2008 Doodles

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## December 2008

Happy Holidays from Google 2008 - 5 - (Dec 25th)Happy Holidays from Google 2008 - 4 - (Dec 24th)Happy Holidays from Google 2008 - 3 - (Dec 23rd)Happy Holidays from Google 2008 - 2 - (Dec 22nd)Happy Holidays from Google 2008 - 1 - (Dec 21st)Shinkansen 2008 - (Dec 14th)Mother's Day 2008 (Panama) - (Dec 8th)Santa Claus Day 2008 - (Dec 5th)United Arab Emirates National Day 2008 - (Dec 2nd)
## November 2008

St. Andrew's Day 2008 - (Nov 30th)Thanksgiving 2008 - (Nov 27th)Teachers' Day 2008 (Turkey) - (Nov 24th)Portuguese Scientific Culture Day 2008 - (Nov 21st)René Magritte's 110th Birthday - (Nov 21st)Children's Day 2008 (Egypt) - (Nov 20th)Morocco Independence Day 2008 - (Nov 18th)Veterans Day 2008 - (Nov 11th)Poland Independence Day 2008 - (Nov 11th)Election Day 2008 - United States - (Nov 4th)Doodle 4 Google 2008 - Sweden - (Nov 3rd)Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead 2008 - (Nov 2nd)1000 Years of The Tale of Genji - (Nov 1st)
## October 2008

Halloween 2008 - (Oct 31st)Turkey National Day 2008 - (Oct 27th)Ľudovít Štúr's Birthday - (Oct 28th)Diwali 2008 - (Oct 28th)50th Anniversary of Deltawerken - (Oct 22nd)Day of Trees 2008 - (Oct 20th)35th Anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Opera House - (Oct 20th)Children's Day 2008 (Malaysia) - (Oct 18th)Queen Elizabeth II Visits Google London - (Oct 16th)Election Day 2008 - Canada - (Oct 14th)Teachers' Day 2008 (Poland) - (Oct 14th)Canadian Thanksgiving 2008 - (Oct 13th)Paddington Bear's 50th Birthday - (Oct 13th)Hangul Proclamation Day 2008 - (Oct 9th)Teachers' Day 2008 - (Oct 5th)50th Anniversary of the French Constitution - (Oct 4th)German Reunification Day 2008 - (Oct 3rd)Doodle 4 Google 2008 - UK - (Oct 1st)
## September 2008

Rumi's Birthday - (Sep 30th)Miguel de Cervantes' Birthday - (Sep 29th)Google's 10th Birthday - (Sep 27th)South Africa Heritage Day 2008 - (Sep 24th)Bulgaria Independence Day 2008 - (Sep 22nd)First Day of Fall 2008 - (Sep 22nd)Belize Independence Day 2008 - (Sep 21st)Children's Day 2008 (Germany) - (Sep 20th)Chile National Day 2008 - (Sep 18th)Mexico Independence Day 2008 - (Sep 16th)Guatemala Independence Day 2008 - (Sep 15th)El Salvador Independence Day 2008 - (Sep 15th)Honduras Independence Day 2008 - (Sep 15th)Nicaragua Independence Day 2008 - (Sep 15th)Costa Rica Independence Day 2008 - (Sep 15th)Japan's Respect for the Aged Day 2008 - (Sep 15th)Moon Festival / Mid-Autumn Festival 2008 - Vietnam - (Sep 14th)Korean Thanksgiving 2008 - (Sep 14th)Moon Festival / Mid-Autumn Festival 2008 - (Sep 14th)Teachers' Day 2008 (China) - (Sep 10th)Large Hadron Collider - (Sep 10th)Brazil Independence Day 2008 - (Sep 7th)Teachers' Day 2008 (India) - (Sep 5th)Birthday of Richard B. Smith - (Sep 2nd)Filopimin Finos' Birthday - (Sep 1st)First Day of School 2008 - (Sep 1st)
## August 2008

Tomato Festival 2008 - (Aug 27th)Uruguay Independence Day 2008 - (Aug 25th)2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Closing Ceremony (Middle East) - (Aug 24th)2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Closing Ceremony - (Aug 24th)2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Baseball - (Aug 23rd)2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Martial Arts - (Aug 22nd)2008 Beijing Olympic Games - High Jump - (Aug 21st)2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Athletics - (Aug 20th)2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Swimming - (Aug 19th)2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Table Tennis - (Aug 18th)2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Rowing - (Aug 17th)2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Football/Soccer - (Aug 16th)Mother's Day 2008 (Costa Rica) - (Aug 15th)India Independence Day 2008 - (Aug 15th)National Liberation Day of Korea 2008 - (Aug 15th)2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Badminton - (Aug 15th)2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Basketball - (Aug 14th)2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Rings - (Aug 13th)2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Rhythmic Gymnastics - (Aug 12th)2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Diving - (Aug 11th)2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Weight Lifting - (Aug 10th)2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Cycling - (Aug 9th)2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Opening Ceremony - (Aug 8th)Joachim Ringelnatz's Birthday - (Aug 7th)
## July 2008

50th Anniversary of NASA - (Jul 29th)Peru Independence Day 2008 - (Jul 28th)Beatrix Potter's Birthday - (Jul 28th)Belgium National Day 2008 - (Jul 21st)Colombia Independence Day 2008 - (Jul 20th)Bastille Day 2008 - (Jul 14th)Argentina Independence Day 2008 - (Jul 9th)Nasreddin Hodja Festival 2008 - (Jul 8th)Kaii Higashiyama's Birthday - (Jul 8th)National Aborigines & Islander Day Observance Committee Week - (Jul 8th)Marc Chagall's Birthday - (Jul 7th)Lithuania Statehood Day 2008 - (Jul 6th)Venezuela Independence Day 2008 - (Jul 5th)Tour de France 2008 - (Jul 5th)4th of July 2008 - (Jul 4th)Turkish Oil Wrestling 2008 - (Jul 4th)
## June 2008

Doodle 4 Google 2008 - Israel Winner - (Jun 30th)European Football Championship Winner 2008 - Spain - (Jun 30th)Doodle 4 Google 2008 - Germany - (Jun 29th)First Day of Summer 2008 - (Jun 21st)Centenary of Japanese Immigration to Brazil - (Jun 18th)Father's Day 2008 - (Jun 15th)Kawabata Yasunari's Birthday - (Jun 14th)Dragon Boat Festival 2008 - (Jun 8th)Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Birthday - (Jun 7th)European Football Championship 2008 - (Jun 7th)Sweden National Day 2008 - (Jun 6th)Diego Velázquez's Birthday - (Jun 6th)First Hot Air Balloon Flight - (Jun 4th)Republic Day Italy 2008 - (Jun 2nd)Children's Day 2008 (Poland, Czech Republic) - (Jun 1st)
## May 2008

Mother's Day 2008 (Nicaragua) - (May 30th)Anniversary of the First Ascent of Mount Everest - (May 29th)Mother's Day 2008 (Bolivia) - (May 27th)Mother's Day 2008 (Poland) - (May 26th)Mother's Day 2008 (France, Sweden) - (May 25th)Hélène Boucher's 100th Birthday - (May 23rd)Doodle 4 Google 2008 - US - (May 22nd)China's National Mourning Days - (May 21st)China's National Mourning Days - (May 20th)China's National Mourning Days - (May 19th)Walter Gropius' 125th Birthday - (May 18th)Norwegian Day 2008 - (May 17th)Invention of the First Laser - (May 16th)China's Wenchuan Earthquake - (May 16th)Anniversary of the First Film Projection - (May 15th)Mother's Day 2008 (Paraguay) - (May 15th)Florence Nightingale's Birthday - (May 12th)Mother's Day 2008 - (May 11th)Mother's Day 2008 (Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador) - (May 10th)Israel's 60th Anniversary - (May 8th)Children's Day 2008 (Japan) - (May 5th)
## April 2008

Guest Doodle by Jeff Koons - (Apr 30th)Queen's Day 2008 - (Apr 30th)ANZAC Day 2008 - (Apr 25th)Girl's Day 2008 - (Apr 24th)St. George's Day 2008 - (Apr 23rd)Doodle 4 Google 2008 - Turkey - (Apr 23rd)Earth Day 2008 - (Apr 22nd)50th anniversary of the Atomium - (Apr 17th)Antonio Meucci's 200th Birthday - (Apr 13th)Songkran Festival 2008 - (Apr 13th)5th birthday of Astro boy and 80th anniversary of Osamu Tezuka - (Apr 7th)April Fool's Day 2008 - (Apr 1st)
## March 2008

Parametron Computer - (Mar 26th)Béla Bartók's 127th Birthday - (Mar 25th)Mother's Day 2008 - MENA - (Mar 21st)Persian New Year 2008 - (Mar 20th)First Day of Spring 2008 - (Mar 20th)Las Fallas 2008 - (Mar 19th)St. Patrick's Day 2008 - (Mar 17th)Alexander Graham Bell's 161st Birthday - (Mar 3rd)St. David's Day 2008 - (Mar 1st)Mărţişor 2008 - (Mar 1st)
## February 2008

Korean Independence Day 2008 - (Feb 29th)Leap Year 2008 - (Feb 29th)Valentine's Day 2008 - (Feb 14th)Lunar New Year 2008 - (Feb 7th)Carnival 2008 - (Feb 2nd)
## January 2008

50th Anniversary of the Lego Brick - (Jan 28th)Martin Luther King Day 2008 - (Jan 21st)Happy New Year & 25 years of TCP/IP - (Jan 1st)

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