The word "Ianuarius" is the original Roman designation of the month January.
The name is either derived from the two-faced Roman god Janus, from the Latin word ianua, which means "door", or it is the masculine form of Diana, which would be Dianus or Ianus (Janus).
January 1, 2008, Beginning of the New Year
January 3, 2008, Voters in Iowa go to the polls for the first caucus to determine presidential nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties.
-Illinois Senator Barack Obama wins the Democratic caucus
-Former Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee wins the Republican caucus.
January 4, 2008, New Solar Sun Cycle 24 begins
January 6, 2008, Georgian presidential election, 2008: Georgian Incumbent President Mikhail Saakashvili has been re-elected for a new mandate following a snap poll with nearly 53% of the votes.
January 11, 2008, Release of First Sunday
January 11, 2008, Release of In The Name of the King
January 11, 2008, Release of The Pirates Who Dont Do Anything
January 11, 2008, Snow falls in Baghdad, Iraq for the first time in a century.
January 11, 2008, Series Premiere of Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles
January 14, 2008, MESSENGER, a NASA mission, flies by Mercury, the second spacecraft to do so and the first in thirty-three years.
January 15, 2008, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration allows the production and sale of foods derived from cloned animals.
January, 18, 2008, Release of Cloverfield
January, 18, 2008, Release of Mad Money
January, 18, 2008, Release of 27 Dresses
January 19, 2008, Adolfo Nicolás is elected as the thirtieth Superior General of the Society of Jesus.
January 20, 2008, Series Premiere of Breaking Bad
January 21, 2008, Black Monday, Stock markets around the world plunge amid growing fears of a U.S. recession, fueled by the 2007 subprime mortgage financial crisis.
January 21, 2008, North American Markets: U.S. markets are closed for Martin Luther King Day. Stock futures are down, with March contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average trading 482 points lower to 11,624. S&P 500 futures are also down 55 points to 1,270.10 and Nasdaq 100 futures are down 72.25 points to 1,777.25. The Toronto Stock Exchange loses over 500 points during morning trading at 12,233.
January 22, 2008, Release of Burnout Paradise
January 22, 2008, Actor Heath Ledger of Australia dies of a medication overdose.
January 22, 2008, After further losses in international markets, the United States Federal Reserve System cuts its primary interest rate by 75 basis points to 3.5%, the largest move in the interest rate since 1982.
January 23, 2008, Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo, being built for Virgin Galactic to become the world's first commercial spacecraft, is unveiled, and will begin test flights in mid-2008.
January 24, 2008, An Australian girl spontaneously switches blood types and adopts her donor's immune system following a liver transplant in the first known case of its type.
January 25, 2008, Release of Rambo
January 25, 2008, Release of Meet The Spartans
January 25, 2008, Release of How She Move
January 25, 2008, Release of Untraceable
January 26, 2008, The United States government warns that a spy satellite is losing power and propulsion and could hit the Earth in February or March.
January 28, 2008, Series Premiere of In Treatment
January 28, 2008, George W. Bush delivers his final State of the Union Address as President of the United States.
January 30, 2008, The United States Federal Reserve cuts the federal funds rate by half a point to 3 per cent, the second cut in this key interest rate in eight days as it acts to head off a recession.
January 30, 2008, Internet services are disrupted in the Middle East after an undersea cable in the Mediterranean Sea is damaged.
January 31, 2008, Series Premiere of Eli Stone
January 31, 2008, Democratic Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama hold the first two-person debate.
January 31, 2008, Internet failure affects parts of Asia and Africa after two undersea cables, SEA-ME-WE 4 and FLAG, are damaged.
February 1, 2008, February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 in the old Roman calendar.
February 1, 2008, Release of the Eye
February 1, 2008, Release of Strange Wilderness
February 1, 2008, Release of Over Her Dead Body
February 2, 2008, Ground Hogs Day
February 3, 2008, Super Bowl XLVII: The New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots 17-14 in Glendale, Arizona at University of Phoenix Stadium home of the Arizona Cardinals.
-Halftime show Tom Petty and the HEARTBREAKERS played a line up consisting of
February 5, 2008, Series Premiere of Welcome to the Captain
February 5, 2008, Release of videogame Devil May Cry 4
February 5, 2008, Release of videogame Turok
February 5, 2008, Super Tuesday Voters in 24 states go to the polls to determine presidential nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties.
February 7, 2008, Series Premiere of Lipstick Jungle
February 7, 2008, Release of videogame The Club
February 7, 2008, Space Shuttle Atlantis launches successfully on its STS-122 mission.
February 7, 2008, Mitt Romney drops out of presidential race leaving McCain as the front runner.
February 7, 2008, Shaquille O'Neal is traded to the Phoenix Suns.
February 7, 2008, The United States Congress approves a $168 billion economic stimulus package and sends it to President George W. Bush for his approval.
February 8, 2008, Release of the Fool's Gold
February 8, 2008, Release of Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
February 9, 2008, Writers Guild of America strike (2007–present): Hollywood writers reach tentative agreement with the major movie studios.
February 13, 2008, Release of videogame Conflict: Denied Ops
February 13, 2008, Uno the Beagle becomes first of its breed to be named best in show.
February 14, 2008, St. Valentines Day
February 14, 2008, Release of Jumper
February 14, 2008, Release of The Spiderwick Chronicles
February 14, 2008, Release of Definitely Maybe
February 14, 2008, Release of Step Up 2 The Streets
February 20, 2008, The United States Federal Reserve forecasts lower economic growth for the rest of the year with rising unemployment rates. (CNN)
-The Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center following the conclusion of the STS-122 assembly mission to the International Space Station.
February 21, 2008, The United States Navy shoots down USA 193, a spy satellite in a decaying orbit, over the Pacific Ocean.
February 22, 2008, Release of Be Kind Rewind
February 22, 2008, Release of Vantage Point
February 22, 2008, Release of Charlie Bartlett
February 22, 2008, Release of Witless Protection
February 22, 2008, The Northern Rock bank is formally nationalized by the British government.
February 22, 2008, Release of Semi Pro
February 22, 2008, Release of The Other Boleyn Girl
February 22, 2008, Release of Penelope
February 22, 2008, Release of videogame Turning Point: Fall of Liberty
March
is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, and one of the seven months which are 31 days long.
March in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of September in the Northern Hemisphere. The name of March comes from ancient Rome, when March was the first month of the year and named Martius after Mars, the Roman god of war. In Rome, where the climate is Mediterranean, March is the first month of spring, a logical point for the beginning of the year as well as the start of the military campaign season. January became the first month of the calendar year either under King Numa Pompilius (circa 713 B.C.) or under the Decemvirs about 450 BC (Roman writers differ).
March 2, 2008, Series Premiere of Unhitched
March 4, 2008, Series Premiere of New Amsterdam
March 4, 2008,
United States presidential election, Super Tuesday II: Arizona Senator
John McCain wins the Vermont, Texas, Rhode Island, and Ohio Republican
primaries, giving him enough delegates to be able to win the Republican
Party nomination.
March 7, 2008, Release of 10,000 B.C
March 7, 2008, Release of The Bank Job
March 7, 2008, Release of College Roadtrip
March 11, 2008, Series Premiere of Canterbury's Law
March 11, 2008, Release of videogame Condemned 2: Bloodshot
March 11, 2008, The Space Shuttle Endeavour launches from Kennedy Space Center carrying the crew of STS-123, the Japanese Experiment Module, and Dextre. The ship will rendezvous with the International Space Station.
March 14, 2008, Release of Doomsday
March 14, 2008, Release of Horton Hears a Who
March 14, 2008,Series Premiere of The Return of Jezebel James
March 14, 2008, United States investment bank Bear Stearns gets emergency funding from JPMorgan Chase, with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's backing.
March 15, 2008, Saint Patrick's Day
March 16, 2008, Series Premiere of John Adams
March 16, 2008, JPMorgan Chase announces plans to buy investment bank Bear Stearns for $2 a share following liquidity problems caused by the crisis. The U.S. Federal Reserve System becomes a lender to twenty large investment banks, backs JPMorgan Chase in purchasing failed Bear Stearns, and lowers direct lending rate.
March 17, 2008, World stock markets decline sharply after the proposed sale of investment bank Bear Stearns to rival JPMorgan Chase. The United States dollar reaches a new record low against the euro, while petroleum price climbs to a new high.
March 17, 2008, David Paterson is sworn in as the new Governor of New York after the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal.
March 17, 2008, Release of videogame Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
March 20, 2008, Unrest in Tibet: The Xinhua news agency reports for the first time that protests have spread to neighbouring provinces of Sichuan and Gansu as the Chinese authorities attempt to regain control. The Dalai Lama offers to meet with senior Chinese officials including the President of the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao. China dispatches convoys to Tibet consisting of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of police vehicles.
February 3, 2008, Super Bowl XLVII: The New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots 17-14 in Glendale, Arizona at University of Phoenix Stadium home of the Arizona Cardinals.
-Halftime show Tom Petty and the HEARTBREAKERS played a line up consisting of
February 5, 2008, Series Premiere of Welcome to the Captain
February 5, 2008, Release of videogame Devil May Cry 4
February 5, 2008, Release of videogame Turok
February 5, 2008, Super Tuesday Voters in 24 states go to the polls to determine presidential nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties.
February 7, 2008, Series Premiere of Lipstick Jungle
February 7, 2008, Release of videogame The Club
February 7, 2008, Space Shuttle Atlantis launches successfully on its STS-122 mission.
February 7, 2008, Mitt Romney drops out of presidential race leaving McCain as the front runner.
February 7, 2008, Shaquille O'Neal is traded to the Phoenix Suns.
February 7, 2008, The United States Congress approves a $168 billion economic stimulus package and sends it to President George W. Bush for his approval.
February 8, 2008, Release of the Fool's Gold
February 8, 2008, Release of Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
February 9, 2008, Writers Guild of America strike (2007–present): Hollywood writers reach tentative agreement with the major movie studios.
February 13, 2008, Release of videogame Conflict: Denied Ops
February 13, 2008, Uno the Beagle becomes first of its breed to be named best in show.
February 14, 2008, St. Valentines Day
February 14, 2008, Release of Jumper
February 14, 2008, Release of The Spiderwick Chronicles
February 14, 2008, Release of Definitely Maybe
February 14, 2008, Release of Step Up 2 The Streets
February 20, 2008, The United States Federal Reserve forecasts lower economic growth for the rest of the year with rising unemployment rates. (CNN)
-The Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center following the conclusion of the STS-122 assembly mission to the International Space Station.
February 21, 2008, The United States Navy shoots down USA 193, a spy satellite in a decaying orbit, over the Pacific Ocean.
February 22, 2008, Release of Be Kind Rewind
February 22, 2008, Release of Vantage Point
February 22, 2008, Release of Charlie Bartlett
February 22, 2008, Release of Witless Protection
February 22, 2008, The Northern Rock bank is formally nationalized by the British government.
February 22, 2008, Release of Semi Pro
February 22, 2008, Release of The Other Boleyn Girl
February 22, 2008, Release of Penelope
February 22, 2008, Release of videogame Turning Point: Fall of Liberty
March
is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, and one of the seven months which are 31 days long.
March in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of September in the Northern Hemisphere. The name of March comes from ancient Rome, when March was the first month of the year and named Martius after Mars, the Roman god of war. In Rome, where the climate is Mediterranean, March is the first month of spring, a logical point for the beginning of the year as well as the start of the military campaign season. January became the first month of the calendar year either under King Numa Pompilius (circa 713 B.C.) or under the Decemvirs about 450 BC (Roman writers differ).
March 2, 2008, Series Premiere of Unhitched
March 4, 2008, Series Premiere of New Amsterdam
March 4, 2008, Release of videogame Army of Two
March 4, 2008, Release of videogame MLB2K8
March 7, 2008, Release of 10,000 B.C
March 7, 2008, Release of The Bank Job
March 7, 2008, Release of College Roadtrip
March 11, 2008, Series Premiere of Canterbury's Law
March 11, 2008, Release of videogame Condemned 2: Bloodshot
March 11, 2008, The Space Shuttle Endeavour launches from Kennedy Space Center carrying the crew of STS-123, the Japanese Experiment Module, and Dextre. The ship will rendezvous with the International Space Station.
March 14, 2008, Release of Doomsday
March 14, 2008, Release of Horton Hears a Who
March 14, 2008,Series Premiere of The Return of Jezebel James
March 14, 2008, United States investment bank Bear Stearns gets emergency funding from JPMorgan Chase, with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's backing.
March 15, 2008, Saint Patrick's Day
March 16, 2008, Series Premiere of John Adams
March 16, 2008, JPMorgan Chase announces plans to buy investment bank Bear Stearns for $2 a share following liquidity problems caused by the crisis. The U.S. Federal Reserve System becomes a lender to twenty large investment banks, backs JPMorgan Chase in purchasing failed Bear Stearns, and lowers direct lending rate.
March 17, 2008, World stock markets decline sharply after the proposed sale of investment bank Bear Stearns to rival JPMorgan Chase. The United States dollar reaches a new record low against the euro, while petroleum price climbs to a new high.
March 17, 2008, David Paterson is sworn in as the new Governor of New York after the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal.
March 17, 2008, Release of videogame Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
March 20, 2008, Unrest in Tibet: The Xinhua news agency reports for the first time that protests have spread to neighbouring provinces of Sichuan and Gansu as the Chinese authorities attempt to regain control. The Dalai Lama offers to meet with senior Chinese officials including the President of the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao. China dispatches convoys to Tibet consisting of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of police vehicles.
March 20, 2008, Release of Shutter
March 20, 2008, Release of Meet The Browns
March 20, 2008, Release of Drillbit Taylor
March 24, 2008, The Olympic Flame of the 2008 Summer Olympics is lit in Olympia, despite disruption by three protesters from Reporters Without Borders.
March 24, 2008, The United States Department of Justice approves the merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio.
March 26, 2008, The Space Shuttle Endeavour lands at Cape Canaveral, Florida in a rare nighttime landing ending a 16-day mission to the International Space Station.
March 26, 2008, Ford Motor Company announces it will sell its British luxury-car brands Jaguar and Land Rover to India's Tata Motors for $2.3 billion.
March 28, 2008, Release of 21
March 28, 2008, Release of Superhero Movie
March 28, 2008, Release of Stop-Loss
March 28, 2008, Release of Run Fatboy Run
March 28, 2008, Series Premiere of Tracy Ullmans State of the Union
March 28, 2008, Release of videogame Dark Sector
March 28, 2008, Release of videogame Viking: Battle of Asgard
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