Historical Events
- After winning the event in Athens, Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown makes it consecutive 200m Olympic titles beating American Allyson Felix by 0.19 in Beijing
- American pair Misty May-Treanor & Kerry Walsh dominate China's Tian Jiathe & Wang Jie 21-18, 21-18 in the beach volleyball final to repeat of their gold medal from Athens; don't lose a set in the competition
- An American sweep of the 400m medals at the Beijing Olympics; LeShawn Merritt wins gold in 43.75 ahead of Jeremy Wariner and David Neville
- Daniëlle de Bruijn scores a match winning 7 goals as the Netherlands upset the United States 9-8 to take the women's water polo gold medal at the Beijing Olympics
- Dutch swimmer and cancer survivor Maarten van der Weijden wins inaugural men's open water marathon (10k) in 1:51:51.6 at the Beijing Olympics
- Japan edges the United States 3-1 for the gold medal in the final of the women's softball tournament at the Beijing Olympics
Olympic Gold
Striker Carli Lloyd scores in extra time as the United States beat Brazil 1-0 to take the women's football gold medal at the Beijing Olympics
Famous Deaths
- "Huckle" Jerry Finn, American sound engineer and record producer (Blink-182), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage and heart attack at 39
- Buddy Harman, American country music drummer (Grand Ole Opry, Elvis Presley), dies at 79
Died in 2008 2008 Highlights
About August 21, 2008
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 15 years, 8 months and 12 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Disturbia - Rihanna
#1 Song: I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry
