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

In 2008, effective January 1, 2009, the ADAAA broadened the interpretations and added to the ADA examples of " major life activities " including, but not limited to, " caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and working " as well as the operation of several specified " major bodily functions ".

On January 17, 2008, NYSE Euronext announced it would acquire the AMEX for $ 260 million in stock ; on October 1, 2008, NYSE Euronext completed the acquisition.

On January 13, 2008, the Falcons named former Patriots director of college football scouting Thomas Dimitroff General Manager.

On 4 January 2008, Dr. Gail Dinter-Gottlieb decided to step down as President and Vice Chancellor of the University before her term expired.

OnStar transitioned to digital service with the help of data transport technology developed by Airbiquity, but warned customers who could not be upgraded to digital that their service would permanently expire on January 1, 2008.

On January 11, 2008, Talk Is Free Theatre presented the Canadian professional premiere ( in concert ) at the Gryphon Theatre in Barrie, Ontario, with a fundraiser performance on January 13 at the Diesel Playhouse in Toronto, Ontario.

The Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts produced a limited-run revival of the musical from January 11 to 27, 2008.

On January 17, 2008, Selig's contract was extended through 2012, after which he planned to retire, but then decided to stay as commissioner until the end of the 2014 season, a move approved by the owners on January 12, 2012, which would take his leadership past his 80th birthday.

However, in January 2008, Selig agreed to a three-year contract extension, announcing he planned to retire after the 2012 season.

* On 24 January 2008, Peter Hain resigned his two cabinet posts ( Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Secretary of State for Wales ) after the Electoral Commission referred donations to his Deputy Leadership campaign to the police.

In the UK in 2009 it was estimated that up to 12 million shoppers appeared at the sales ( a rise of almost 20 % compared to 2008, although this was also affected by the fact that the VAT would revert to 17. 5 % from 1 January ).

led to the January 2008 bulk-sampling of kimberlite pipes in a remote part of Montana.

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On 1 January 2008, the country entered the eurozone and adopted the euro as its official currency, replacing the Cypriot pound at an irrevocable fixed exchange rate of CYP 0. 585274 per EUR 1. 00.

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This eliminated the human reservoir of the disease and reduced hospital admissions to 1 % or less of January 2008 levels.

On 13 November 2008, Cessna announced that a total of 665 jobs would be cut at its Wichita and Bend, Oregon plants starting in January 2009.

In January 2008, shortly before plans to retire to Blackpool, Vera's husband Jack found that she had died in her armchair.

The Australian Government has introduced legislation that requires ISP's to " restrict access to age restricted content ( commercial MA15 + content and R18 + content ) either hosted in Australia or provided from Australia " that was due to commence from 20 January 2008, known as Cleanfeed.

She left the production on December 30, 2007, and later returned from August 26, 2008 until the production closed on January 11, 2009.

He was born Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1809, the second child of English-born actress Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe and actor David Poe, Jr.

* January 31 – Arnold Geulincx, Flemish philosopher ( d. 1669 )

* January 5 – Steve Arnold, English footballer

* January 24 – Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer

* January 29 – Arnold Gehlen, German philosopher ( d. 1976 )

* January 28 – Walter Arnold, of East Peckham, Kent, England, is fined 1 shilling for speeding at, thus exceeding the contemporary speed limit of.

* January 5 – American Revolution: Richmond, Virginia is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.

* January 16 – Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch classical scholar ( b. 1684 )

* January 14 – Benedict Arnold, American Revolutionary War general and traitor ( d. 1801 )

* January 1 – Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch classical scholar ( d. 1748 )

In fall 2001 Arnold Rüütel became the President of the Republic of Estonia, and in January 2002 Prime Minister Laar stepped down.

In the United States, there was one remaining active Shaker community, at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, which as of January 2011 has only five members: Sister June Carpenter, Brother Arnold Hadd, and Sister Frances Carr ( and two other brothers ).

The first person to be convicted of speeding is believed to be Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, who on 28 January 1896 was fined for speeding at.

In January 2004, the City of Arnold announced that THF Realty had approached them regarding developing a section of Arnold known as the Triangle, an area bordered by Route 141, Interstate 55, and Church Road in the city limits.

The Elementary School was built to replace the aging Arnold School ( 1924 ) and Liberty School ( 1938 ); a time capsule was placed at the construction site by the 4th grade class president ( Class of 1988 ) on January 20, 1981, to be opened in 100 years.

Arnold was part of New Kensington until it was designated as a separate borough in January, 1896.

* Arnold Hubert ( 3 January 1884-1948 ), married Jane Hungerford in Sydney 1907 ; he later emigrated to Canada

* Arnold Schoenberg – Von Heute auf Morgen ( February 1, 1930, Frankfurt ) ( composition completed January 1, 1929 )

Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle KG, and lord of De Voorst in Guelders ( Gelderland ) ( baptized 30 January 1670, Zutphen – 30 May 1718 ), was the son of Oswald van Keppel and his wife Anna Geertruid van Lintelo.

* The British Mandate of Iraq High Commissioners – After Ottoman Iraq was conquered by British forces, the mandate territory had four incumbents, after a single civilian Administrator ( 10 January 1919 – 1 October 1920 Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson ), continuing ten years after the accession to the throne and most of the rule of the country's first Malik ( King, reigned 23 August 1921 – 8 September 1933 ) Faysal I ( b. 1885 – d. 1933 ):

Mary's father Tom Arnold was appointed inspector of schools in Van Diemen's Land ( now Tasmania ) and commenced his role on 15 January 1850.

Tom Arnold was received into the Roman Catholic Church on 12 January 1856, which made him so unpopular in his job ( and with his wife ) that he resigned and left for England with his family in July 1856.

Henry Harley " Hap " Arnold ( June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950 ) was an American general officer holding the grades of General of the Army and later General of the Air Force.