2008

Years: 2005 2006 2007 - 2008 - 2009 2010 2011
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Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century

2008 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar).

January - NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft makes the first of three flybys of Mercury.
February 1 - Sweden plans to cease analog television broadcasts
February 7 - Annular solar eclipse
March 23 - Easter Sunday. Easter has not fallen this early since 1913.
August 1 - Total solar eclipse
September 11 - Topping out of Freedom Tower at World Trade Center site
October - NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft makes the second of three flybys of Mercury.
November 4 - Presidential election slated in the United States.
2008 Summer Olympics scheduled in Beijing, China
2008 European Football Championship (EURO 2008) scheduled to be held in Austria and Switzerland.
Quebec plans to host first stage of Tour de France
Liverpool is European Capital of Culture
Tentative year for the completion of the Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and the International Business Center in Seoul, South Korea


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