Democratic Senator Barack Obama of Illinois won the presidential election in 2008, becoming the country's first African-American president.

TV Series, released in 2008, according to IMDb

1. Breaking Bad

2. Sons of Anarchy

3. Star Wars: The Clone Wars

4. The Mentalist

5. True Blood

6. Fringe

7. Murdoch Mysteries

8. Merlin

9. 90210

10. Leverage

11. The Inbetweeners

12. Ghost Adventures

13. Wallander

14. The Secret Life of the American Teenager

15. Legend of the Seeker

2008 Cost of things (U.S. Averages), from Anitome.com

Gallon of Milk~ $2.65
Dozen Eggs~ $1.29
Loaf of bread~ $1.68
U.S. Postage Stamp~ 42 cents
New Car Price~ $28,160
Gallon of Gas~ $3.39
Movie Ticket~ $6.95
Price of new house~ $238,880

2008 Top Celebrities, from Anitome.com

• Johnny Depp
• Leonardo DiCaprio
• Angelina Jolie
• Jennifer Lopez
• Jennifer Aniston
• Keira Knightly
• Lady Gaga
• Will Smith
• Cameron Diaz
• Mike Myers
• Eddie Murphy
• Katy Perry
• Taylor Swift
• Kristen Stewart
• Robert Pattinson