The presidential election of 2008 was historic because the campaign took place during a war. the campaign took place during a recession. the democratic party nominated a woman. the democratic party nominated an african american.

The presidential election of 2008 was historic because the Democratic Party nominated an African American.

Explanation:

The candidacy of Barack Obama to the presidency by the Democratic Party in 2008 was the first time that an African-American came to run for the maximum political position in the United States.

On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama defeated John McCain in the general election with 365 electoral votes against the 173 of McCain and became the first African-American to be elected president of the United States.

the recent bombing of the uss cole is one of many incidents of terrorism directed against the united states. more than 40 percent of the world’s terrorism is directed against u.s. targets.   pursue the alleged perpetrators through the criminal justice system, and still others would beef up intelligence capabilities. to deal with potential attacks involving weapons of mass destruction, some analysts advocate extending the reach of law enforcement agencies or spending more on domestic preparedness programs; others would encourage a policy of u.s. military restraint overseas to attempt to reduce the motivation for terrorist attacks on u.s. targets.

a   church leadership can be defined as a process of influencing other people to work together to accomplish a desired purpose.

in this case one person acting as a role model and influencing other to work as one person to accomplish a certain misson or purpose.

this can be either leading people to do the work of god