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18 December 2011 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 December 2011 was a Sunday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “We Found Love” by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris.
- Top Film of 2011
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2011 was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.
- Bestselling Novel of 2011
- “The Litigators” by John Grisham was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2011.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Sunday Night Football” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2011–12 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 18 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 December 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 December 2011 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 18 December
- 2002 California gubernatorial recall: Then Governor of California Gray Davis announces that the state would face a record budget deficit of $35 billion, roughly double the figure reported during his reelection campaign one month earlier.
- 2005 The Chadian Civil War begins when rebel groups, allegedly backed by neighbouring Sudan, launch an attack in Adré.
- 2006 United Arab Emirates holds its first-ever elections.
- 2015 Kellingley Colliery, the last deep coal mine in Great Britain, closes.
- 2019 The United States House of Representatives impeaches Donald Trump for the first time.
Famous people born on December 18
- Brad Pitt, American actor and producer (born 1963)
- Steven Spielberg, American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded DreamWorks (born 1946)
- Jayden Daniels, American football player (born 2000)
- Billie Eilish, American singer (born 2001)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2011 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2011 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- February 27 – The 83rd Academy Awards, hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway, are held at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Tom Hooper's The King's Speech wins four awards out of 12 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
- March 11 – Following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issues a tsunami warning to parts of the U.S. West Coast along the affected coastal areas in Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Territories in the Pacific Ocean.
- April 15 – Rio is released in theaters.
Life in the US in 2011
President
Barack Obama
Gas (per gallon)
$3.52
Loaf of Bread
$1.74
Average House
$242,300
Weekly Wage
$737
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