July 2008


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July 2 - Íngrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages were rescued from FARC by Colombian security forces.

July 7 - A suicide-bomber drove an explosives-laden automobile into the front gates of the Indian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 58 and injuring over 150.

July 21 - Radovan Karadzic, the first president of the Republika Srpska, was arrested in Belgrade, Serbia on allegations of war crimes, following a 12-year long manhunt.

July 23 - Ram Baran Yadav was sworn in as Nepal's first President.

July 27 - At least 17 were killed and over 154 wounded in two blasts in Istanbul.

July 28 - At least 48 were dead and over 287 injured after bombs exploded in Baghdad and Kirkuk, Iraq.


Science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology can be connected. Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography can be connected. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, and human gepgraphy can be connected. Particular groups may also be useful.	Links to other sites Note: Section beginning with Content is adapted from 2008- Wikipedia More details are given in July 2008- Wikipedia
Culture July 15–20 - World Youth Day took place in Sydney, Australia. Pope Benedict XVI appeared at the event. July 30 – August 5 - The XXII World Congress of Philosophy was held in Seoul, South Korea. Material culture including industrial technology, building technology, foodstuffs, clothing, transporation technology, communication technology, and other artifacts can be connected. Conceptual culture including language, graphic arts, literature, mathematics, applied science, and philosophy can be connected. Behavioral culture including customs, occupations, recreation and entertainment, and cultural events can be connected. Institutions July 7–9 - 34th G8 summit held in Toyako, Hokkaido in Japan. July 10 - Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski was acquitted of all charges by a UN Tribunal accusing him of war crimes. Families including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families can be connected. Education including research, teaching, cultural institutions, educational organization, and schools can be considered. Economics including economic activity, industries, and economic systems can be connected. Government including law, government structure, government activity, and particular governments can be connected. Religion including religious belief, religious practice, and religious organization can be connected. Particular religious traditions including Abrahamic religion, Asiatic religion, pagan religion, and secularism can be connected. Sociology Social structure and change Social structure including anthropological structure, cultural structure, institutional structure, class structure, and community and regional structure can be connected. Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, agrarian societies, and industrial societies can be considered. Social change including social change factors, social change processes, and particular changes can be connected. Communities such as Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and New York City can be connected. Peoples of the world including African peoples can be connected. Nations such as Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, and the Philippines can be connected. Western Civilization can be connected. For Russia I have no events listed at present. Among Anglic peoples, in the United States I have no information except a G8 economic summit and a US-India treaty dealing with nuclear weapons. Among Latin peoples, for Brazil I have no events listed. Asiatic peoples can be connected. For Bangladesh I have no events listed. Among South Asian peoples, In India July 22 - The United Progressive Alliance led government in India survived a crucial no-confidence vote based on disagreements between Indian National Congress and Left Front over the Indo-US nuclear deal. July 25 - A series of seven bomb blasts rocked Bangalore, India killing 2 and injuring 20 and on the next day, a series of bomb blasts in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, killed 45 and injured over 160 people. For Pakistan I have no events listed. Among Southeast Asian peoples, For Indonesia I have no events listed. Among Oriental peoples, In China I do not yet have listed events. American Indian peoples including those of the United States are less evident. Other history This is rather weakly connected to earlier periods of history through classical and medieval times. It is also weakly connected to most of modern history through the 19th century. It is somewhat weakly connected to the 20th century through the late 20th century. It is part of the early 21st century. It is not strongly connected to the early 2000s, but is part of the late 2000s. It is weakly connected to 2007 but is part of 2008. This is connected to the first quarter. It is preceded by the second quarter, particularly June. Within the third quarter, it is followed by August. There are also connections to the future including the near future, middle future, and far future.

Science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology can be connected. Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography can be connected. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, and human gepgraphy can be connected. Particular groups may also be useful.

Links to other sites
Note: Section beginning with Content is adapted from 2008- Wikipedia
More details are given in July 2008- Wikipedia

Culture

July 15–20 - World Youth Day took place in Sydney, Australia. Pope Benedict XVI appeared at the event.

July 30 – August 5 - The XXII World Congress of Philosophy was held in Seoul, South Korea.

Material culture including industrial technology, building technology, foodstuffs, clothing, transporation technology, communication technology, and other artifacts can be connected. Conceptual culture including language, graphic arts, literature, mathematics, applied science, and philosophy can be connected. Behavioral culture including customs, occupations, recreation and entertainment, and cultural events can be connected.

Institutions

July 7–9 - 34th G8 summit held in Toyako, Hokkaido in Japan.

July 10 - Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski was acquitted of all charges by a UN Tribunal accusing him of war crimes.

Families including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families can be connected. Education including research, teaching, cultural institutions, educational organization, and schools can be considered. Economics including economic activity, industries, and economic systems can be connected. Government including law, government structure, government activity, and particular governments can be connected. Religion including religious belief, religious practice, and religious organization can be connected. Particular religious traditions including Abrahamic religion, Asiatic religion, pagan religion, and secularism can be connected.

Sociology

Social structure and change

Social structure including anthropological structure, cultural structure, institutional structure, class structure, and community and regional structure can be connected. Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, agrarian societies, and industrial societies can be considered. Social change including social change factors, social change processes, and particular changes can be connected.

Communities such as Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and New York City can be connected.

Peoples of the world including African peoples can be connected. Nations such as Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, and the Philippines can be connected.

Western Civilization can be connected. For Russia I have no events listed at present. Among Anglic peoples, in the United States I have no information except a G8 economic summit and a US-India treaty dealing with nuclear weapons. Among Latin peoples, for Brazil I have no events listed.

Asiatic peoples can be connected. For Bangladesh I have no events listed.

Among South Asian peoples,

In India

July 22 - The United Progressive Alliance led government in India survived a crucial no-confidence vote based on disagreements between Indian National Congress and Left Front over the Indo-US nuclear deal.

July 25 - A series of seven bomb blasts rocked Bangalore, India killing 2 and injuring 20 and on the next day, a series of bomb blasts in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, killed 45 and injured over 160 people.

For Pakistan I have no events listed.

Among Southeast Asian peoples, For Indonesia I have no events listed.

Among Oriental peoples, In China I do not yet have listed events. American Indian peoples including those of the United States are less evident.

Other history

This is rather weakly connected to earlier periods of history through classical and medieval times. It is also weakly connected to most of modern history through the 19th century. It is somewhat weakly connected to the 20th century through the late 20th century. It is part of the early 21st century. It is not strongly connected to the early 2000s, but is part of the late 2000s. It is weakly connected to 2007 but is part of 2008. This is connected to the first quarter. It is preceded by the second quarter, particularly June.

Within the third quarter, it is followed by August. There are also connections to the future including the near future, middle future, and far future.