2008

Timeline

2007 ← 2008 → 2009

ExpandBefore 1900

Prehistoric eras: Precambrian • Carboniferous • Permian • Jurassic • Cretaceous

BCE: Last Ice Age • 30,000 • 8000 • 1100 • 218

CE: 79 • 1274 • 1348 • 1502 • 1853

Expand1900-1999

1900-1939: 1908 • 1912 • 1915 • 1918 • 1920 • 1925 • 1926 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1938

'40s: 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949

'50s: 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

'60s: 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

'70s: 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

'80s: 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

'90s: 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

Expand2000-present

'00s: 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

'10s: 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019

'20s: 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025

ExpandFuture

2027 • 2028 • 2030 • 2048 • 2097 • 2204 • 22,000

In the real world

January

• 18 January: Cloverfield is released to American theaters.

April

• 6 April: Kohan Kawauchi passes away at age 88.

May

• 23 May: The Go! Godman film is released in the Return of Good Morning Heroes Go! Go! Godman & Greenman box set along with select episodes of Go! Godman and Go! Greenman.

June

• 1 June: A fire at Universal Studios Hollywood destroys the King Kong Encounter in addition to portions of their film, television, and music archives.

July

• 5 July: Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit is released to Japanese theaters.

In fiction

• The giant monster Tsunozillas attacks Tokyo, forcing Godman to return to Earth and fight the monstrous threat for the first time in 35 years. After defeating the monster, Tsunozillas's flesh mutates into two human-sized monsters, Gaira and Shilarji, who begin to attack a photographer and traffic guard, eventually leading to the summoning of fellow space warrior Greenman. Together, they defeat the monsters and news of the event is published in newspapers around the world. (Go! Godman film)
• The G8 Summit meets in Sapporo, where international relations are strained. To make matters worse, Guilala makes a sudden return to the planet. It's up to a group of Japanese people and the legendary god, Take-Majin, to save the day. (Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit)
• Ilene Chen becomes a third generation Monarch operative in her family after her mother and grandmother. With her twin sister Dr. Ling, Dr. Chen will continue a family legacy of making some of mankind's greatest evolutionary discoveries. Ilene become Monarch's leading mythologist, specializing in using ancient mythology as a guide for research and recon on Titans. (Godzilla: King of the Monsters)
• The events of Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Gigan take place.

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