November 1st, 2008.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on November 1st, 2008.

• United States: Whatever You Like - T.I.
• United Kingdom: The Promise - Girls Aloud

Take me back to November 1st, 2008!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is November 1st, 2008, and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Scorpio. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.

Halloween has just come and passed. It's November, so the evenings are getting darker and the days are getting colder. In America, the song Whatever You Like by T.I. is on top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, The Promise by Girls Aloud is the number one hit song. George W. Bush Jnr. is currently the President of the United States, and the movie High School Musical 3 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. 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. Barack Obama and John McCain are currently facing off against each other in the lead-up to the 2008 US Presidential Election.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as John Costelloe, Test, Natasha Richardson and Jade Goody would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "King of the Hill", "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", "How I Met Your Mother" and "Friday Night Lights". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock", "Rock Band", "Burnout Paradise" and "Grand Theft Auto IV".

Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Johnny Test", "Everybody Hates Chris", "The Hills" and "Curious George". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, Iggle Piggle and WALL-E toys.

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 November 1st, 2008.

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  Fallout 3 is released.

  At the end of 2008, the post-apocalyptic RPG game "Fallout 3" was released.

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  Bloody Friday.

  On October 24th, 2008, stock markets across the world witnessed record-breaking declines.

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  Changeling is released.

  During this time, the film Changeling, starring Angelina Jolie, was playing in movie theaters.

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  Mafia Wars.

  A multiplayer social network game called "Mafia Wars" was extremely popular during this period of time. The game was free and could be accessed by anyone with a Facebook or MySpace profile.

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  2008 US presidential election.

  During this time, the race for the White House was heating up as Barack Obama and John McCain went head-to-head. Throughout September and October of 2008, four televised debates were held.

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  The birth of Rage Comics.

  Pre-made cartoon comics called "Rage Comics" were beginning to become more and more popular around this time. At the tail-end of 2008, the meme spread from 4chan to websites such as Reddit.

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  The rise of Facebook.

  During this period, Facebook experienced massive growth, becoming the most popular social network in the world.

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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.

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 14 years, 2 months and 26 days have passed since November 1st, 2008.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 44 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 November 1st, 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 1225497600.

Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around November 1st, 2008.

• October 3rd, 2008: The song "Womanizer" is released by Britney Spears.
• October 7th, 2008: Icelandic banks Landsbanki and Glitnir go into receivership.
• October 10th, 2008: Singapore officially enters recession.
• October 10th, 2008: Financial crisis: The US stock market witnesses one of its worst weeks on record.
• October 11th, 2008: The head of the IMF warns that the world economic system is teetering on the brink of collapse.
• October 13th, 2008: The single "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" is released by Beyonce.
• October 14th, 2008: Casey Anthony is indicted on charges of first degree murder.
• October 14th, 2008: Irish politics: Fianna Fáil's Brian Lenihan delivers "the toughest" government budget "in many years".
• October 15th, 2008: Elon Musk becomes the new CEO of Tesla.
• October 15th, 2008: Financial Crisis: The Dow Jones Industrial Average drops by 7.87%.
• October 19th, 2008: The first episode of the Irish mockumentary "Hardy Bucks" is aired.
• October 22nd, 2008: Irish politics: 15,000 pensioners protest against proposals to mean-test medical cards.
• October 24th, 2008: The movie Changeling (2008) is released.
• October 24th, 2008: Bloody Friday: World stock exchanges experience one of the worst declines in their history.
• October 24th, 2008: Iceland receives a bailout package from the IMF.
• October 26th, 2008: Soccer: Harry Redknapp becomes the new manager of Tottenham Hotspur.
• October 26th, 2008: Soccer: Liverpool end Chelsea's 86 match unbeaten run at home.
• October 27th, 2008: A short squeeze causes shares of Volskwagen to increase by 149%.
• October 28th, 2008: The video game "Fallout 3" is released.
• October 28th, 2008: It is reported that 500,000 mortgage holders in the United Kingdom are now in negative equity.
• October 31st, 2008: The James Bond movie Quantum of Solace (2008) is released.
• This date: November 1st, 2008
• November 2nd, 2008: Lewis Hamilton wins his first F1 World Drivers Championship.
• November 4th, 2008: Barack Obama is elected as the new President of the United States.
• November 6th, 2008: The IMF predicts a worldwide recession.
• November 7th, 2008: The game "Gears of War 2" is released for the Xbox 360.
• November 10th, 2008: Serial killer Arthur Shawcross dies in prison.
• November 11th, 2008: Call of Duty: World at War is released.
• November 13th, 2008: Germany enters a recession.
• November 14th, 2008: The Eurozone dips into recession.
• November 15th, 2008: Brock Lesnar defeats Randy Couture at UFC 91.
• November 17th, 2008: The game "Left 4 Dead" is released.
• November 17th, 2008: Japan goes into recession.
• November 19th, 2008: American college student Abraham Biggs livestreams his own suicide on Justin.tv.
• November 20th, 2008: "The Hills" stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are married.
• November 20th, 2008: The Dow Jones reaches its lowest level since 1997.
• November 21st, 2008: The movie Twilight (2008) is released in cinemas.
• November 26th, 2008: 166 people are killed when a terrorist group carries out the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
• December 1st, 2008: The National Bureau of Economic Research announces that the United States has been in recession since December of 2007.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on November 1st, 2008, will have the star sign Scorpio.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2008 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
• Native American Zodiac: November 1st, 2008 falls under the Snake.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of November will have the birthstones Topaz and Citrine.
• Birth flower (November): The Chrysanthemum.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on November 1st, 2008.

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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 November 1st, 2014, instead.

Holidays.

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 1st of November.

• All Saints' Day

Weather on November 1st, 2008.

Historical weather information for November 1st, 2008.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 8.3 degrees Celsius. There was heavy rain. It was a mostly sunny day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 49.2 degrees Fahrenheit. 9.56 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 6.11 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 7.87cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on November 1st, 2008 was most likely conceived around February 9th, 2008.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on November 1st, 2008 is close to July 25th, 2009.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about November 1st, 2008.

• A total of 5,200 days have passed since this date.
• 742 weeks have passed.
• 449,280,000 seconds have passed since the November 1st, 2008.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 524,160,000 times.
• Since November 1st, 2008, the Earth has travelled approximately 231,828,480,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 74,880,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 38,638,080 steps. That's about 17,172 miles!
• Since this date, 5,391,360 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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