Tuesday March 18, 2008

Historical Events

• Closes at 420 points higher than previous day's Dow Jones Industrial Average.
• The US Federal Reserve lowered the interest rate by 0.75 percent, to 2.25 percent.
• Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, stated that Germany will always stand behind the Jewish state in an address to Israel's Knesset.
• The Federal Reserve System of the United States lowered the Federal Funds Rate by 75 basis points, to 2.25%.
• After three mortar shells explode near the compound of the United States Embassy in Yemen, the American Embassy in Yemen is now closed. The attack results in two deaths.
• The Organization of American States condemned Colombia's recent invasion of Ecuadorian territory. It was clearly a violation of the OAS charter.
• Indian police claim that seven migrants were killed by a rebel group in Manipur.
• 2008 National People's Congress. At the conclusion of the press conference, Premier of People's Republic of China Wen Jiabao stated that the Chinese government had exercised restraint when suppressing 2008 unrests in Tibet. Wen also accused Dalai Lama inciting the protests.
• Canada and Japan acknowledge Kosovo's independence.
• Bernard Kouchner, French Foreign Minister, says that the EU should punish China's crackdown on Tibet by boycotting the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games in Beijing.
• The Netherlands set a new world record for the 400-meter relay at the European Swimming Championships in Eindhoven.
• The Supreme Court of Sweden rules in favor Vilgot Sjoman, a late film director who sued a TV station for copyright infringement following it running three commercial breaks during Vilgot's film.
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See also

What happened on March 18 in history? Find out the list of March 18th major events

What was 2008 famous for? Discover everything about 2008

Who died on March 18, 2008?

• Anthony Minghella

  English director and screenwriter (d. 2008).

• Andrew Britton

  British-born American novelist (Born 1981).

• Yves Devraine
• Geoffrey Pearson

Other March 18th famous deaths

• Natasha Richardson

  British actress and noted theatrical family.

• Odysseas Elytis

  Greek poet and critic Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996).

• Fess Parker

  American actor and singer (d. 2010).

• R A Lafferty

  American science fiction writer (Born 1914).

See all famous people who died on March 18th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Pisces

Pisces personality

Who should a Pisces marry?

Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries

Personality of March born

Chinese Zodiac

Rat

The day of the week was Tuesday.

March 18th marks the 77th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2008.

There are 288 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

March 2008 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Usher - Love In This Club
2. Chris Brown - With You
3. Flo Rida - Low
4. Sara Bareilles - Love Song
5. Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Duffy - Mercy
2. H Two O featuring Platnum - What's It Gonna Be
3. Nickelback - Rockstar
4. OneRepublic - Stop And Stare
5. Flo Rida featuring T-Pain - Low

Top #5 R&B songs

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

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Juanes - Gotas De Agua Dulce
2. Flex - Te Quiero
3. Enrique Iglesias - Donde Estan Corazon
4. Conjunto Primavera - Te Llore
5. La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho - Sobre Mis Pies

Championship

• Colchester - Hull : 1 - 3
• Wolves - Scunthorpe : 2 - 1

Conference

• Crawley Town - Cambridge : 2 - 1
• Forest Green - York : 1 - 2
• Histon - Ebbsfleet : 3 - 2
• Northwich - Weymouth : 2 - 2

Division 2

• Cowdenbeath - Queens Park : 2 - 4
• Ross County - Brechin : 0 - 0

Division 3

• Albion Rvs - Stranraer : 1 - 1
• Dumbarton - Stenhousemuir : 1 - 0

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $86.70
• Apple AAPL: opens at $129.18
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $28.67
• General Electric GE: opens at $34.87
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $116.76

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 100.02 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.9917 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.0035 CHF
• 1 USD = 7.08 CNY
• 1 EUR = 156.24 JPY