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    2008 January February March April May June July August September October November December 2008 (MMVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian...
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    The 2008 United States presidential election was the 56th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The Democratic ticket of...
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    The Miss Switzerland 2009 pageant was held on 26 September 2008. There were 16 candidates representing the cantons of the country that were competing for...
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    The 2007–2008 financial crisis, or the global financial crisis (GFC), was the most severe worldwide economic crisis since the Great Depression. Predatory...
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    The 2008 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in the world as judged by an international panel of sports journalists, was awarded on 2 December...
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  • The year 2008 involved many major film events. The Dark Knight was the year's highest-grossing film, while Slumdog Millionaire won the Academy Award for...
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  • The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2008 or simply Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial...
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    investment banks declined in 2007–2008, causing several to collapse or be bailed out in September 2008. This 2007–2008 phase was called the subprime mortgage...
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  • released in 2008. The highest-grossing American films released in 2008, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: List of 2008 box office number-one...
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    The 2008–09 UEFA Champions League was the 54th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 17th edition under the current UEFA Champions...
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