From the day
On the date
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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The Headlines
Citizen Enforcers Take Aim
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Whatever You Like
T.I.
#1 at the box office
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
$17,502,077
The must-have
Wall-E Animatronic
On This Day
Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into Earth's atmosphere.
Wikipedia →Qantas Flight 72 experiences an in-flight upset near Learmonth, Victoria, Australia, injuring 112.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Vladimir Putin (1952)
- Niels Bohr (1885)
- Heinrich Himmler (1900)
- Desmond Tutu (1931)
- María Corina Machado (1967)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
sketchypeepsnewbie
Text Speak
brblolomgrofltmi
Emo
rawrsqueescene
Reality Tv
you're firedthe tribe has spoken
Tech Check
App Store, Android (Release), Spotify & Chrome.
Cost of Living (2008)
Loaf of Bread
$1.37
Gallon of Gas
$3.27
Average Home
$229,600
New Car
$25,200
Meanwhile
- The Great Recession — Housing market crash; Lehman Brothers collapse (2008-09-15).
Time Elapsed
6,450 days ago
(17 years, 245 days)