Crazy Ass Month In Review

My God There's nothing quite like February, It's short even on a leap year. It is with out a doubt the most love filled month (because of Valentine's). But February 2008 was definitely more crazy than many we seen past as I'm sure many of your will agree. For More on February 2008


Fri.Feb.1: 43 people are killed and 85 injured as a result of two bombings
Sat.Feb.2: Nicolas Sarkozy marries singer and former supermodel Carla Bruni.
Former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney wins the Maine Republican caucus.
Sun.Feb.3:Serbian presidential election, 2008: Boris Tadić is reelected President of Serbia
Mon.Feb.4:United States district court judge Florence-Marie Cooper rules that President George W. Bush cannot exempt the United States Navy from complying with environmental laws banning sonar training.
Tues.Feb.5:New York Senator Hillary Clinton wins the American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma and Tennessee Democratic contests.
Illinois Senator Barack Obama wins the Alaska, Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, and Utah Democratic contests.
Arizona Senator John McCain wins the Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, and Oklahoma Republican contests.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visits disaster-affected region in Guizhou Province, one of the worst-hit provinces, to direct relief efforts. This is his third trip to disaster regions in eight days.
Wed.Feb.6:The United States Centers for Disease Control says that an infected mother can transmit HIV to her baby by pre-chewed food.
Thurs.Feb.7:A gunman kills five and wounds two people at city hall before being shot and killed by police in Kirkwood, Missouri.
The National Assembly of France approves the Treaty of Lisbon by 336 votes to 52.
There are mass arrests in the United States and Italy in an anti-Mafia sweep including three suspected senior members of the Gambino crime family.
Fri.Feb.8;The Nebraska Supreme Court rules the electric chair unconstitutional.
The man accused of the Gurgaon kidney scandal is arrested in Nepal.
Sat.Feb.9:Writers Guild of America strike (2007–present): Hollywood writers reach tentative agreement with the major movie studios.
Illinois Senator Barack Obama wins Democratic Party caucuses in Nebraska, Washington and the U.S. Virgin Islands and the primary in Louisiana.
Arizona Senator John McCain wins the Washington Republican primary
A suicide bomber kills 20 people at an opposition rally in Pakistan
A fire at Camden Market in London, England forces the evacuation of residents. The London Ambulance Service reports no casualties.
Sun.Feb.10:Illinois Senator Barack Obama wins the Maine caucus.
Mon.Feb.11:The United States files charges against six alleged al-Qaeda operatives including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in connection with the September 11, 2001 attacks, seeking the death penalty for war crimes and murder.
The Singapore Flyer, the largest observation wheel in the world (30 meters higher than London Eye), starts to turn.
Tues.Feb.12:Illinois Senator Barack Obama wins the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Democratic primaries.
Arizona Senator John McCain wins the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Republican primaries.
Chilean opera singer Ernesto "Tito" Beltran is sentenced to two years in jail by a Swedish court for rape during a concert tour in 1999.
Members of the Writers Guild of America vote to end the WGA strike that had been in effect for just over three months.
Wed.Feb.13:Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens testifies to the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform regarding performance enhancing drugs.
An explosion in Vancouver, British Columbia destroys a Starbucks and Taco Del Mar. Police report arson, originating in the taco restaurant.
Thurs.Feb.14:The United States House of Representatives approves contempt of Congress citations against Harriet Miers and Joshua Bolten in the U.S. Attorneys controversy.
A gunman opens fire at a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University, injuring as many as 18 students and with at least six people dead including the gunman.
President Vladimir Putin says Russia would target its missiles at Ukraine if it threatened Russia's national security.
The Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne has announced that its painting The Seine at Port Villez, thought to be by Claude Monet, is a forgery.
Fri.Feb.15:A home-made bomb explodes near the headquarters of the Federal District Police in Mexico City. One person is killed and two injured.
Sat.Feb.16:37 people are killed in a suicide car bombing in Pakistan's tribal region after a meeting of the Pakistan Peoples Party, reports say.
A student dies of unknown causes while competing at the Harvard National Speech and Debate Tournament.
The parliament of Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.
Sun.Feb.17:President of the United States George W. Bush offers a $700 million aid package to Tanzania.
California-based Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company voluntarily recalls just over 143 million pounds (65 million kilograms) of raw and frozen beef products, considered the largest meat recall in the United States, following an investigation into animal cruelty.
The parliament of Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.
Dozens of people are killed and dozens more injured as a bomb explodes in a dog fighting match in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Ryan Newman wins the 50th Daytona 500.
Mon.Feb.18:The Government of Kosovo holds its first meeting after the declaration of the independence of the country.
A suicide bombing targeting a Canadian military convoy kills at least 37 Afghan civilians and injures three Canadian soldiers in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan.
An international conference aiming to ban the use of cluster bombs opens in Wellington, New Zealand.
In China, the trial of human rights activist Yang Chunlin commenced in the city of Jiamusi. Yang helped organise a petition entitled, "We want human rights, not the Olympics", and is accused of "inciting subversion of state power".
Tues.Feb.19:Arizona Senator John McCain wins the Wisconsin and Washington Republican Party primary election.
Illinois Senator Barack Obama wins the Democratic Party Wisconsin primary and the Hawaii caucus.
Fidel Castro retires, resigning as the President of Cuba (after 49 years in office) and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, effective 24 February 2008 upon the election of his successor.
Wed.Feb.20:Two United States Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter planes crash in mid-air over the Gulf of Mexico near Florida.
The United States Federal Reserve forecasts lower economic growth for the rest of the year with rising unemployment rates.
The United States Geological Survey reports the occurrence of a 7.6 magnitude earthquake off the western coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Thurs.Feb.21:At least 500,000 Serbs rally in Belgrade to protest against Kosovo's declaration of independence over the weekend.
A group of protesters breaks into the United States embassy in Belgrade and sets fire to part of the consular office.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes the Indonesian province of Aceh.
Singapore is elected by the International Olympic Committee as the first city to host the Youth Olympic Games in 2010.
An earthquake of 6.3 Magnitude hits 11.1 miles east/southeast of Wells, Nevada. It is 2.2 miles deep, and is felt as far away as Twin Falls, Idaho, about 125 miles away, and Salt Lake City, Utah, about 180 miles away.
Fri.Feb.22:The Swedish Academy, the body that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature, names the professor of literature Anders Olsson as one of its members to succeed poet and writer Lars Forssell, who died in July 2007.
Turkey sends between three thousand and ten thousand troops into northern Iraq.
The White House announces that U.S. Army National Guard Master Sergeant Woodrow W. Keeble will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for his service in the Korean War, becoming the first Sioux to receive the award.
The United States warns the Serbian government that it has a responsibility to protect its assets after about 1,000 protesters set fire to the U.S. embassy in anger at Kosovo's declaration of independence.
Sat.Feb.23:At least 18 people are injured by a blast on a bus in the outskirts of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo.
Sun.Feb.24:Marion Cotillard wins the Academy Award for best actress for her portrayal of Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose, while Daniel Day-Lewis takes home the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in There Will Be Blood.
No Country For Old Men wins the Academy Award for Best Picture while the Coen Brothers win the Academy Award for Directing.
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 becomes the first commercial aircraft to make a flight powered by biofuel flying between Heathrow and Amsterdam.
The National Assembly of People's Power unanimously selects Raúl Castro to succeed his brother Fidel as President of Cuba.
Cypriot presidential election, 2008: Dimitris Christofias is elected President of Cyprus, defeating Ioannis Kasoulides.
Mon.Feb.25:The New York Philharmonic becomes the first American musical ensemble to perform in North Korea.
Lee Myung-bak is sworn in as President of South Korea
Hungary agrees to join the South Stream gas pipeline project.
A suicide bomber in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, kills 8 people including Pakistan's Surgeon General, Lieutenant General Mushtaq Ahmad Baig.
Tues.Feb.26:A shutdown at the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station causes a loss of electricity for millions in Florida.
Researchers announce they have sequenced the genome of corn.
Wed.Feb.27:Colombian FARC rebels release four former members of Congress, held hostage since 2001 and 2002, in a deal brokered by Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez.
Microsoft is fined a record €899 million by the EU anti-trust commission.
A gunman kills four at a public housing complex in Bristol, Tennessee, before committing suicide.
The biggest earthquake in nearly 25 years hits England (5.2 on Richter scale).
Thurs.Feb.28:The Israeli Air Force launches a series of air strikes into Gaza following Hamas rocket attacks, with 32 confirmed dead.
Ecuador suspends oil exports after a landslide cuts off its main pipeline.
Germany becomes the first country to formalize its recognition of Kosovo by renaming its diplomatic office in Pristina into an embassy.
Kofi Annan announces that Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga have agreed to form a coalition government to resolve the country's political crisis.
The former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra returns to Thailand to face corruption charges.
Applied mathematicians at Brown University have proven four theorems concerning the optimality of centroid estimators.
Fri.Feb.29:Ricin is found in a Las Vegas hotel room of a man who was admitted to the hospital in mid-February. The area affected is under quarantine. Officials do not suspect any relation with terrorism.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture stands down two employees as part of its investigation of the biggest meat recall in United States history.
Northrop Grumman and EADS win a US$35 billion U.S. Air Force contract to build a new refueling plane, the KC-45, shutting out Boeing.
Turkey has announced a complete withdrawal and end to operations in northern Iraq.
The African Union says its troops will arrive in the Comoros in a few days.
The Presidency Council of Iraq approves the execution of Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, widely known as "Chemical Ali", for his role in the Al-Anfal Campaign against Iraqi Kurds in the 1980s.
Three policemen are killed in Pakistan's North West Province after a bomb explodes near their vehicle. At least 27 people are later killed in a suicide bomb attack on the funeral of one of the policemen.