WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO NOVEMBER 2008
Find out what all happened February to November 2008

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

Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race. (20. April 2008)

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes a historic apology to the Indigenous Australians and the Stolen Generations. (13. February 2008)

Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people. (9. June 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)

In a highly-scrutizined election President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is re-elected in a landslide after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai had withdrawn a week earlier, citing violence against his party's supporters. (27. June 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 construction of the world's first building to integrate wind turbines is completed in Bahrain. (8. April 2008)

Kosovo declares independence as the Republic of Kosovo. (17. February 2008)

The US Government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (7. September 2008)

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

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)

Spanair Flight 5022, from Madrid, Spain to Gran Canaria, skids off the runway and crashes at Barajas Airport. 146 people are killed in the crash, and 8 more die later. Only 18 people survive. (20. August 2008)

Cyclone Nisha strikes northern Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and displacing 90,000 others while dealing the region the highest rainfall in nine decades. (25. November 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)

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

At least 37 miners go missing after an explosion in an Ukrainian coal mine causes it to collapse. (8. June 2008)

2008 Mumbai attacks by Pakistan-sponsored Lashkar-e-Taiba. (26. November 2008)

Texas law enforcement cordons off the FLDS's YFZ Ranch. Eventually 533 women and children will be removed and taken into state custody. (3. April 2008)