WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MAY 2008
Find out what all happened January to May 2008

ATA Airlines, once one of the 10 largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in 5 years and ceases all operations. (3. April 2008)

2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activities . (6. April 2008)

GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed. (19. March 2008)

The Jaipur bombings in Rajasthan, India results in dozens of deaths. (13. May 2008)

A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale strikes Iceland near the town of Selfoss, injuring 30 people. (29. May 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)

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)

Rebel East Timorese soldiers seriously wound President José Ramos-Horta. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is killed in the attack. (11. February 2008)

An EF4 tornado strikes the Oklahoma-Kansas state line, killing 21 people and injuring over 100. (10. May 2008)

Gold prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange hit $1,000 per ounce for the first time. (13. March 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)

A suicide bomber kills 68 people (including first responders) in Baghdad on the same day that a gunman kills eight students in Jerusalem. (6. March 2008)

Severe flooding begins in eastern and southern China that will ultimately cause 148 deaths and force the evacuation of 1.3 million. (26. May 2008)

NASA's Phoenix lander lands in Green Valley region of Mars to search for environments suitable for water and microbial life. (25. May 2008)

Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election. (24. March 2008)

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

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

A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit crashes on Guam. It is the first operational loss of a B-2. (23. February 2008)

The Armenian police clash with peaceful opposition rally protesting against allegedly fraudulent presidential elections 2008, as a result ten people are killed. (1. March 2008)

A series of riots, protests, and demonstrations erupt in Lhasa and elsewhere in Tibet. (14. March 2008)