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20 April 2008 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 20 April 2008 was a Sunday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Touch My Body” by Mariah Carey.
- Top Film of 2008
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2008 was The Dark Knight.
- Bestselling Novel of 2008
- “The Appeal” by John Grisham was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2008.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “American Idol” (FOX) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2008–09 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 20 April is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 20 April 2008 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 20 April 2008 was Full Moon.
On this day: 20 April
- 1972 Apollo program: The Apollo 16 Lunar Module Orion, commanded by John Young and piloted by Charles Duke, lands on the Moon.
- 1985 University of California, Riverside 1985 laboratory raid: Animal Liberation Front rescues 467 animals being tested in a lab at University of California, Riverside in Riverside, California, causing $700,000 in damages to the laboratory, in advocacy for animal rights.
- 2008 Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race.
- 2020 For the first time in history, oil prices drop below zero, an effect of the 2020 Russia-Saudi Arabia oil price war.
- 2023 SpaceX's Starship rocket, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, launches for the first time. It explodes four minutes into flight.
Famous people born on April 20
- Alexander Zverev, German tennis player (born 1997)
- Jessica Lange, American actress (born 1949)
- Andy Serkis, English actor and director (born 1964)
- Napoleon III, French politician, 1st President of France, Emperor of French Second Empire (1808–1873)
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Events of 2008 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2008 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- February 24 – The 80th Academy Awards, hosted by Jon Stewart, take place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, with the Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men winning four awards out of eight nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
- May 2 – Iron Man, directed by Jon Favreau, is released by Marvel Studios as the first film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the first film of its "Phase One" slate.
- June 13 – The Incredible Hulk, directed by Louis Leterrier, is released as the second film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Life in the US in 2008
President
George W. Bush
Gas (per gallon)
$3.25
Loaf of Bread
$1.37
Average House
$292,600
Weekly Wage
$695
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