Headlines 24 October 2008 Youtube Oct 17 sachin tendulkar becomes the highest run scorer ever in test cricket beating brian lara 's record and passing 12,000 runs against australia in mohali. cricketer sachin tendulkar. cricketer brian lara. oct 19 mlb american league championship: tampa bay rays beat boston red sox, 4 games to 3. Wsj's digital archive of news articles and top headlines from october 2008.
October 2008 Newsletter On wednesday, october 15, the london stock exchange ftse 100 fell substantially, surrendering 314 points to slip down 7.16 percent. the losses precipitated more losses in the u.s., as the dow jones industrial average suffered its largest drop in terms of percentage since 1987, falling 733 points. Oct. 3, 2008. washington — the u.s. house of representatives gave final approval friday to the $700 billion bailout for the financial system, reversing course to authorize what may be the most. About 250,000 civilians have fled their homes since a peace accord fell apart in august. (oct. 29): the rebels stop outside of goma and declare a cease fire. peaceful regions of somalia rocked by bombings (oct. 29): at least 28 people are killed in five suicide bombings in northern somalia. October 2008 . congress finally passed the bailout bill in early october, but the damage had already been done. the labor department reported that the economy had lost a whopping 159,000 jobs in the prior month. on monday, october 6, 2008, the dow dropped by 800 points, closing below 10,000 for the first time since 2004.
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