April 28th, 2008.

Events that occurred.

Notable events that occurred on April 28th, 2008.

• Pop star Katy Perry releases her single "I Kissed a Girl".

Popular songs.

On April 28th, 2008, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: Lollipop - Lil Wayne
• United Kingdom: 4 Minutes - Madonna

Take me back to April 28th, 2008!

Let's go back in time!

The date is April 28th, 2008, and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Taurus. The summer of 2008 is drawing closer and temperatures have started to rise.

In America, the song Lollipop by Lil Wayne is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, 4 Minutes by Madonna is the number one hit song. George W. Bush Jnr. is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Baby Mama 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. Gaming fans are currently excited about the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto IV, which will be based on the life of Eastern European war veteran Niko Bellic in Liberty City. 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 "The Royle Family", "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition", "The Hills" and "Dexter". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Pokémon Diamond Version", "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock", "WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008" and "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Avatar: The Last Airbender", "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody", "Johnny Test" and "Ben 10".

Popular toys at the moment include the likes of the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, Iggle Piggle and iPod Touch.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on April 28th, 2008.

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  The fall of MySpace.

  In 2008, popular social network MySpace began to hemorrhage users. Millions of unique users left each month, with most of them migrating over to Facebook.

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  The Rickroll.

  During this period, a "bait and switch" meme called Rickrolling was becoming popular online. The prank involved tricking someone into watching the music video for Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up".

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  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - "Please Read the Letter"

  "Please Read the Letter" by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss went on to win a Grammy for 2008's Record of the Year.

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  2008 in music.

  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.

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  World Economic Crisis.

  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.

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  The highest paid celebrities in 2008.

  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.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 2008?

  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.

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  Time Person of the Year 2008.

  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.

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  Megan Fox.

  American actress Megan Fox was listed as FHM's sexiest woman in 2008.

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  Who were the best football players 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.

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  2008 in movies.

  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.

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  DVD sales are plummeting.

  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%.

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  Slumdog Millionaire.

  "Slumdog Millionaire" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2008.

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  Online streaming begins to threaten video rental stores.

  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.

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  HD TV becomes the norm.

  In the late noughties, HD TV became the norm and flat screen television sets started to became more affordable.

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  Mobile Internet begins to take off.

  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.

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  Bringing digital cameras to nightclubs and bars.

  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.

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  Bebo.

  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.

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  Music stores are going out of business.

  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.

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  Scene kids.

  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.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 14 years, 10 months and 25 days have passed since April 28th, 2008.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 18 of 2008.
• Leap Year: 2008 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
• Age: A person born on April 28th, 2008 will be 14 years old.
• Generation: People born in 2008 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1209337200.

Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to April 28th, 2008.

• March 31st, 2008: Estelle releases her song "American Boy", featuring Kanye West.
• April 2nd, 2008: Irish politics: Bertie Ahern announces his intention to resign.
• April 4th, 2008: Beyonce and Jay-Z are married.
• April 8th, 2008: Lady Gaga releases her single "Just Dance".
• April 13th, 2008: American record producer Phil Spector is found guilty of the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson.
• April 18th, 2008: The comedy film "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" is released in movie theaters.
• April 19th, 2008: Facebook overtakes rival social network MySpace in the Alexa rankings.
• April 20th, 2008: Rapper VL Mike is shot dead in New Orleans, Louisiana.
• April 25th, 2008: The Script releases their single "We Cry".
• April 26th, 2008: Soccer: Teddy Sheringham plays his last ever game at the age of 42.
• April 26th, 2008: Austrian man Josef Fritzl is arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment, rape, manslaughter by negligence and incest.
• This date: April 28th, 2008
• April 29th, 2008: Grand Theft Auto IV is released.
• April 30th, 2008: Football: Chelsea progress to the Champions League final after defeating Liverpool 3-2 in extra time.
• April 30th, 2008: Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon are married.
• May 2nd, 2008: The movie Iron Man (2008) is released.
• May 6th, 2008: Irish politics: Bertie Ahern resigns as Taoiseach.
• May 8th, 2008: Football: It is announced that Pep Guardiola will become the new manager of Barcelona.
• May 11th, 2008: Manchester United regain their Premier League title after defeating Wigan 2-0 in the final game of the season.
• May 12th, 2008: Jennifer Butler files for divorce from actor Bill Murray.
• May 12th, 2008: An 8.0 magnitude earthquake results in nearly 70,000 deaths in Sichuan, China.
• May 15th, 2008: The state of California legalizes same-sex marriage.
• May 17th, 2008: Portsmouth win the FA Cup final after beating Cardiff City 1-0.
• May 21st, 2008: The 2008 UEFA Champions League Final is held between Manchester United and Chelsea. Manchester United win on penalties.
• May 21st, 2008: David Cook wins the 7th season of American Idol.
• May 24th, 2008: Soccer: Avram Grant is sacked as the manager of Chelsea FC.
• May 25th, 2008: Coldplay release the song "Viva la Vida".

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 28th, 2008, will have the star sign Taurus.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2008 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 6.
• Native American Zodiac: April 28th, 2008 falls under the Beaver.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
• Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

Photos of late 2000s fashion.

Photographs of late 2000s fashion and hairstyles.

Were you born on this date?

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 April 28th, 2014, instead.

Weather on April 28th, 2008.

Historical weather information for April 28th, 2008.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 13.7 degrees Celsius. It was a wet day. There were 4 hours of sunshine.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 46.5 degrees Fahrenheit. 8.06 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 7.11cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 10.83 degrees Celsius. There was thunder. Rain fell. Precipitation: 3.05cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on April 28th, 2008 was most likely conceived around August 6th, 2007.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 28th, 2008 is close to January 19th, 2009.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about April 28th, 2008.

• A total of 5,442 days have passed since this date.
• 777 weeks have passed.
• 470,192,400 seconds have passed since the April 28th, 2008.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 548,557,800 times.
• Since April 28th, 2008, the Earth has travelled approximately 242,619,278,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 78,365,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 40,436,546 steps. That's about 17,972 miles!
• Since this date, 5,642,309 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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