What Happened in 2018

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 aka 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

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"

On February 22, 2018

Famous People Born in 2018

Apr 23 Prince Louis of Cambridge, English son of Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge, born in London

Famous People in 2018

Bruno Mars
Grammy for Album of the Year
Jamal Khashoggi
Time Person
of the Year
Olivia Colman
Oscar for Best Actress
Rami Malek
Oscar for Best Actor
Roger Federer
World Sportsman
of the Year
Serena Williams
World Sportswoman
of the Year

World Leaders in 2018

Angela Merkel
Chancellor of Germany
Donald Trump
45th US President, Businessman and TV Personality
Emmanuel Macron
President of France
Narendra Modi
15th Prime Minister of India
Vladimir Putin
Russian President
Xi Jinping
Paramount Leader of China

Would You Believe?

All citrus fruit can be traced to the southeast foothills of the Himalayas, according to DNA study published in "Nature"

On February 7, 2018

Famous Weddings in 2018

Jan 3 Actress Ellen Page reveals she has married dancer Emma Portner
Jan 8 Singer Ricky Martin reveals he has married Jwan Yosef
Jan 9 Swimmer and 12-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte weds model Kayla Rae Reid in Florida

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