WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO NOVEMBER 2008
Find out what all happened January to November 2008

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts the largest-ever raid of a workplace in Postville, Iowa, arresting nearly 400 immigrants for identity theft and document fraud. (12. May 2008)

An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people. (12. May 2008)

The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in history, is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland. (10. September 2008)

The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423 m), at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level. (16. August 2008)

After critical failures in the US financial system began to build up after mid-September, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level since 1997. (20. November 2008)

A major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States kills 57. (5. February 2008)

At least 7 people are killed and 10 injured in a stabbing spree in Tokyo, Japan. (8. June 2008)

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries. (23. May 2008)

The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C. (14. November 2008)

Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski is acquitted of all charges by a United Nations Tribunal accusing him of war crimes. (10. July 2008)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst day in the Dow's history based on a percentage drop. (15. October 2008)

British Airways Flight 38 crash lands just short of London Heathrow Airport in England with no fatalities. It is the first complete hull loss of a Boeing 777. (17. January 2008)

The construction of the world's first building to integrate wind turbines is completed in Bahrain. (8. April 2008)

SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit. (28. September 2008)

56 people are killed and over 200 people are injured in 21 bomb blasts in Ahmedabad bombing in India. (26. July 2008)

China launches the spacecraft Shenzhou 7. (25. September 2008)

Cyprus and Malta join the Eurozone. (1. January 2008)

India launches its first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1. (22. October 2008)

Barack Obama becomes the first man of African-American descent to be elected President of the United States. (4. November 2008)

Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history. (15. September 2008)