The debate continues unabated – e. g. S. Georg 2004, A. Vovin 2005, S. Georg 2005 ( anti-Altaic ); S. Starostin 2005, V. Blažek 2006, M. Robbeets 2007, A. Dybo and G. Starostin 2008 ( pro-Altaic ).

* 2008 – 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activities.

* 1931 – Ivan Dixon, American actor and director ( d. 2008 )

* 1934 – Guy Peellaert, Belgian artist and photographer ( d. 2008 )

* 1948 – Jeremy Beadle, English television host ( d. 2008 )

* 2008 – Two skeletal remains found near Ekaterinburg, Russia are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia and one of his sisters.

* 1914 – Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and painter ( d. 2008 )

* 1923 – Francis Tucker, South African race car driver ( d. 2008 )

* 1932 – Cor Brom, Dutch footballer and manager ( d. 2008 )

* 1970 – Karl Unterkircher, Italian mountaineer ( d. 2008 )

* 2008 – A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d ' état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.

* 2008 – Competition in the 2008 Summer Olympics in China proceeded with the women's association football tournament.

* 1955 – Gregory Bryant-Bey, American convicted murderer ( d. 2008 )

* 1965 – Mark Speight, English television host ( d. 2008 )

* 1935 – Beverlee McKinsey, American actress ( d. 2008 )

* 1976 – Mark Priestley, Australian actor ( d. 2008 )

* 2005 – Caylee Anthony, American murder victim ( d. 2008 )

Bilateral trade with Russia stood at more than $ 700 million for the first nine months of 2010 – on track to rebound to $ 1 billion mark first reached in 2008 prior to the global economic crisis.

Over half of the tax revenues in the January – August 2008 time period were generated from value-added taxes ( VAT ).

* 2008 – South Ossetian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.

* 1931 – Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer ( d. 2008 )

* 2008 – Jake Warren, Canadian diplomat ( b. 1921 )

* 1936 – Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer ( d. 2008 )

On January 21, 2008, El Records released the record Rebel Poets in America, which included classic poetry readings with jazz accompaniment by both Patchen and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, including such Patchen classics as " The Murder of Two Men by a Young Kid Wearing Lemon Colored Gloves " and " I Went To The City.

* Rebel Poets of America, 2008, ( with Lawrence Ferlinghetti ) El Records / Cherry Red Records ( recorded 1957 )

Following STP's 2008 reunion, many younger bands of that time period performed with the band, including Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Cage the Elephant, and Hurt.

While the project was conceived and initiated before Norman's death, on May 27, 2008 the Arena Rock Recording company released Larry Norman – Rebel Poet, Jukebox Balladeer: The Anthology, " a posthumous collection " of a selection of Norman's pre-1978 songs " designed to belatedly introduce a mainstream audience to Norman's music ".

Hemmings Classic Car magazine included the 1969 – 70 Rebel SST and the 1974 – 78 Matador coupe in their 2008 list of " dollar-for-pound " cars that could be bought in show-quality condition for a comparatively modest outlay, The writer also noted that " most of AMC's ' 70s lineup " qualified for inclusion on the list.

On 29 October 2007 a new single " Latex Messiah ( Viva la Rebel in You )" came out, followed by the In the Court of the Crimson Queen album, written and produced in collaboration with Darlow and released by Willow Recordings Ltd. on 15 September 2008.

A major exhibition of Courbet's work, " The Born Rebel Artist ", opened in 2007 at the Grand Palais, and traveled to the Musée Fabre ( Montpellier, France ) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art ( New York City ) during 2008.

In February 2008 Robbie Rebel left The Beano after 6 years.

Three Rebel swimmers competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics ; Joe Bartoch and Richard Hortness represented Canada and Jonas Anderson represented Sweden.

* Siepel, Kevin H. Rebel: The Life and Times of John Singleton Mosby, Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2008.

In 2008 her memoir came out, Dreams & Everyday Life, Andre Breton, Surrealism, Rebel Worker, SDS & the Seven Cities of Cibola.

* Ascot Gold Cup-( 5 )-Enzeli ( 1999 ), Royal Rebel ( 2001, 2002 ), Yeats ( 2008, 2009 )

The album All Rebel Rockers was released on September 9, 2008 and was largely recorded in Jamaica at the Anchor studio in St Andrew.

* 2008: All Rebel Rockers # 39 US

Other composer credits include Trespass ( 2001 ), Beyond Sorry ( 2004 ), Bush Bikes ( 2003 ), Us Mob ( 2005 ) and Aurukun-Voices From The Cape ( 2008 ) by David Vadiveloo, Case 442 ( 2005 ) by C. A. A. M. A., Going Bush ( 2006 ) by SBS TV, Marree Man ( 2007 ), the series Halal Mate ( 2007 ) ( for which he was nominated in the category of " Best Music for a Documentary " at the 2008 APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards ), That's Australia ( 2007 ), Desert Heart ( 2007 ) and Wedding Makers ( 2008 ) by Rebel Films, Artists At Work-David Frazer ( 2007 ), IOU-Lloyd Rees ( 2007 ) and Tom Moore-Glassorama ( 2008 ) by Tony Wyzenbeek at ABC TV, and the SBS series Love's Harvest ( 2007 ) by Brian McKenzie and Rebel Films.

* Soennichsen, John ( 2008 ), " Bretz's Flood: The Remarkable Story of a Rebel Geologist and the World's Greatest Flood ", Seattle, Washington, Sasquatch Books, ISBN 978-1-57061-505-4

* Rebel Sport ( Centenary Partner and 2008 Major Sponsor )

* Animal, 2008 album by Far East Movement

Since then McLean has performed tours of the UK ( 2007, 2008 ( one appearance ), 2010, 2011 ), Ireland ( 2007, 2010, 2011 ), mainland Europe ( 2008, 2010 ), Australia and New Zealand ( 2008, 2011 ) and South East Asia ( 2011 ).

Air Greenland and Continental Airlines formerly ran direct flights from the US East Coast from 2007 to 2008, but these were discontinued.

However, despite these laws, East Timor has many problems with illegally armed militias, including widespread violence in 2006 which resulted in over 100, 000 people being forced from their homes, as well as two separate assassination attempts on the Prime Minister and President in early 2008.

* Lönnqvist, Minna ( 2008 ) " Kathleen M. Kenyon 1906-1978, A hundred years after her birth, The formative years of a female archaeologist: From socio-politics to the stratigraphical method and the radiocarbon revolution in archaeology ," in Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, Madrid, April 3 – 8, 2006, ed.

* Jimmy Bonthrone, footballer and manager: born Kinglassie, Fife 16 June 1929 ; played for East Fife 1947-58, Dundee 1958-60 ; manager, East Fife 1963-69, Aberdeen 1971-75 ; general manager, East Fife 1980-94 ; married ( two sons ); died Kirkcaldy, Fife 7 June 2008.

In 2007, the economy of Malaysia was the 3rd largest economy in South East Asia and 28th largest economy in the world by purchasing power parity with gross domestic product for 2008 of $ 222 billion with a growth rate of 5 % to 7 % since 2007 Malaysia also accounts for two thirds of global $ 82. 2 billion sukuk market in 2007.

As of September 2008, approximately 600 NZDF personnel served overseas in the South Pacific, Asia and Middle East areas.

In 2008, the Giants won the NFC East with a record of 12 – 4 ( and also were the number one seed in the NFC after beating the Carolina Panthers for home field advantage ), but lost 23 – 11 to the Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional round of the playoffs.

In 2006, the team earned its fifth NFC East title under Coach Reid and in 2008, the team won their 500th game.

On January 11, 2009 the team defeated the defending Super Bowl Champions and the 2008 NFC East champion New York Giants 23 – 11 en route to their 5th NFC Championship Game in 8 years and 5th in the 10 years the Eagles have been coached by Andy Reid.

In a 2008 interview Lipponen said that he had been a " target of East German manipulation ".

* 23 East 22nd Street, ( New York City, 2008 – 2010 )

On April 30, 2008, Indiana University East revealed the Red Wolves to be the new mascot for the campus.

In 2008, Sealand hosted a skateboarding event with Church and East Ltd sponsored by Red Bull.

Theodore Roosevelt impersonator Joe Wiegand performs October 27, 2008 in the East Room of the White House, during a celebration of Roosevelt's 150th birthday.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin allegedly declared at a NATO-Russia summit in 2008 that if Ukraine would join NATO his country can contend to annex the Ukrainian East and Crimea.

From 2001 through 2008, the East Front of the Capitol ( site of most presidential inaugurations until Ronald Reagan began a new tradition in 1981 ) was the site of construction for this massive underground complex, designed to facilitate a more orderly entrance for visitors to the Capitol.

* Tromans, Nicholas, and others, The Lure of the East, British Orientalist Painting, 2008, Tate Publishing, ISBN 978-1-85437-733-3

( 2008 ) The people's state: East German society from Hitler to Honecker.