Top 12 Pop Culture memories of 2008

2008 seemed to produce more than its fair share of pop culture memories. The presidential election itself provided a year’s worth alone. I’ve made a list of the entertainment and technology related events that I will remember most from 2008:

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Fly Your Flag on New Year’s Day – January 1, 2009

The year 2008 is almost behind us and, boy, what a year it has been. We endured the longest presidential campaign in recent history, witnessed a historic election and experienced an economic meltdown not seen since the great depression. Thankfully, we have made it another year without a terrorist attack.

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From Obama-mania to Palin power: 2008′s top political storie

From an historic presidential election to a wealth of political scandals, 2008 has been nothing short of extraordinary.

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Vice President Cheney Nullifies Presidential Election…….

At 1 a.m., on December 31, 2008, Vice President Dick Cheney called a press conference to announce that he had nullified the results of the presidential election and had declared himself president. He said that, “Only a person with my experience and skill will be able to guide the country for the next eight years.” When asked by shocked …………

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The 2008 Presidential Election summed up on one page

The entire election via Headlines and Catch phrases summed up in a single column

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Ghana: Presidential Election Stands on Knife Edge (AllAfrica.com)

Ghana’s presidential election stood on a knife edge on Tuesday as the country’s electoral commission said the difference in votes between the two candidates was so small that it was unable to announce a result yet.

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Ghana: Commonwealth Observer Group Says Run-Off Presidential Election Was Robust And Credible (AllAfrica.com)

A Group of observers from the Commonwealth led by Rt. Hon Baroness Valerie Amos, former leader of the House of Lords in the UK and former Minister for Africa, was in Ghana for the Presidential run-off election which took place on 28 December 2008. The run-off election followed the 7 December poll in which none of the Presidential candidates secured over 50% of the valid votes required to win.

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2008 Latino Vote Results

A recent article by the Pew Hispanic Center shows that Latinos voted for “Democrats Barack Obama and Joe Biden over Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin by a margin of more than two-to-one in the 2008 presidential election, 66% versus 32%.”

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The Top 10 Green Tech Breakthroughs of 2008

Green technology was hot in 2008. Barack Obama won the Presidential election promising green jobs to Rust Belt workers. Investors poured $5 billion into the sector just through the first nine months of the year.

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Obama, economy lead top news story of 2008 (Hollister Free Lance)

The epic election that made Barack Obama the first African-American president was the top news story of 2008 – followed closely by the economic meltdown that will test his leadership, according to U.S. editors and news directors voting in The Associated Press’ annual poll.

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