2008 Review

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• Description : 2008 End Of Year List (Picture Stor...(more)ies): 1) Gordon Brown took over from Tony Blair as British Prime Minister (June). 2) The United States elected it's first Black President in Barack Obama (November). 3) Global economy in recession - redundancy, unemployment and "The Credit Crunch" fill news and gossip sites alike (October-December). 4) Amy Winehouse enters and exits rehab (January/December). 5a) Michael Phelps wins 5 Gold Medals for U.S.A. at the Bejing Olympics (August). 5b) Lewis Hamilton wins Formula One - becoming the youngest F1 World Champion of all time (November). 5c) David Cook beat David Archuleta to become the winner of American Idol Season 7. 6) Despite a strong campaign, Senators John McCain and Sarah Palin lose the 2008 U.S. election (November). 7) Actress Portia De Rossi and Chatshow Host/Comedienne Ellen DeGeneres marry in California - 3 months before their right to marry is taken away by Proposition 8 (August). 8) Reality TV star Kerry Katona admits to being an alcoholic after a drunken appearance on ITV's This Morning (UK). 9a) The further rise of Social networking sites. Facebook members poke each other to say "hi" or flirt. 9b) Social networking site where members enter a "tweet" as part of a mini-blog. 10) OJ Simpson jailed for 15 years over 12 charges including kidnapping and armed robbery (December). 11) Nintendo's successful Wii Fit sells over 250,000 copies in it's first week (April). 12) Apple's Iphone 3G is among the most desired pieces of technology topping the majority of gadget polls for 2008 (June). 13) Lucian Freud became the most successful living artist at auction when 'Benefits Supervisor Sleeping' sold for $33 million in New York (May). 14) Batman sequel The Dark Knight became the 4th biggest grossing movie in cinema history with record Blu-Ray sales (July/December). 15) Sichuan Earthquake (China) the 19th most deadliest earthquake of all time. Over 69,000 people died and more than 370,000 injured (May). 16a) Heath Ledger died 22nd January 2008 16b) Paul Newman died 26th September 2008 16c) Charlton Heston died 5th April 2008 16d) Bernie Mac died 9th August 2008 16e) Catherine Hagel died 15th December 2008 - 3rd oldest validated person in the world (Aged 114) 16f) Eartha Kitt died 25th December 2008. 17) Jonathan Ross suspended by the BBC for 12 Weeks following prank calls to 78-year-old actor Andrew Sachs on The Russell Brand Show (UK). 18) Share price of popular Croc shoes fell 30% - see #3 (April). 19) Republican Senator Larry Craig was arrested over lewd conduct in a public toilet (June). 20) Daniel Radcliffe appeared on Broadway (following a successful London run) in Equus - a play which invovles full frontal nudity (September). 21) Triple Emmy Award winning show Pushing Daisies (ABC Network) was cancelled (November). 22) David Tennant announced he would be standing down as The Doctor (in the BBC's Doctor Who) in 2009 (October). 23) Academy Award/Golden Globe winner Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew were shot dead. Brother-in-law William Balfour was arrested for the murders (October). 24) 16 teenagers died in six months (London) as a result of Knife crime (June). 25) More than 1100 people have already died (and counting) in Zimbabwe from Cholera (a treatable disease) (December). 26a) Britney Spears returned to the charts with her album Circus debuting at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 (November). 26b) The Spice Girls reunited and embarked on a successful world tour which ran from late '07 to early '08 (February). 27) Angelina Jolie gave birth to twins Knox Léon Jolie-Pitt and Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt by caesarean in France (July). 28) Actress/Singer Lindsey Lohan admits to "seeing" DJ Samantha Ronson in Harper's Bazaar (December). 29a) Director Guy Ritchie divorced Madonna amid speculation he received between £50 and £60 million in their settlement. 29b) Journalist/Model Heather Mills divorced Paul McCartney and received a reported £25 million in her settlement (February). 30) Spain won Euro 2008 against Germany 1-0 (June). 31) An intoxicated Lily Allen attended the 2008 Glamour awards and exchanged insults with Sir Elton John on stage. 32a) The Jonas Brothers hardcore fanbase ensured another platinum selling album with A Little Bit Longer (June). 32b) Underage Actress/Singer Miley Cyrus was "Embarrassed" by the controversy surrounding her Vanity Fair cover which showed her having only a sheet covering her modesty. 33) British actor Robert Pattinson became a teen hearthrob after playing tortured vampire Edward Cullen in hit film Twilight (November). 34) British football star David and fashionista Victoria Beckham celebrated one year in L.A. (July). 35) Blink 182 Drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM survived a horrific plane crash - four others lost their lives (September). (less)