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1 March 2018 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 March 2018 was a Thursday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “God's Plan” by Drake.
- Top Film of 2018
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2018 was Avengers: Infinity War.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Sunday Night Football” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2018–19 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 March 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 March 2018 was Full Moon.
On this day: 1 March
- 2002 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.
- 2002 The Envisat environmental satellite successfully launches aboard an Ariane 5 rocket to reach an orbit of 800 km (500 mi) above the Earth, which was the then-largest payload at 10.5 m long and with a diameter of 4.57 m.
- 2002 Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-109 to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 2003 Management of the United States Customs Service and the United States Secret Service moves to the United States Department of Homeland Security.
- 2006 English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station.
Famous people born on March 1
- Javier Bardem, Spanish actor and producer (born 1969)
- Tyreek Hill, American football player (born 1994)
- Justin Bieber, Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1994)
- Lupita Nyong'o, Kenyan-Mexican actress (born 1983)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2018 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2018 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 13 – The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency sends a false alarm warning of an incoming ballistic missile attack, causing widespread panic across the state.
- February 6 – SpaceX successfully launches its Falcon Heavy rocket from LC39A at John F. Kennedy Space Center.
- February 16 – Black Panther, directed by Ryan Coogler, is released by Marvel Studios as the 18th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Life in the US in 2018
President
Donald Trump
Gas (per gallon)
$2.72
Loaf of Bread
$2.20
Average House
$347,800
Weekly Wage
$898
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