Historical Events for August 2008
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6th - Access 31 TV stops broadcasting in Perth, Western Australia.
6th - A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d'etat in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
7th - Georgia launches a military offensive to surround and capture the capital of South Ossetia, Tskhinvali, from Russian control, starting the South Ossetia War.
8th - Georgian invasion into South Ossetia. Begin of five-day war between Georgia and Russia.
16th - Usain Bolt sets a new 100 metres dash world record of 9.69 seconds at the Beijing 2008 summer olympics.
18th - President Of Pakistan Pervez Musharaf resigned due to pressure from opposition.
20th - Spanair Flight 5022, from Madrid to Gran Canaria, skids off the runway and crashes at Barajas Airport. 146 people are killed in the crash, 8 more die afterwards. Only 18 people survive.
26th - Russia unilaterally recognizes the independence of the former Georgian breakaway republics Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
27th - Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be nominated by a major political party for President of the United States
