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23 March 2018 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 March 2018 was a Friday.
- 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 23 March is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 March 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 March 2018 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 23 March
- 2018 President of Peru Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigns from the presidency amid a mass corruption scandal before certain impeachment by the opposition-majority Congress of Peru.
- 2019 The Kazakh capital of Astana is renamed to Nur-Sultan.
- 2019 The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces capture the town of Baghuz in Eastern Syria, declaring military victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant after four years of fighting, although the group maintains a scattered presence and sleeper cells across Syria and Iraq.
- 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson puts the United Kingdom into its first national lockdown in response to COVID-19.
- 2021 A container ship runs aground and obstructs the Suez Canal for six days.
Famous people born on March 23
- G. D. Naidu, Indian engineer and businessman (1893–1974)
- Keri Russell, American actress (born 1976)
- Michelle Monaghan, American actress (born 1976)
- Perez Hilton, American blogger (born 1978)
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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