January 08

Friday 08, 1999:

Cosmologists announce that the expansion rate of the universe is increasing.

Thursday 08, 1998:

Ramzi Yousef is sentenced to life in prison for planning the World Trade Center bombing and for planning Project Bojinka.

Saturday 08, 1977:

Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched.

Tuesday 08, 1856:

Borax is discovered (John Veatch).

Monday 08, 1838:

Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).

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