What Happened on August 12, 2018

Historical Events

PGA Championship

100th PGA Championship Men's Golf, Bellerive CC: Brooks Koepka becomes only the 5th player to win 2 major titles in a calendar year (US Open 2018) when he beats Tiger Woods by 2 strokes

Mali's Presidential run-off election held, eventually won by current President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita with opposition disputing outcome
More than 200 Afghan soldiers reported killed after 3 days of attacks by taliban insurgents over multiple fronts including Ghazni city
NASA launches the Parker Space Probe, its first mission to the Sun and its outermost atmosphere, the corona

Events in 2018 2018 Highlights