Historical Events
- "Highest overdose death rates ever recorded in the US", 142,000 overdoses in 2016-17 period according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- American WWII aircraft carrier USS Lexington rediscovered in Australia's Coral Sea, lost during 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea
- British health officials tells the country it's time "to get on a diet" and urging manufacturers to reduce calories in foods
Event of Interest
Forbes names Amazon founder Jeff Bezos the world's richest person for the first time at $112 billion, Bill Gates no. 2
- Nashville mayor Megan Barry resigns a month after admitting to an extramarital affair with her bodyguard
Canonization
Pope Francis announces that murdered Salvadorean Archbishop Óscar Romero will be made a saint
- Sri Lanka imposes first nationwide state of emergency since civil war after unrest between Sinhalese and Muslim areas in Kandy District
- World's oldest message in a bottle found in Western Australia, thrown from German ship Paula 132 years ago (12 June 1886)
Famous Deaths
- Ferdousi Priyabhashini, Bangladeshi sculptor (Independence Day Award-2010), dies at 71
- Lucie Brock-Broido, American poet and academic (Noctuary), dies at 61
- Shammi [Nargis Rabadi], Indian actress (Half Ticket, Dekh Bhai Dekh), dies from natural causes at 88
- Sir John E. Sulston, British molecular biologist, co-recipient of 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (roundworm genome sequencing), dies of stomach cancer at 75
Died in 2018 2018 Highlights
About March 6, 2018
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 6 years, 2 months and 9 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Pisces
Music Charts
#1 Song: God's Plan - Drake
