At A Glance

18 September 2022 at a glance

Day of the week
18 September 2022 was a Sunday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “As It Was” by Harry Styles.
Top Film of 2022
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
Star sign
The star sign for 18 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 18 September 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 18 September 2022 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 18 September

  • 1997 The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted.
  • 2001 First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
  • 2007 Buddhist monks join anti-government protesters in Myanmar, starting what some call the Saffron Revolution.
  • 2011 The 2011 Sikkim earthquake is felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern Tibet.
  • 2014 Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom, by 55% to 45%.

Famous people born on September 18

  • Jason Sudeikis, American actor and comedian (born 1975)
  • James Gandolfini, American actor and producer (1961–2013)
  • John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman, founded McAfee (1945–2021)
  • James Marsden, American actor (born 1973)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2022 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 10 – The United States Mint announces they have started shipping the first of the American Women quarters, starting with poet Maya Angelou, the first African American woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter.
  • March 15 – Amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the Senate passes a resolution condemning President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal.
  • March 27 – The 94th Academy Awards, hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes, are held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Sian Heder's CODA is awarded Best Picture, along with an additional two awards, including Troy Kotsur for Best Supporting Actor.

Life in the US in 2022

President

Joe Biden

Gas (per gallon)

$3.99

Loaf of Bread

$2.76

Average House

$454,900

Weekly Wage

$1,069

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