Editing 2008 (section)

===May===
* [[May 2]] – ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]'' is released in theaters, starting the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]].
* [[May 3]] – [[Cyclone Nargis]] passes through [[Myanmar]], killing more than 138,000 people.<ref name="n1gHV" />
* [[May 12]] – An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the [[moment magnitude scale]] [[2008 Sichuan earthquake|strikes Sichuan, China]], killing an estimated 87,000 people.<ref name="qTiUB" />
* [[May 20]]–[[May 24|24]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2008]] takes place in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]], and is won by [[Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008|Russian]] entrant [[Dima Bilan]] with the song "[[Believe (Dima Bilan song)|Believe]]".
* [[May 21]]
** [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] wins their third [[UEFA European Cup|European Cup]] and second [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] after they beat [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the first all-English final in the history of the competition. Manchester United won the match 6–5 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time.
** The [[Union of South American Nations]], an intergovernmental organization between states in [[South America]], is founded.<ref name="ammdU" />
** The [[International Court of Justice]] awards [[Middle Rocks]] to [[Malaysia]] and [[Pedra Branca, Singapore|Pedra Branca]] to [[Singapore]], ending a 29-year [[Pedra Branca dispute|territorial dispute]] between the two countries.<ref name="xu7ho" />
* [[May 25]] – [[NASA]]'s uncrewed [[Phoenix (spacecraft)|''Phoenix'']] spacecraft becomes the first to land on the northern polar region of [[Mars]].<ref name="Gltzt" />
* [[May 28]] – The [[2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election|Legislature Parliament of Nepal]] votes overwhelmingly in favor of abolishing the country's [[King of Nepal|240-year-old monarchy]], turning the country into a republic.<ref name="VCANV" />
* [[May 30]] – International [[Convention on Cluster Munitions]] is adopted in Dublin.<ref name="cluster" />