A Look Back At

Born in 2008

What Was Life Like in 2008?

Who Was in Charge?

President

George W. Bush

Gas (per gallon)

$3.25

Loaf of Bread

$1.37

Average House

$292,600

Weekly Wage

$695

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).
June 27 – Pixar Animation Studios' ninth feature film, WALL-E, is released in theaters.
July 18 – The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan, is released and becomes the highest-grossing film of the year, with a worldwide gross of $997,000,000.
October 20 – The HTC Dream, the first device to use the Android operating system, is released in the United States as the T-Mobile G1.
November 4 – 2008 United States presidential election: Democratic Senator Barack Obama is elected as the 44th President of the United States, and Senator Joe Biden is elected as the 47th Vice President. Obama becomes the first African American president-elect.
November 17 – Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer's 2005 novel of the same name, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, premieres.