Page 16: Historical Events In 2018

Jun 06   in this year, Iraqi parliament orders manual recount of legislative elections in May after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi claims evidence of irregularities.   

Jun 06   LeBron James eclipses Michael Jordan 's record (109) for most 30-point games in NBA playoff history in Cleveland's Game 3 Finals loss to Golden State   

Jun 06   special pedestrian lane introduced just for "phubbers" slow-walking smartphone users in Xi'an, China.   

Jun 07   baltimore ex-police sergeant Wayne Earl Jenkins, head of a rogue police unit sentenced to 25 years for robbery and racketeering.   

Jun 07   mars Curiosity Rover finds organic matter, including methane, on Mars in studies published in journal "Science".   

Jun 07   Stanley Cup Finals: Washington Capitals earn inaugural title in franchise history with a 4-3 win in Las Vegas for a 4-1 series victory over the Golden Knights   

Jun 08   iMF agrees to lend Argentina up to 50 billion dollars.   

Jun 08   nBA Finals: Golden State Warriors win their 3rd title in 4 years with a 108-85 over the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 4-nil sweep. Kevin Durant MVP.   

Jun 08   the 44th G7 summit is held in Canada. President Trump pushes for the reinstatement of the G8 (to include Russia). He also proposes the elimination of tariffs.   

Jun 08   whatsApp rumours of child kidnappers in India prompt two men to be beaten to death by a mob in Karbi Angong district, Assam.   

Jun 08   World's most powerful supercomputer, Summit, can process 200000 trillion calculations per second, launched at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, by IBM and NVidia   

Jun 09   in this year, 150th Belmont Stakes: Justify claims with Mike Smith aboard to become 13th Triple Crown winner.   

Jun 09   In this year, French Open Women's Tennis: Romanian Simona Halep claims her inaugural Grand Slam singles title beating American Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1   

Jun 10   117th Men's French Open: Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 for his record 11th French title (17th Grand Slam victory)   

Jun 10   Actor Vince Vaughn arrested for drunk driving and resisting arrest near Los Angeles   

Jun 11   72nd Tony Awards: "The Band's Visit" best musical, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" best play.   

Jun 11   in landmark ruling, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions rejects El Salvador woman's asylum request based on domestic abuse.   

Jun 11   More than 100 people arrested in Vietnam, after protests against special economic zones at the People's Committee Headquarters in Binh Thuan province and elsewhere   

Jun 11   net neutrality is officially repealed by The Federal Communications Commission in the US.   

Jun 11   Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez accepts migrant rescue ship Aquarius with 629 people on board after Italy refuses it   

Jun 12   AT and T's $85.4 billion takeover of Time Warner can go ahead according to US district court judge   

Jun 12   Battle for key Yemen port of Hudaydah begins with assault by Saudi backed pro-government forces against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels   

Jun 12   french photographer Jean-Claude Arnault, at center of Nobel Prize Committee scandal, charged with rape in Sweden.   

Jun 12   Greece and the Republic of Macedonia reach a deal to end a 27-year naming dispute between both countries, which would result in Macedonia being officially renamed the Republic of North Macedonia   

Jun 12   Summit in Singapore between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un , US President Donald Trump   

Jun 12   The 2018 North Korea–United States summit is held in Singapore. It is the inaugural summit between a United States President and the North Korean leader   

Jun 13   Antarctica is melting at an accelerating rate - 200 billion tonnes a year, 3 trillion tonnes in 25 years, in report published in "Nature" journal   

Jun 13   fIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico and the United States.   

Jun 13   FIFA Congress votes to award 2026 World Cup to joint bid by US, Canada and Mexico   

Jun 13   Raccoon climbs 23 story office building in St Paul, Minnesota, becoming an internet sensation   

Jun 13   roger Connor, American Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman (career HR record 138 stood for 23 years), dies of a stomach illness at 73.   

Jun 13   the Spanish Football Association sacks coach Julen Lopetegui just 2 days out from inaugural World Cup game after he agreed to manage Real Madrid.   

Jun 13   Volkswagen fined €1 billion (£880m) by German prosecutors over diesel emissions scandal   

Jun 14   21st FIFA World Cup opens at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia with British singer Robbie Williams and Russian soprano Aida Garifullina performing   

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Jan 01   On this day in history death of manuel Olivencia, Spanish lawyer, economist, and diplomat   

Jan 02   Rick Hall, American record producer, songwriter, and music publisher died in the year 2018.   

Jan 02   Thomas S. Monson, American religious leader and writer died in the year 2018.   

Jan 02   On this day in history death of radha Viswanathan, Indian vocalist and classical dancer   

Jan 03   Colin Brumby, Australian composer died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Aharon Appelfeld, Ukrainian-Israeli writer died in the year 2018.   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of ray Thomas, English musician   

Jan 05   On this day in history death of antonio Angelillo, Italian-Argentine footballer