Year by year · 21st century
2008
2008 in world history: 6 events, 6 deaths, 1 state founded and 1 that came to an end. 189 recorded states existed that year.
Events
Kevin Rudd apologises to the Stolen Generations
Australia's Prime Minister delivered a formal apology in Parliament to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people taken from their families under past government policies.
Barack Obama is elected president
Barack Obama defeated John McCain to become the first African American elected president of the United States, 45 years after Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech.
Event
Cyclone Nargis
Cyclone Nargis was a tropical cyclone that struck Myanmar on 2–3 May 2008, driving a storm surge across the Irrawaddy delta.
Event
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing from 8 to 24 August 2008, the first Olympic Games hosted by China.
In the profiles
Kingdom of NepalThe Constituent Assembly abolishes the monarchy
MyanmarCyclone Nargis kills about 138,000 people in the Irrawaddy delta
Died in 2008 6
States founded 1
States that came to an end 1
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