What generation is 2008? Generation Z

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About the Generation (2008)

Generation Z (1997-2012): Grew up in a fully digital and globally connected world, known for their diversity, environmental awareness, and digital fluency.

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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 2008

  • Coco Quinn (Jun 7, 2008)
  • Hayley LeBlanc (Sep 2, 2008)
  • Emily Dobson (Apr 3, 2008)
  • Lilliana Ketchman (Jun 23, 2008)
  • RonaldOMG (Sep 3, 2008)
  • Claire Rock Smith ( 24, 2008)
  • Mia Talerico (Sep 17, 2008)
  • Payton Delu Myler (Sep 6, 2008)
  • Sariyah Yaya Panton (Jun 3, 2008)
  • Sky Brown (Jul 7, 2008)

What Happened in 2008

  1. Jan 21 - Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 9/11, and Asian stocks drop as much as 15%.
  2. Feb 24 - Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba due to ill health after nearly fifty years
  3. May 2 - Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Myanmar killing over 130,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless
  4. May 12 - Wenchuan earthquake, measuring 7.8 in magnitude occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 87,000, injuring 374,643 and leaving homeless between 4.8 million and 11 million people
  5. Sep 10 - The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in the history of mankind is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland
  6. Sep 29 - Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, its largest single-day point loss, following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual
  7. Oct 24 - "Bloody Friday" saw many of the world's stock exchanges experienced the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices.
  8. Nov 4 - Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States, defeating Republican candidate John McCain

Top Songs 2008

  1. Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
  2. I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry
  3. Low - Flo-Rida & T-Pain
  4. So What - Pink
  5. Just Dance - Lady GaGa & Colby O'Donis
  6. Four Minutes - Madonna & Justin Timberlake
  7. Hot 'n' cold - Katy Perry
  8. All summer long - Kid Rock
  9. Viva La Vida - Coldplay
  10. I am Yours - Jason Mraz

Popular Movies 2008

  1. The Hurt Locker - Director: Bigelow, Kathryn. Country: USA.
  2. Slumdog Millionaire - Director: Boyle, Danny / Tandan, Loveleen. Country: UK / USA.
  3. Let the Right One In - Director: Alfredson, Tomas. Country: Sweden.
  4. Waltz with Bashir - Director: Folman, Ari. Country: Israel / Germany / France.
  5. The Dark Knight - Director: Nolan, Christopher. Country: USA.
  6. Wall•E - Director: Stanton, Andrew. Country: USA.
  7. Milk - Director: Van Sant, Gus. Country: USA.
  8. Frost/Nixon - Director: Howard, Ron. Country: USA / UK / France.
  9. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Director: Fincher, David. Country: USA.
  10. Gomorrah - Director: Garrone, Matteo. Country: Italy.

Who Was US President 2008

George W. Bush
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