2008 : The Year in Review

  • Notable Deaths of 2008 — Journalist Tim Russert, musicians Bo Diddley, Isaac Hayes, Miriam Makeba and Odetta, actors Paul Newman and Heath Ledger, writers Arthur C. Clarke, David Foster Wallace, Michael Crichton, Studs Terkel and Tony Hillerman, comedians Bernie Mac and George Carlin and others are remembered in this Boston.com slideshow.
  • 2008: A Year in Review — “From Sen. Ted Kennedy’s cancer diagnosis to the Boston Celtics bringing hoop glory back to the Hub, take a look back at some of the local stories that defined 2008.” — WCVB-TV, the Boston Channel
  • The Year 2008 in Photographs — The Big Picture blog from Boston.com presents 120 news photographs from 2008
  • Images of the Year — “View Reuters’ favorite photos on Yahoo! News.”
  • 2008: Year in Review — “What will you remember from 2008? Will it be Barack Obama’s historic presidential victory? Or, maybe it’s the searing images from the terror attacks in Mumbai, India? Or, perhaps, it’s Michael Phelps’ stirring triumph during the Olympics. Read through this timeline for a glance at some of this year’s top stories.” — CNN.com
  • Year in Review, 2008 — InfoPlease’s review includes a month-by-month list of news stories, Supreme Court decisions, statistics, quizzes and more.
  • 2008 Year in Review — MSNBC’s Year in Review site includes a photo slideshow, videos, and photographs and memories from the public.