At A Glance

8 July 2018 at a glance

Day of the week
8 July 2018 was a Sunday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I Like It” by Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin.
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 8 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 8 July 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 8 July 2018 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 8 July

  • 1980 The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park.
  • 1990 West Germany win the FIFA World Cup final against defending champions Argentina, with Andreas Brehme scoring the game's only goal.
  • 1994 Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on an international science mission.
  • 2011 Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
  • 2014 The Brazil national football team suffers its joint-worst defeat, losing 7–1 to Germany in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup, in a match dubbed the Mineiraço.

Famous people born on July 8

  • Milo Ventimiglia, American actor, director, and producer (born 1977)
  • Kathleen Robertson, Canadian actress and writer (born 1973)
  • Sophia Bush, American actress and director (born 1982)
  • David Corenswet, American actor (born 1993)

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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