that China formally requested the support of the international community to respond to the needs of affected families
Wednesday May 14, 2008 - New York City, New York, U.S.
![2008 Sichuan earthquake-Largest non-combat airlifting operation in People's Liberation Army history](/assets/placeholder.png)
![2008 Sichuan earthquake](https://historydraft.com/files/17fc4dc6-b6ec-42e2-9817-ef9f3dc331c6.160.webp)
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Largest non-combat airlifting operation in People's Liberation Army history
Friday May 16, 2008 - China
![Angelina Jolie-Kung Fu Panda](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Angelina Jolie](https://historydraft.com/files/45a42917-ac27-45a5-aad4-d2c36297933c.160.webp)
Angelina Jolie-Kung Fu Panda
Thursday May 15, 2008 - United States
![2008 Sichuan earthquake-Rescue groups from several countries](/assets/placeholder.png)
![2008 Sichuan earthquake](https://historydraft.com/files/17fc4dc6-b6ec-42e2-9817-ef9f3dc331c6.160.webp)
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Rescue groups from several countries
Friday May 16, 2008 - China
![2008 Sichuan earthquake-China stated it had also received $457 million in donated money and goods for rescue efforts](/assets/placeholder.png)
![2008 Sichuan earthquake](https://historydraft.com/files/17fc4dc6-b6ec-42e2-9817-ef9f3dc331c6.160.webp)
2008 Sichuan earthquake-China stated it had also received $457 million in donated money and goods for rescue efforts
Friday May 16, 2008 - China
![2008 Sichuan earthquake-Praising](/assets/placeholder.png)
![2008 Sichuan earthquake](https://historydraft.com/files/17fc4dc6-b6ec-42e2-9817-ef9f3dc331c6.160.webp)
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Praising
Saturday May 17, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S.
![2008 Sichuan earthquake-The Giving of Love](/assets/placeholder.png)
![2008 Sichuan earthquake](https://historydraft.com/files/17fc4dc6-b6ec-42e2-9817-ef9f3dc331c6.160.webp)
2008 Sichuan earthquake-The Giving of Love
Sunday May 18, 2008 - Beijing, China