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 )

* 1939 – Skip Caray, American sportscaster ( d. 2008 )

* Ron " Skip " Greer – vocals ( 2008 – present )

** Skip Caray, American baseball broadcaster ( d. 2008 )

* Also in August 2008, about 36 editorial employees took voluntary buyouts or resigned, including well-known bylines like Michael Tackett, Ron Silverman, Timothy McNulty, Ed Sherman, Evan Osnos, Steve Franklin, Maurice Possley, Hanke Gratteau, Chuck Osgood and Skip Myslenski.

* Skip Caray ( 1939 – 2008 ), baseball broadcaster

In 2008, Skip Spence's song " Omaha ", from the first Moby Grape album, was listed as number 95 in Rolling Stones " 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time ".

His son Skip Caray followed him into the booth as a baseball broadcaster with the Atlanta Braves until his death on August 3, 2008, and his son Chris had a long career with Maritz Travel before passing away at an early age from brain cancer.

Harry Christopher " Skip " Caray, Jr. ( August 12, 1939 – August 3, 2008 ) was an American sportscaster, best known for his long career as a radio and television play-by-play announcer for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball.

Billy Graham, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Lt. Col. Oliver North, Steve Forbes, Leonard Davidson, former US Senator Jesse Helms, Sam Donaldson, John R. Rice, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, CEO William S. Simon, Elisabeth Elliot ( wife of the late missionary Jim Elliot ), Skip Erickson, Freddie Gage, Adrian Rogers, governor Tim Kaine, Sean Hannity, Neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Pastors ; Mel White, Mark Driscoll, Josh Mcdowell, Miles McPherson, Rick Warren, Steven Furtick and Francis Chan, Entertainers / Athletes in pro-wrestler Lex Luger, Bobby Bowden, Lou Holtz, Carrie Prejean, Allan Houston, and Candace Cameron Bure, Douglas Gresham, Gianna Jessen, Clint Hubbard and 2008 Presidential candidates Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul.

On the show airing the weekend of May 24, 2008, the hosts began using the terms " See It " and " Skip It " ( which appeared in on-screen graphics ) when summarizing their reviews.

The program was built by nationally recognized coach Skip Flanagan ( coach at the 2008 high school all star game ).

* Michael " Skip " Cromer-Bass ( 2004 – 2008, 2010 – Present )

Hit the Lights covered the song for the extended iTunes release of their 2008 album, Skip School Start Fights.

The song has been covered by many other artists, including 2Play ( 2005 ), Bananarama ( 2001 ) on Exotica album, Brian McKnight ( 2007 ), Kenny G featuring McKnight ( 2004 ) from At Last ... The Duets Album, Boston Pops Orchestra composed by John Williams, Columbia Ballroom Orchestra ( 1994 ), Dave Koz featuring R & B artist Montell Jordan taking the vocal lead ( 1999 ) on the album The Dance, David & the High Spirit ( 2003 ), Del ( 2004 ), Delight ( 2001 ), DJ Irene ( 2003 ), Farhad Besharati ( 2006 ), George Michael ( 1998 ), Gloria Gaynor, Harlemm Lee ( 2003 ), Hit Crew ( 2006 ), James Douglas ( 2003 ), Julio Iglesias ( 2006 ), Jordan Knight ( 2006 ), Katelyn Tarver ( 2006 ), Kenny G ( 2004 ), Kymeria ( 2005 ), Paul Mauriat, Richard Clayderman for his 1988 album ' A little night music ', Roger Williams, Roxy Pain ( 2007 ), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ( 1998 ), Sarah Washington, The Sax Brothers ( 2003 ), Simion Luca ( 1998 ), Skip Martin ( 2006 ), Slinkee Minx ( 2004 ) A on " Closer ( Slinkee Minx song ) | Closer " single, The Shadows ( 1987 ) on Simply Shadows, Barry Manilow ( 2008 ) Tereza Kerndlová and 3Oh! 3 Ft: Juliet Simms of Automatic Loveletter & Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low, The Supervillains ( 2011 ) and sampled by the Paper Route Gangstaz, Sharam Jey ft. James Douglas-Out Of Your Mind ( Club Mix ).

In 2008 a series of Chicago-area TV and radio ads for AT & T's Advanced TV featured comedian John Caponera impersonating the post-stroke version of Harry Caray.

Atlanta Braves pitcher Will Ohman performed a Harry Caray impersonation when announcing the starting lineup for the Atlanta Braves during a Fox Game of the Week in 2008.

On August 3, 2008, the Atlanta Braves announced that Caray had died, nine days before what would have been his 69th birthday.

As of 2008, he provides commentary for the network's regular-season coverage, paired with Chip Caray.