What happened on Thursday August 18, 2016?

Here's what happened on August 18, 2016:

• Obama Administration to Phase Out Private Federal Prisons The Obama Administration announced plans to eliminate private ownership of federal prisons, potentially affecting 22,660 inmates out of nearly 200,000 total federal prisoners.
• Syrian Government Attacks Kurdish-held Territory Syrian government warplanes launched an unprecedented attack on Kurdish-held Al-Hasakah during the five-year civil conflict, killing at least 13 civilians and escalating tensions in the region.
• Bombing in Southeast Turkey Three coordinated bombings targeted police and military personnel in southeast Turkey, resulting in at least 12 fatalities and 219 injuries. The attack was part of the ongoing conflict between Kurdish and Turkish Kurds that began in 2015.
• Twitter Suspends Terror-Linked Accounts Twitter suspended 235,000 accounts linked to terrorism in six months, responding to increased pressure from the White House to combat online extremism, particularly targeting groups like ISIS.
• NFL Player Darren Sharper Sentenced U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentenced former NFL player Darren Sharper to 18 years in prison for a widespread rape and drugging case involving up to 16 women across multiple states.
• Mexico Human Rights Violation Claim Mexico's National Human Rights Commission alleged that 22 people were extrajudicially executed by federal police during a shootout in Ecuandureo, Michoacan.
• Ukrainian Canoeist Wins Olympic Gold Ukrainian athlete Yuriy Cheban set an Olympic record of 39.279 seconds to win the men's C-1 200m gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, successfully defending his title from London 2012.
• Eddie Bauer Data Breach Retail clothing company Eddie Bauer reported a malware intrusion that compromised card payment data in their physical stores, though online payments remained unaffected.
• Fiji Abandons Flag Change After Olympic Success Fiji's Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama cancelled plans to change the national flag following the country's first Olympic medal in men's rugby sevens.

Events in 2016

August 18, 2016: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from Aug. 18, 2016

August 18, 2016: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on August 18, 2016:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $88.38
• Apple AAPL: opens at $109.23
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $57.42
• General Electric GE: opens at $31.25
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $160.89

Exchange Rates on August 18, 2016:

• 1 USD = 0.8811 EUR
• 1 USD = 100.082 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.7597 GBP
• 1 USD = 1.3016 AUD
• 1 USD = 1.2777 CAD

August 18, 2016 was a Thursday and it was the 231st day of the year 2016 in the Gregorian calendar.

August 18, 2016 can also be written as 8/18/2016 in the US and as 18/8/2016 in UK and Europe.

August 18, 2016 in August 2016 calendar

Famous people died on August 18, 2016:

• Gertrud Mair
• Ernst Nolte

Famous people who died in 2016

Famous people who died on August 18th

August 18, 2016: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on August 18, 2016 was Cheap Thrills by Sia Featuring Sean Paul, according to the music chart for the week August 15th and August 21st.

1. Sia Featuring Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
2. Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla - One Dance
3. Calvin Harris Featuring Rihanna - This Is What You Came For
4. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
5. Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber & MO - Cold Water

August 18, 2016: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on August 18, 2016 was One Dance by Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, according to the music chart for the week August 15th and August 21st.

1. Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla - One Dance
2. Rihanna - Needed Me
3. Desiigner - Panda
4. DJ Khaled Featuring Drake - For Free
5. Kent Jones - Don't Mind

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for August 18th is Leo.

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Babies born in August are either Leo or Virgo. People born before August 22nd are Leo, while people born from August 23rd have the sign of Virgo.

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August 18, 2016: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for August 18, 2016 is Monkey and the associated element is Fire.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on August 18, 2016 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on August 18, 2016 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on August 18, 2016 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 98% full, rising at 08:00 pm and setting at 07:26 am.

The previous full moon was on Jul 19, 2016 while the next full moon would come on Sep 16, 2016.

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Your place in the Universe on August 18, 2016

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Someone born on August 18, 2016 is:

8 years 8 months old,

or 104 months and 17 days old,

or 454 weeks and 4 days old,

or 3182 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on August 18, 2016?

There are 105 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Monday August 18th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on August 18, 2016?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on August 18, 2016.

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