November 4 – 2008 United States presidential election: Democratic U.S. Senator Barack Obama is elected as the 44th president of the United States and U.S. Senator Joe Biden is elected the 47th vice president. Barack Obama becomes the first African-American president-elect.
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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 decline in overall economic activity was modest at first, but it steepened sharply in the fall of 2008 as stresses in financial markets reached their climax ...
Historical Events in 2008 · Redskins Coach Retires Again · Clooney Messenger of Peace · "Breaking Bad" Premieres · Super Bowl XLII · 50th Grammy Awards · Laureus ...
The Great Recession was a sharp decline in economic activity from 2007 to 2009 and was the largest economic downturn since the Great Depression.
On 15 September 2008 the investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed, sending shockwaves through the global financial system and beyond.
March 31, 2008. President Bush Departs for NATO Summit ; March 29, 2008. President's Radio Address ; March 28, 2008. President Bush Participates in Joint Press ...
The financial meltdown that started with the bursting of the U.S. housing bubble had worldwide economic repercussions, including recessions, far-reaching ...
January 2, 2008 Crude oil prices briefly rise above $100 a barrel before closing at $99.62 a barrel. The new record high is close to the inflation-adjusted ...
The financial crisis of 2007–08 was a severe contraction of liquidity in global financial markets that originated in the United States as a result of the ...
