Title: 2018 Content: File:2018 Events Collage.png|From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United States and the world; The Yellow vests protests break out in France; The Camp Fire (2018), that burned the town of Paradise, California, is seen from outer space; SpaceX CEO Elon Musk launches his Tesla Roadster (first generation) into outer space; Rescuers assemble to begin search-and-rescue operations during the Tham Luang cave rescue; North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un meets South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Korean Demilitarized Zone|430x430px|thumb rect 0 0 400 200 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony rect 400 0 800 400 Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi rect 800 0 1200 400 March for Our Lives rect 0 400 600 800 2018 inter-Korean summit rect 600 400 1200 800 Yellow vests protests rect 0 800 400 1200 Tham Luang cave rescue rect 400 800 800 1200 Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster rect 800 800 1200 1200 Camp Fire (2018) 2018 (twenty eighteen) (MMXVIII) was . == Events == * January 1 - Estonia takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from the United Kingdom. * January 20-22 - The United States government enters a shutdown due to a dispute over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) * February did not experience a completely realized full moon this year * February 9-25 - 2018 Winter Olympics were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. * March 1 - President Donald Trump announced import for tariff steel 25% and 10% of Aluminum. * April 23 - A white van collided with numerous pedestrians killing nine and injuring sixteen others at Yonge Street in Toronto. * June 14-July 15 — 2018 FIFA World Cup was held in Russia. * July 1 - Andrés Manuel López Obrador is elected President of Mexico. * July 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Estonia. * July 27 – Mars made its closest approach to Earth since 2003. It will not be as close as the 2003 opposition. * August 11 – The final Drum Corps International World Championship to be held in the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, after an 11-year run. * September 16 – Swedish general election for the Riksdag take place. * September 28 – An earthquake and tsunami hits Sulawesi, Indonesia killing 2,256 people. * October 23 – The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge is opened for the public to use. It is the longest bridge in the world that crosses a sea. * November 6 – The United States mid-term elections take place. * December 22 – A tsunami hits the Sunda Strait in Indonesia, killing more than 430 people. === Computer and video games === Games set in 2018: * Fortnite (2018) * Krazy Ivan (1996) * Trauma Center: Under the Knife (2005) * Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations (2007) === Movies === * Rollerball (1975) * Terminator Salvation (2009) * I Spit on Your Rave (2010) * Iron Sky (2011) === Literature === * Halting State (2007) by Charles Stross. === Television series === * The storyline for the sci-fi television series seaQuest DSV begins in 2018. * The second season of Code Geass takes place in 2018. === Science === * 1,000 petaflops 100 million core computer * Driverless Cars * Exomars launch ==Deaths==