2008
Global financial crisis
2008 is a year in the Gregorian calendar, notable as the year of the global financial crisis triggered by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Barack Obama's election as the first Black U.S. president, and the Beijing Summer Olympics.
In casual use, 2008 often serves as shorthand for the economic crash: The housing market never fully recovered after 2008.
Forty-fourth president's family name
- McCainFrozen food empire
- Biden46th American president
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- primariesIntraparty nomination contests
Palin · caucus · voting · ballot · polls · debate · swing state · electoral college
Prolonged economic decline
- subprimeUnder top credit tier
- bailoutEmergency aid preventing bankruptcy
- LehmanDefunct investment bank
- collapseSudden structural failure
Wall Street · AIG · TARP · stimulus · mortgage · housing bubble · credit crunch · bank failure
China's seat of government
- opening ceremonyFormal start of event
- medalsAwards for achievement
- athletesSports competitors
- gymnasticsAthletic discipline of controlled movement
Phelps · swimming · track and field · diving · basketball · volleyball · torch relay · gold medal
Obama
Forty-fourth president's family name
Palin · primaries · caucus · voting · ballot · polls · debate · swing state · electoral college · convention
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- subprimeUnder top credit tier
- bailoutEmergency aid preventing bankruptcy
- LehmanDefunct investment bank
collapse · Wall Street · AIG · TARP · stimulus · mortgage · housing bubble · credit crunch · bank failure · foreclosure
Beijing
China's seat of government
- opening ceremonyFormal start of event
- medalsAwards for achievement
- athletesSports competitors
Phelps · gymnastics · swimming · track and field · diving · basketball · volleyball · torch relay · gold medal · world records
2008antiquity
Great age, ancient era
prehistory · ancient times · distant past · far future · time immemorial
- 2008 crashGlobal economic meltdown
- Beijing 2008Chinese capital's summer games