8 has turned out to be the luckiest number of all for Michael Phelps. The Beijing Olympic Games began fortuitously on 08.08.08, and last Saturday (the eighth day of competition, by the way), the swimming champion accomplished what no other athlete has done before in Olympic history—win 8 gold medals during a single Olympics.
To commemorate […]
Entries from August 2008
Lucky 8 for Michael Phelps
August 19th, 2008 · No Comments
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Let The Games Begin!
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games had a fortuitous beginning at precisely 8:08pm Beijing time.
(Top photo by Tim Wimborne, Reuters. Bottom photo by Doug Mills, New York Times.)
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How Lucky is 08.08.08?
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments
For many people around the world, today marks a day of special significance. At precisely 8:08pm in Beijing, the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics will officially begin. A record throng of over 9,000 Chinese couples plan to get married at that very moment. The fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, incidentally, is also planning to wed his […]
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