Major Events
- Mar 11 China's National People's Congress approves removal of term limits for a leader, allowing Xi Jinping to be presidency for life
- Mar 22 US President Donald Trump imposes $60 billion worth of tariffs on Chinese imports
- May 9 Historic win in Malaysian general election by opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan led by 92-year-old former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, defeating Prime Minister Najib Razak and ending 61 years of rule by the Barisan Nasional coalition
- Jun 12 Singapore Summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump - first time a North Korean leader and an incumbent US President have ever met
- Aug 2 Apple becomes the first American public listed company to reach $1 trillion in value
- Sep 23 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches "Modicare", free heathcare for 500 million, world's biggest healthcare program
- Nov 13 Trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán begins in New York, he is charged with drug trafficking, money laundering, and murder
- Nov 23 US Federal Climate report estimates climate change will reduce economy by 10% by 2100 with $141 billion cost from heat-related deaths, $118 billion from sea level rise
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2018 in Film & TV
- Apr 18 “Black Panther” is the first film shown at a commercial cinema in 35 years in Saudi Arabia as cinemas are reopened
- May 5 Childish Gambino [Donald Glover] releases the music video to new single "This is America" to wide acclaim
- Jun 17 "The Incredibles 2" sets a box office record for an animated release, earning $180 million its opening weekend
2018 in Music
- Apr 24 Streaming music services overtake worldwide sales of CDs and vinyl for the first time according to IFPI
- May 27 South Korean boy band BTS are the first K-pop group to top the US Billboard 200 with their album "Love Yourself: Tear"
- Jul 3 Cardi B becomes first female rapper to get two number one US Billboard hits, with "I Like It" with Bad Bunny and J Balvin
- Jul 10 Drake surpasses The Beatles record of most singles in Billboard Hot One 100 with seven against their five from his album "Scorpion"
2018 in Sport
- Jan 23 LeBron James becomes the 7th and youngest (33 years 24 days) to reach the 30,000 NBA point milestone during 114-102 loss to San Antonio Spurs
- Jan 24 Former US Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar found guilty of molesting over 150 girls, sentenced up to 175 years in prison
- Feb 6 Brazilian jockey Jorge Ricardo equals world record number of victories for a jockey - 12,844 in Rio de Janeiro
- Feb 25 Winter Olympics: Marit Bjoergen (Norway) becomes the most successful winter athlete of all time (15 medals) with gold in the 30k cross country
- Mar 24 Australian batsman Cameron Bancroft is caught on camera rubbing match ball with an object during 3rd Cricket Test in Cape Town, resulting in an infamous ball tampering scandal
Did You Know?
Neanderthals, not humans, were the first artists on Earth, producing red cave paintings 65,000 years ago in Spain, according to new research published in "Science"
Born in 2018
- Apr 23 Prince Louis of Cambridge, second son of Prince William and Catherine, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, 4th in line to the English throne, born in London
Fun Fact About 2018
Bright pink is the world's oldest biological colour according to scientists, produced by tiny cyanobacteria in 1.1bn-year-old marine shale rock from Taoudeni basin, Mauritania
Hubert de Givenchy
Stephen Hawking
Efraín Ríos Montt
Whitey Bulger
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Neil Simon
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Stephen Hillenburg
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XXXTentacion
Aretha Franklin
Roger Bannister
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Stan Mikita
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Articles About 2018
Billy Graham, The Peerless Preacher
Billy Graham, one of the most influential Christian leaders of the 20th century and friend to a line of presidents including Obama and Bush, died on this day.February 21
Laykyun Sekkya
The Laykyun Sekkya Buddha, MyanmarFebruary 21
Malaysian 14th General Election
Dr. Mahathir (middle), after winning the Malaysian 14th general electionMay 9
Donald Trump Meets Kim Jong-Un
US President Donald Trump shaking hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un at their summit in SingaporeJune 12
Whale of a Plane!
The Airbus Beluga XL, built to transport large aircraft piecesJuly 19
Priyanka Chopra & Nick Jonas
The wedding in Jodhpur, IndiaDecember 1
Roger the Ripped Kangaroo
Roger poses for the cameraDecember 10
Famous Weddings in 2018
- Jan 3 Canadian actress Ellen Page reveals she has married Canadian dancer and choreographer Emma Portner; divorce in 2021
- Jan 8 Puerto Rican "Livin' la Vida Loca" singer Ricky Martin (46) reveals he has married Syrian-Swedish painter Jwan Yosef (33)
- Jan 9 Swimmer and 12-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte weds model Kayla Rae Reid in Florida
Famous Divorces in 2018
- Jun 14 American "Glee" actress and singer Naya Rivera (31) divorces American actor Ryan Dorsey (34) after almost 4 years of marriage
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Donald Trump
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Xi Jinping