| 1 October 2008

As of October 2008, the Armenian government is considering implementing an ambitious project to build a railway to Iran.

In October 2008 the Russian bank Gazprombank, the banking arm of Gazprom, acquired 100 percent of Armenian bank Areximbank after previously buying 80 percent of said bank in November 2007 and 94. 15 percent in July of the same year.

On October 7, 2008, Armenia withdrew its contingent of 46 peacekeepers.

The " Theater am Bahnhof " ( Theatre at the Railway Station ) is mostly used by the Theatergruppe Lampenfieber and was opened on 19 October 2008.

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.

The American Stock Exchange merged with the New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE Euronext ) on October 1, 2008.

In October 2008, the United States Department of Justice defined an Alford plea as: " when a the defendant maintains his or her innocence with respect to the charge to which he or she offers to plead guilty ".

On October 11, 2008, Infogrames completed its acquisition of Atari Inc., making it a wholly owned subsidiary.

This would be later broken by Sachin Tendulkar of India on 17 October 2008 whilst playing against Australia at Mohali in the 2nd Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2008.

* He was the all-time leading run scorer in Test cricket, a record he attained on 26 November 2005 until surpassed by Sachin Tendulkar on 17 October 2008.

The fourth revamp, which happened with the issue dated 18 October 2008 had been the most major revamp to date.

On 30 October 2008 a spokesman for the team announced that the team would complete its last three performances of the year with five jets instead of six.

TACV Cabo Verde Airlines opened a route from London Stansted in October 2008 though it was rumoured that flights were being cancelled due to minimum take up though with effect from May 2008, TACV now fly direct from London Gatwick every Thursday to Sal and Praia.

As the February 28, 2008 deadline to approve or reject CAFTA loomed, Arias decided to call for the referendum himself, and it took take place on October 7, 2007.

Costa Rican colones (₡) per US $ 1 – 512. 11 ( September 4, 2010 ), US $ 1 – 559. 51 ( October 24, 2008 ), per US $ 1 – 500. 10 ( December 2007 ), 516. 78 ( November 2007 ), 506. 11 ( April 2006 ), 479. 57 ( July 2005 ), 299. 63 ( February 2000 ), 285. 68 ( 1999 ), 257. 23 ( 1998 ), 232. 60 ( 1997 ), 207. 69 ( 1996 ) and 179. 73 ( 1995 )

The A4 connection from Zagreb to Varaždin and Čakovec exists since 2003, which was extended to the Hungarian border in October 2008 to complete the upgrade of the European route E71.

The A6 route between Rijeka and Zagreb was constructed as an expressway in spring 2004, and upgraded to a full motorway in October 2008, thus upgrading the Croatian section of the European route E65.

On October 22, 2008, the soccer team snapped a 201-game losing streak with a last-second goal against Cal Lutheran University, 1 – 0.

Kung Te-cheng died in October 2008, and his son, Kung Wei-yi, the 78th lineal descendant, had died in 1989.

The 153rd Engineer Battalion based in Olomouc was created on 15 October 2008 and is subordinated to the 15th Engineer Brigade, Joint Forces Command.

Czech BMP-2 | BVP-2 on a Military parade in Prague, 28 October 2008.

In October 1945, the impending resumption of football led to the managerial appointment of Matt Busby, who demanded an unprecedented level of control over team selection, player transfers and training sessions.

Measurements of Mercury's exosphere, which is practically a vacuum, revealed more ions derived from water than scientists had expected .< ref > from the WayBackMachine archive of < nowiki > http :// www. planetary. org / news </ nowiki > for 13 October 2008 ; the MESSENGER selection under PLANETARY NEWS </ ref > All of these observations are consistent with water ice and / or other volatiles being available to hypothetical far future colonists of Mercury.

On October 2, 2009, in a stunning and embarrassing setback for the mayor, Chicago was the first of four finalists to be eliminated during selection ceremonies in Copenhagen.

The selection of electors began on October 31 with elections in Ohio and Pennsylvania and ended on November 13 with elections in North Carolina.

Matters of dispute by the participants and writers and historians since the war have included the wisdom of pursuing an offensive strategy in the wake of the failed Nivelle Offensive, rather than waiting for the arrrival of the American armies in France, the choice to attack in Flanders over areas further south or the Italian front, the climate and weather in Flanders, Haig's selection of General Hubert Gough and the Fifth Army to conduct the offensive, debates over the nature of the opening attack between advocates of shallow and deeper objectives, the passage of time between the Battle of Messines and the opening attack of the Battles of Ypres, the extent to which the internal troubles of the French armies motivated British persistence in the offensive, the effect of mud on operations and the decision to continue the offensive in October, once the weather had broken and the human cost of the campaign on the soldiers of the German and British armies.

The committee and institution serving as the selection board for the prize typically announce the names of the laureates in October.

After much heated debate over several months about the selection of the crew between Nikolai Kamanin and Sergei Korolev, Komarov was named as prime crew commander on October 4, 1964, by the State Commission ; just eight days before its scheduled launch.

When Wallace announced his selection in October 1968, LeMay opined that he, unlike many Americans, clearly did not fear using nuclear weapons.

On 11 October 2007, the Gallery presented an exhibition drawn from the School's own collections, Objects of Instruction: Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, and a rotating selection from this collection is on permanent display in the Foyle Special Collections Gallery.

On October 11, 2006, the Marshall Public Library Board of Trustees appointed a committee to create a materials selection policy, and removed Fun Home and Blankets from circulation until the new policy was approved.

On October 4, 2007 acting Agriculture Secretary of the USDA Chuck Conner announced the selection of Wichita Online, Inc. as a recipient of a Community Connect grant in the amount of $ 371, 139.

In October 2009, Boeing Aircraft announced the selection of North Charleston for its new 787 Dreamliner aircraft assembly and delivery prep center.

On October 17, 2006, Bazix launched WOOMB. Net, a website selling MSX games ( translated to English if necessary ), with a selection of 14 games.

A 3-CD selection of the tracks, restored by Joe Palmaccio, was released by Time-Life in October 2008 titled The Unreleased Recordings.

The trial was held in the Foley Square federal courthouse in New York City, and opened on November 1, 1948 ; preliminary proceedings and jury selection lasted until January 17, 1949 ; the defendants first appeared in court on March 7 ; and the trial concluded on October 14, 1949.

After being nominated for inclusion on 28 October 1995, an evaluation of the site by the International Council on Monuments and Sites ( an advisory body of the World Heritage Committee ), recommended that the island be inscribed on the basis of criteria ( iii ) and ( iv ) of the World Heritage List's selection criteria, which relate the cultural significance of a site.

He was drafted in the 1st round as the 8th overall selection by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft and scored in his NHL debut game on October 12, 1991.

Onex's bid of $ 750 million for 69 % of the company won the final selection in October 1996.

Each year, a selection process is held in late September and early October to find out which Pasadena-area girls ( ages 17 to 21 ) will have the honor of being crowned Queen of the Tournament, or in substitution, one of the members of her " Royal Court ".

* October 22 – The flag committee makes its final selection of the design that will become the national flag.

Starting in late October 2006, the Awami League led alliance carried out a series of nationwide demonstrations and blockades centering around the selection of the leader of the interim caretaker administration to oversee the 2007 elections.

Upon graduation he remained at Edwards as an instructor until his selection for the US Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory ( MOL ) spaceflight program in October 1966.

As the Ottoman Empire proposed international mediation, Cuza took the initiative, and, on October 23, 1863, deposed the Kretzulescu cabinet, nominating instead his own selection of men: Kogălniceanu as Premier and Interior Minister, Dimitrie Bolintineanu as Minister of Religious Affairs.

Gough asked not to be considered for selection for England's tour of Pakistan in October – December 2005 so that he could spend more time with his family.

When former Northern Ireland Secretary Roy Mason announced his retirement in October 1986, Illsley was nominated by the NUM in the selection of a Labour candidate for Barnsley Central.