WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO APRIL 2008
Find out what all happened February to April 2008

Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg, Russia, are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia and Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, one of his sisters. (30. April 2008)

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

Northern Illinois University shooting: a gunman opened fire in a lecture hall of the DeKalb County, Illinois university resulting in 6 fatalities (including gunman) and 21 injuries. (14. February 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)

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

The United States Air Force retires the remaining F-117 Nighthawk aircraft in service. (22. April 2008)

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

Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba after nearly fifty years. (24. February 2008)

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

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

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

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

Namdaemun, a 550-year-old gate in South Korea, was toppled by fire. (11. February 2008)

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

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

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

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