What happened on Friday, March 7, 2008?

Here's what happened on March 07, 2008:

• Federal Reserve emergency lending program On March 7, 2008, the Federal Reserve announced an emergency lending program to provide liquidity to financial institutions facing difficulties due to the subprime mortgage crisis. source: federalreserve.gov
• US job market decline In March 2008, the U.S. economy experienced a significant downturn, with employers cutting 80,000 jobs, marking the third consecutive monthly decline and the largest in five years. The unemployment rate rose to 5.1%, the highest since September 2005. source: cnbc.com
• FARC Leader Ivan Rios Killed Colombia confirmed that FARC leader Ivan Rios was killed by his own chief security officer, signaling internal conflict within the guerrilla organization.
• Tornado Outbreak in Florida and Georgia A severe weather event struck northern Florida and southern Georgia, with a dozen tornadoes causing extensive damage. Two fatalities occurred when vehicles were overturned, and significant destruction was reported to infrastructure, businesses, homes, and power systems.
• Pakistan Parliamentary Election Results The Pakistan Election Commission officially announced the final results of the parliamentary elections, marking a significant moment in the country's democratic process.
• Václav Klaus Re-elected as Czech President Václav Klaus was sworn in for a second term as President of the Czech Republic, continuing his leadership of the nation.
• Deadly Attacks in Kenya Eight people were killed in separate violent attacks in central and western regions of Kenya, highlighting ongoing regional instability.
• Legal Action Against Stasi Exhibition Holm Singer, a former Stasi informant, successfully obtained an interim injunction in Germany to prevent an exhibition that would have revealed his clandestine activities during the Cold War era.
• Marion Jones Begins Jail Sentence Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones reported to a Texas jail to serve a six-month sentence for perjury related to past steroid use, marking a significant fall from grace for the former athlete.

Events in 2008

March 07, 2008: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from Mar. 07, 2008

March 07, 2008: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on March 07, 2008:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $83.75
• Apple AAPL: opens at $120.41
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $27.34
• General Electric GE: opens at $32.69
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $112.10

Exchange Rates on March 07, 2008:

• 1 USD = 102.55 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.9914 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.0244 CHF
• 1 USD = 7.11 CNY
• 1 EUR = 157.66 JPY

March 07, 2008: What were the main match results that day?

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

• Standard - St Truiden : 2 - 1

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

• Dortmund - Hertha : 1 - 1

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

• Aachen - Greuther Furth : 2 - 5
• Augsburg - M'gladbach : 0 - 2
• Kaiserslautern - Freiburg : 0 - 0

Division 2 - Football (France)

• Amiens - Angers : 2 - 0
• Bastia - Niort : 2 - 2
• Brest - Dijon : 0 - 0
• Chateauroux - Guingamp : 0 - 0
• Clermont - Troyes : 1 - 2

March 07, 2008 was a Friday and it was the 67th day of the year 2008 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 07, 2008 can also be written as 3/7/2008 in the US and as 7/3/2008 in UK and Europe.

March 07, 2008 in March 2008 calendar

Famous people died on March 07, 2008:

• Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo
• Francis Pym

Famous people who died in 2008

Famous people who died on March 7th

March 07, 2008: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 07, 2008 was Low by Flo Rida, according to the music chart for the week March 3rd and March 9th.

1. Flo Rida - Low
2. Chris Brown - With You
3. Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
4. Sara Bareilles - Love Song
5. Alicia Keys - No One

March 07, 2008: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on March 07, 2008 was Mercy by Duffy, according to the music chart for the week March 3rd and March 9th.

1. Duffy - Mercy
2. H Two O featuring Platnum - What's It Gonna Be
3. Nickelback - Rockstar
4. OneRepublic - Stop And Stare

March 07, 2008: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 07, 2008 was I Remember by Keyshia Cole, according to the music chart for the week March 3rd and March 9th.

1. Keyshia Cole - I Remember
2. Alicia Keys - Like You'll Never See Me Again
3. J. Holiday - Suffocate
4. Mary J. Blige - Just Fine
5. Chris Brown - With You

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 7th is Pisces.

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March 07, 2008: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 07, 2008 is Rat and the associated element is Earth.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on March 07, 2008 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 07, 2008 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 07, 2008 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 2% full, rising at 06:09 am and setting at 07:22 pm.

The previous full moon was on Feb 21, 2008 while the next full moon would come on Mar 21, 2008.

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Your place in the Universe on March 07, 2008

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Someone born on March 07, 2008 is:

18 years 4 months old,

or 220 months and 15 days old,

or 958 weeks and 5 days old,

or 6711 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 07, 2008?

There are 228 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday March 7th 2027.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 07, 2008?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on March 07, 2008.

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