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25 April 2018 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 25 April 2018 was a Wednesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Nice for What” 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 25 April is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 25 April 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 25 April 2018 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 25 April
- 2005 The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937.
- 2005 Bulgaria and Romania sign the Treaty of Accession 2005 to join the European Union.
- 2007 Boris Yeltsin's funeral: The first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894.
- 2014 The Flint water crisis begins when officials at Flint, Michigan switch the city's water supply to the Flint River, leading to lead and bacteria contamination.
- 2026 Shots are fired outside of the White House Correspondents' Dinner in the Washington Hilton where U.S. President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet are attending. One injury is reported and a suspect is taken into custody.
Famous people born on April 25
- Al Pacino, American actor and director (born 1940)
- Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer (born 1969)
- Sara Paxton, American actress (born 1988)
- Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (1599–1658)
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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