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9 February 2018 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 February 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 9 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 February 2018 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 February 2018 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 9 February
- 1996 Copernicium is discovered by Sigurd Hofmann, Victor Ninov et al.
- 2018 Winter Olympics: Opening ceremony is performed in Pyeongchang County in South Korea.
- 2020 Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has the army soldiers enter the Legislative Assembly to assist in pushing for the approval for a better government security plan, causing a brief political crisis.
- 2021 Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump begins.
- 2025 The Baltic states synchronize their electric power transmission infrastructure with the Continental Europe Synchronous Area (CESA), in objective to disconnect from the Russo-Belarussian agreement to use the IPS/UPS system.
Famous people born on February 9
- Rose Leslie, Scottish actress (born 1987)
- Tom Hiddleston, English actor (born 1981)
- Michael B. Jordan, American actor (born 1987)
- Mia Farrow, American actress, activist, and model (born 1945)
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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