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18 September 2024 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 September 2024 was a Wednesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey.
- Top Film of 2024
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 18 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 September 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 September 2024 was Full Moon.
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 2024 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 10 – The 96th Academy Awards are held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is nominated for 13 awards and wins seven, including Best Picture.
- April 8 – A total solar eclipse is viewable in the central and northeastern US, with the path of total eclipse over parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
- April 19 – Taylor Swift releases her new double album The Tortured Poets Department. It breaks the record for most-streamed album in a single day and she becomes the most-streamed artist in a single day.
Life in the US in 2024
President
Joe Biden
Gas (per gallon)
$3.31
Loaf of Bread
$3.04
Average House
$420,000
Weekly Wage
$1,145
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