Page 8: Historical Events In August - 18
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
2018 Australian mare Winx wins her Australasian record 26th consecutive race, the re-named Winx Stakes at Royal Randwick in Sydney; 19th Group One win for thoroughbreds on this day in history.
2018 On this day in history september 2 - The 2018 Asian Games are held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.
2019 On August - 18 uS President Donald Trump confirms he is interested in buying Greenland for the US
2019 100 activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for Okjökull glacier, which has completely melted after once covering six square miles (15.5 km2) on August - 18.
2020 A mutiny in a military base by soldiers of the Malian Armed Forces develops into a coup d'état. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and Prime Minister Boubou Cissé, among other senior governmental and military officers, are arrested. The next day, Keïta announces his resignation on state television on August - 18.
2023 American–Japanese–Korean trilateral pact: The United States, Japan, and South Korea agree to sign a trilateral pact on this day in history.