January 24th, 2008, was a Thursday. It was day 24 of 2008. The decade was the 2000s.
15 years and 3 days have passed since January 24th, 2008.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.
Notable events that occurred on January 24th, 2008.
On January 24th, 2008, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.
A list of songs that were dominating the music charts on this date.
The top "Box Office" movie on this date was the film "Cloverfield".
Let's take a walk 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.
If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as George Carlin, Bernie Mac, John Costelloe and Test would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Battlestar Galactica", "Prison Break", "Friday Night Lights" and "Mad Men". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Halo 3", "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock", "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" and "Mass Effect".
Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Ed, Edd n Eddy", "Dora the Explorer", "The Fairly OddParents" and "Ben 10". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, Iggle Piggle and iPod Touch.
These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on January 24th, 2008.
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.
As online streaming became more popular, sales of DVDs started to plummet. Between 2008 and 2014, sales in the USA fell by a whopping 66%.
"Slumdog Millionaire" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2008.
In the late noughties, 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 period, small video stores started to close, while the larger franchises attempted to downsize and branch out into selling other products such as cell phones and merchandise.
In the late noughties, HD TV became the norm and flat screen television sets started to became more affordable.
In the later half of "the noughties", 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 noughties. 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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Television shows that people were watching in January, 2008.
Breaking Bad
Series about a high school chemistry teacher who becomes a drug dealer after he is diagnosed with lung cancer.
The Big Bang Theory
A sitcom about two physicists called Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper.
Gossip Girl
Teen drama starring Blake Lively.
Mad Men
Period drama about an advertising agency in New York City.
Skins
British TV series about a group of teenagers living in Bristol.
Friday Night Lights
Sports drama series about a high school football team in West Texas.
Dexter
Crime drama series about a serial killer who murders other serial killers.
Ugly Betty
Comedy series starring America Ferrera as Betty Suarez.
Eureka
Sci-fi series starring Colin Ferguson as Sheriff Jack Carter.
Psych
Detective comedy series starring James Roday and Dulé Hill.
The Hills
American reality television series. Spin-off of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.
How I Met Your Mother
Sictom starring Neil Patrick Harris.
Bones
Crime comedy-drama TV series.
Prison Break
TV serial drama about how one man must save his falsely-accused brother from a death sentence.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
American comedy sitcom.
Grey's Anatomy
Medical drama television series.
The Office
The US version of The Office, starring Steve Carell as Michael Scott.
House
Medical drama starring Hugh Laurie.
Battlestar Galactica
Sci-fi series.
Desperate Housewives
TV show about housewives living in suburban America.
Boston Legal
TV show about a Boston law firm.
CSI: NY
New York City version spin-off of the CSI franchise.
Lost
Mystery drama series about a group of plane crash survivors that are stranded on a strange island.
Stargate Atlantis
Spin-off of the original Stargate series.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Reality TV show in which houses are renovated during a one-week period.
Cold Case
Crime series about a fictional Philadelphia Police Department division that specializes in investigating cold cases.
One Tree Hill
Set in the fictional town of Tree Hill in North Carolina.
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 2008.
Wizards of Waverly Place
iCarly
WordGirl
Phineas and Ferb
Horrid Henry
Curious George
The Hills
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Hannah Montana
Ben 10
Everybody Hates Chris
Johnny Test
Go, Diego, Go!
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Zoey 101
LazyTown
Peppa Pig
One Tree Hill
The Fairly OddParents
Dora the Explorer
SpongeBob SquarePants
Ed, Edd n Eddy
Toys and games that were popular on this date in 2008.
iPod Touch
Iggle Piggle
The PlayStation 3
The Xbox 360
Popular video games that people were playing in January of 2008.
Burnout Paradise
Open world racing game.
Rock Band
Music video game.
Mass Effect
Action RPG developed by BioWare.
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Third person adventure game that was released on the PS3.
Assassin's Creed
The first game in the series.
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008
Wrestling game.
Super Mario Galaxy
Platform game that was released for the Nintendo Wii.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Popular first-person shooter game. The first game in the series to make the shift to a modern time-frame.
The Simpsons Game
Platform game that was released on a number of different consoles.
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Music rhythm game.
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Iconic first-person shooter game that was developed by Valve Corporation.
Team Fortress 2
Team-based game that was developed by Valve Corporation.
Portal
Puzzle game developed by Valve.
Halo 3
First-person shooter game that was developed by Bungie. Released for the XBox 360.
World in Conflict
Real-time strategy.
BioShock
FPS developed by 2K Boston and 2K Australia.
Pokémon Diamond Version
Released for the Nintendo DS.
God of War II
The second release in the series.
Wii Play
Party video game that was released for the Nintendo Wii.
Wii Sports
Sport simulation released for the Nintendo Wii.
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2008.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out January 24th, 2014, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 24th.
Actress and model. Deceased
Born on January 24th, 1943
She was not alive on this date.
Actor. Deceased
Born on January 24th, 1949
He was not alive on this date.
Soccer player.
Born on January 24th, 1987
He turned 21 on this day in 2008.
Historical weather information for January 24th, 2008.
George W. Bush Jnr. was the President of the United States on January 24th, 2008.
Gordon Brown was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Bertie Ahern was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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