January 24th, 2008, was a Thursday. It was day 24 of 2008. The decade was the 2000s.
13 years, 4 months and 22 days have passed since January 24th, 2008.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.
What happened on January 24th, 2008?
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 24th, 2008.
The movie "Cloverfield" was at the top of the box office on January 24th, 2008.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane!
The date is January 24th, 2008 and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aquarius. In America, the song Low by Flo-Rida & T-Pain is on top of the singles charts.
Over in the UK, Now You're Gone by Basshunter is the number one hit song. George W. Bush Jnr. is currently the President of the United States and the movie Cloverfield is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown is the current Prime Minister.
Practically every teenager and adult has a MySpace or a Bebo account. A rock music genre called "Emo" is extremely popular at the moment. The genre, which stands for "emotional hardcore", has created a subculture of "Emos" who dye their hair black and wear thick frame glasses. Meanwhile, in technology news, more and more people are beginning to use the Internet on their phones. This transition towards mobile Internet has been aided by the recent roll-out of faster 3G networks and the introduction of larger touchscreen phones.
A social network called Facebook is beginning to surge in popularity, replacing the likes of MySpace. Video rental stores such as Blockbuster are currently struggling to keep their heads above water. This is due to the popularity of new online streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu. It's 2008, so the music charts are filled with artists such as Flo Rida, Katy Perry, Rihanna and T.I.
On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Last of the Summer Wine", "Lost", "CSI: NY" and "Bones". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Team Fortress 2", "Half-Life 2: Episode Two", "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" and "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "LazyTown", "Zoey 101", "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and "Ben 10".
Popular toys at the moment include the likes of the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and iPod Touch.
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During this time, allegations that soccer star Ashley Cole cheated on his wife Cheryl began to surface in tabloid newspapers.
On January 22nd, 2008, actor Heath Ledger was found dead at his apartment in Manhattan. The Australian actor had died because of "acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine."
In January of 2008, the crime drama series "Breaking Bad" made its debut on AMC.
During this time, the sci-fi monster film "Cloverfield" was being shown in movie theaters.
"Please Read the Letter" by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss went on to win a Grammy for 2008's Record of the Year.
Popular music artists in 2008 included Sara Bareilles, Chris Brown, Rihanna, Usher, Jordin Sparks, Ray J, Leona Lewis, Lil Wayne, T.I., Pink, Beyoncé, Natasha Bedingfield, Coldplay, Katy Perry, M.I.A., Kevin Rudolf and Britney Spears.
Throughout 2008, a world economic crisis took hold. Countries fell into recession and stock markets plunged. Icelandic banks went into receivership. Ireland issued a "bank guarantee" and both the EU and the US slipped into recession.
According to Forbes, the highest paid celebrities in 2008 were Oprah Winfrey, Tiger Woods, Angelina Jolie, Beyoncé, David Beckham, Johnny Depp, Jay-Z, The Police, J.K. Rowling, Brad Pitt and Paula Deen.
In 2008, the best NBA players were Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan, Amare Stoudemire, Steve Nash, Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer, Paul Pierce, Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and Manu Ginóbili.
US President Barack Obama was named as the Time Person of the Year in 2008. In November of 2008, Obama became the first African American to be elected as the president of the United States.
American actress Megan Fox was listed as FHM's sexiest woman in 2008.
In 2008, the best soccer players were Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Fernando Torres, Iker Casillas, Xavi, Andrey Arshavin, David Villa, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Kaká and Steven Gerrard.
Movies that hit the big screen in 2008 included the likes of The Dark Knight, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Kung Fu Panda, Hancock, Mamma Mia!, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Iron Man, Quantum of Solace, WALL-E, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Slumdog Millionaire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Tropic Thunder and Cloverfield.
"Slumdog Millionaire" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2008.
In the late naughties, online video streaming was becoming more and more popular. New services such as Netflix and Hulu were gaining millions of users and video rental stores such as Blockbuster were starting to feel the impact. During this stage, small video stores started to close, while the larger franchises downsized and branched out into selling other products such as cell phones and merchandise.
In the late naughties, HD TV became the norm and flat screen television sets started to became more affordable.
In the later half of "the naughties", more and more people started to use the Internet on their cell phones. This was aided by the roll-out of faster 3G Internet networks and introduction of larger touchscreen phones.
During this period of time, two HD DVD formats called "Blu-ray" and "HD DVD" were competing with each other to become the standard. As a result, certain movies and TV shows could only be found on one of the formats. This was because film studios would align themselves with one of the formats. In rental stores, it was common to see separate Blu-ray and HD DVD sections.
In the late 2000s, it was extremely popular for people to bring digital cameras with them on a night out. The next day, they would then upload their photographs to social media websites such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo. This was before phones came equipped with high quality cameras.
In countries such as the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Ireland, a social network called Bebo was extremely popular in the mid-to-late naughties. Bebo was famous for its quizzes, auto-playing video box, whiteboard, "Bebo Skins" and "Bebo Luv" features.
During this period, many music stores were closing their doors for the last time. The ease at which people could download or stream music meant that the business model of selling CDs was no longer viable.
From the mid-2000s to 2010, "scene kids" were a popular subculture. The scene kid fashion consisted of skinny jeans, bright colors and straight hair with long fringes.
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George W. Bush Jnr. was the President of the United States on January 24th, 2008.
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Bertie Ahern was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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