| March 17th, 2008New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer resigns after a scandal involving a high-end prostitute. David Paterson becomes acting New York State governor. event on March 17, 2008.  Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
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| March 18th, 2008 | Death | Anthony Minghella, Film Director (born in 1954) |  |