🇺🇸United States · 10s
March for Our Lives
Parkland students fight for gun control, Kavanaugh confirmed, and Black Panther reigns.
5 milestones of 2018
A gunman killed 17 students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The surviving students organized the March for Our Lives — 800,000 marched in Washington. 'Never again.'
mass shooting
Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination was rocked when Christine Blasey Ford testified he had sexually assaulted her in high school. He was confirmed 50-48 — the narrowest margin in over a century.
sexual assault
The Trump administration's 'zero tolerance' policy separated thousands of migrant children from their parents at the border. Images of children in cages provoked global outrage.
civil rights
Democrats won 40 House seats — the biggest midterm gain since Watergate. A record number of women were elected to Congress. The 'blue wave' was real.
The Camp Fire destroyed the town of Paradise, California, killing 85 people. It was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. Climate change made fire season permanent.
natural disaster
70% local · 30% international
Black Panther
Ryan Coogler — Wakanda forever. Chadwick Boseman. The first Black-led Marvel film. $1.3 billion worldwide.
Avengers: Infinity War
Anthony & Joe Russo — Thanos snapped. Half the universe disappeared. The most shocking Marvel ending.
A Star Is Born
Bradley Cooper — Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. 'Shallow' won Best Original Song.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Bob Persichetti et al. — Miles Morales. Revolutionary animation. The best Spider-Man film ever.
Crazy Rich Asians
Jon M. Chu — The first major Hollywood film with an all-Asian cast in 25 years. A cultural moment.
Killing Eve
2018-2022 — Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer. Cat-and-mouse thriller. Style and obsession.
The Haunting of Hill House
2018 — Netflix's horror masterpiece. The hidden ghosts. Episode 5's single take.
Queer Eye
2018-present — The Fab Five returned. Emotional makeovers that made everyone cry.
Roseanne/The Conners
2018 — Roseanne returned then was canceled after a racist tweet. The show continued without her.
Succession
2018-2023 — The Roy family's power struggle began. 'You can't make a Tomelette...'
Currency: USD
Inflation: 2.4%
Trump's tax cuts passed. The economy was booming. Unemployment hit 3.7% — the lowest since 1969. Trade wars with China began.
Inflation-adjusted values
TikTok launches in US
ByteDance merged Musical.ly into TikTok. A new social media giant was born.
Facebook/Cambridge Analytica
Facebook's data scandal exposed. 87 million users' data was harvested. Zuckerberg testified before Congress.
Fortnite dominance
Fortnite Battle Royale took over gaming culture. Drake played with Ninja on Twitch.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy
The world's most powerful rocket launched a Tesla into space. Elon Musk's showmanship.
GDPR enacted
Europe's privacy regulation went into effect. Every website added cookie consent banners.
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