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The qualifying window was 15 March 2007 to 15 July 2008; only approved meets (generally international competitions and national Olympic trials) during that period could be used to meet the standards. There were also universality places available; if no male swimmer from a nation qualified in any event, the NOC could enter one male swimmer in an ...
Amazon launches Free Super Saver Shipping, which allows customers to get free shipping for orders above $99. [97] 2002: March: Legal, Competition: Amazon settles its October 1999 patent infringement suit against Barnes & Noble (over its 1-Click checkout system, which it received a patent for in September 1999). It originally charged that Barnes ...
Shipping (derived from the word relationship) is the term for the desire by followers of a fandom for two or more people, either real-life people or fictional characters (in film, literature, television series, etc.), to be in a romantic relationship. Shipping often takes the form of unofficial creative works, including fanfiction and fan art.
January 9: Teen Titans: The Lost Annual, delayed since 2003, is published. [1]January 17: Trik wins the Inktspotprijs for Best Political Cartoon. [2]January 22: Webcomic Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery by Rick Smith begins publication.
Independence Day (Urdu: یومِ آزادی, romanized: Yaum-i Āzādī ), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan.It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence from the United Kingdom and was declared a sovereign state following the termination of the British Raj between the 14th and 15th August 1947.
The Icelandic financial crisis was a major economic and political event in Iceland between 2008 and 2010. It involved the default of all three of the country's major privately owned commercial banks in late 2008, following problems in refinancing their short-term debt and a run on deposits in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Elva Hsiao is known for her high-profile romantic life and rumors. In 2019, on the comedy show Roast!, she addressed the internet rumor that she had 17 boyfriends, clarifying that the number was actually fewer than 17.
13 July – Pope Benedict XVI arrives for his first papal visit to Australia, ahead of World Youth Day 2008. [32] 15 to 20 July – World Youth Day 2008, the Catholic Church's youth festival is held in Sydney. 26 July – The Queensland divisions of the Liberal Party and the National Party merge to form the Liberal National Party.