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February 23, 2008

On February 23, 2008, a United States Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber crashes on Guam, marking the first operational loss of a B-2. The year's #1 song was "Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain. Hyein, Rio Ngumoha, Hudson Meek would arrive in the same year.

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The year in brief

2008 (MMVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 8th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade.

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On February 23, 2008

  1. 2008 A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber crashes on Guam, marking the first operational loss of a B-2.

    Air service branch of the U.S. military

    The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is a part of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and is one of the six armed forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its origins to 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the Air Force was established by transfer of personnel from the Army Air Forces with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.

  2. 2008 The Japanese WINDS satellite is launched.

    Defunct Japanese communication satellite

    WINDS was a Japanese communication satellite. Launch was originally scheduled for 2007.

Farewells

Died on February 23, 2008

Janez Drnovšek Former President and Prime Minister of Slovenia
Paul Frère Belgian racing driver and automotive journalist (1917–2008)

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The class of 2008

Others born in 2008

Hyein 2008– South Korean singer
Rio Ngumoha 2008– English footballer
Hudson Meek 2008– American actor (died 2024)
Ella Gross 2008– American singer, model and actress
Ediz Gürel 2008– Turkish chess grandmaster
Rémi Himbert 2008– French footballer

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