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