1939
- December 15: The movie Gone with the Wind starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, debuted in Atlanta, Georgia.
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2008 Deaths
This page presents a list of some of the notable deaths that occurred during 2008. Entries are organized by month, from January through December. Within each month the names are presented in alphabetical order.
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2008 in Review
From August 8-24, the 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing, China, marking the first time since 1980 that the Summer Olympics were hosted by a communist country. Although controversy over the quality of the air in Beijing, alleged censorship and human rights violations perpetrated by the Chinese government led to protests and talk of Olympic boycotts, most nations presented their normal compliment of Olympic athletes. American swimmer Michael Phelps made history when he won eight gold medals, setting new records for all-time gold medals won and gold medals won in a single Olympic season.USOC.org: Michael Phelps
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2000
- Peace: Kim Dae-jung
- Physics: Kilby, Kroemer, Alferov
- Chemistry: Heeger, MacDiarmid, Shirakawa
- Medicine: Carlsson, Greengard, Eric Kandel
- Literature: Gao Xingjian
- Economics: Heckman, McFaddenNobelPrize.org: 2000 Nobel Prize Winners
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1947
- December 3: "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams opened on Broadway.
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1919
- October 2: President Woodrow Wilson suffers a stroke which leaves him partly paralyzed.
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1966
- October 15: U.S. Department of Transportation established
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1968
- December 24: Apollo 8 becomes the first manned craft to orbit the Moon.
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1941
- December 7: World War II: Japanese war planes surprise the United States by attacking Pearl Harbor, Hawaii killing 2,388 people.
- December 8: The United States enters World War II one day after the Attack on Pearl Harbor as Franklin D. Roosevelt asks Congress for war against Japan, the U.S. Senate would vote 82-0 for war.
- December 9: World War II: China declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy.
- December 10: World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, President Franklin D. Roosevelt responded by declaring war on them.
- December 19: World War II: Japan invades Hong Kong
