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2018 (MMXVIII) was a common year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar.
Events
- January 1 – Estonia takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from the United Kingdom.
- January 20-22 – The United States government enters a shutdown due to a dispute over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
- February did not experience a completely realized full moon this year[1]
- February 9-25 – 2018 Winter Olympics were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
- March 1 – President Donald Trump announced import for tariff steel 25% and 10% of Aluminum.
- March 8 – Women Democratic Front started a 'Women's Freedom March' along with other groups to protest violence against women and other issues related to women in Pakistan.
- April 23 – A white van collided with numerous pedestrians killing nine and injuring sixteen others at Yonge Street in Toronto.[2]
- May 9 – Mahathir Mohamad's opposition coalition wins Malaysia's general election. Mahathir previously served as the country's prime minister from 1981 to 2003.
- June 14 - July 15 — 2018 FIFA World Cup was held in Russia.
- July 1 – Andrés Manuel López Obrador is elected President of Mexico.
- July 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Estonia.
- July 27 – Mars made its closest approach to Earth since 2003. It will not be as close as the 2003 opposition.
- August 11 – The final Drum Corps International World Championship to be held in the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, after an 11-year run.
- September 16 – Swedish general election for the Riksdag take place.
- September 28 – An earthquake and tsunami hits Sulawesi, Indonesia killing 2,256 people.
- October 23 – The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge is opened for the public to use. It is the longest bridge in the world that crosses a sea.[3]
- November 6 – The United States mid-term elections take place.
- December 22 – A tsunami hits the Sunda Strait in Indonesia, killing more than 430 people.
Computer and video games
Games set in 2018:
- Fortnite (2018)
- Krazy Ivan[4] (1996)
- Trauma Center: Under the Knife (2005)
- Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations (2007)
Movies
- Rollerball (1975)
- Terminator Salvation (2009)
- I Spit on Your Rave (2010)
- Iron Sky (2011)
Literature
- Halting State (2007) by Charles Stross.
Television series
- The storyline for the sci-fi television series seaQuest DSV begins in 2018.
- The second season of Code Geass takes place in 2018.
Science
Births
Deaths
References
- ↑ "Calendar for February 2018 showing phases of the moon, moon-phases.net". Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ↑ Austen, Ian; Stack, Liam (April 23, 2018). "Toronto Van Plows Along Sidewalk, Killing 9 in 'Pure Carnage'". The New York Times. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ↑ "World's longest sea crossing: Hong Kong-Zhuhai bridge opens". BBC News. October 23, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Krazy Ivan - PC game". Archived from the original on 2005-02-14. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ↑ Pop, Sebastian (17 November 2009). "100-Million-Core Supercomputers May Emerge by 2018". softpedia.
- ↑ "Driverless cars road ready by 2018: General Motors - CBC News". CBC. Associated Press. January 7, 2008.