2008
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2008 is a year and a natural number.
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Discovery
It is unknown exactly when the number 2008 was discovered. However, many scientists say that it was discovered just after the number 2007 and before 2009.
As A Year
2008 was a leap year. 2008 was also the Year of the Potato and the Year of the Rat. The year 2008 began on January 1, 2008. However in China, it began on February 7, 2008.
Events
- January 2 - The price of petroleum hits US$100 per barrel.
- January 4 - The 30th Dakar Rally is canceled due to international political tension and the murder of four French tourists.
- February 1 - Microsoft offers $44.6 billion to buy Yahoo!
- February 7 - Chinese New Year
- February 19 - Toshiba announced its withdrawal from the HD DVD manufacturing business
- March 1 - Singapore Flyer, the world's tallest ferris wheel, opens to the public.
- March 23 - Easter Sunday, the earliest Easter has fallen since 1913
- April 1, 2008 - WikiSlippy opens to the public
- August 8–August 24 - The 2008 Summer Olympics will take place in Beijing, China
- December 21 - Hanukkah begins at sundown
- Mass murderer Jason Voorhees is captured for the second time and sentenced to death
In Math
2008 is a composite number.
- 2000 + 8 = 2008
- 1999 + 9 = 2008
- 251 x 8 = 2008
