2018
Khashoggi murdered in Istanbul
The Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi entered his country's consulate in Istanbul to collect papers for his upcoming wedding…
Cambridge Analytica scandal
Reporting in The Observer and The New York Times revealed that a political consultancy had harvested the data of eighty-seven million Facebook users to build…
Korean leaders meet at the DMZ
Kim Jong Un stepped over the concrete border into South Korea, where Moon Jae-in waited with an outstretched hand.
Trump and Kim meet in Singapore
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un shook hands in front of crossed flags on Sentosa Island…
Camp Fire incinerates Paradise
A faulty PG&E transmission line sparked a wildfire that crossed the town of Paradise, California, in four hours flat and burned it to the ground, destroying…
Avengers: Infinity War opens
Marvel Studios stitched together a decade and twenty films into a single billion-dollar cinematic event in which half the universe vanished at a villain's snap.
Thai cave rescue
Twelve boys and their soccer coach, trapped for seventeen days in a flooded cave in northern Thailand, were brought out one by one through pitch-black…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 2018?
Saeculum lists 7 events from 2018. The most significant is Khashoggi murdered in Istanbul.
What era was 2018 part of?
2018 falls within the Contemporary (2001-2026). Networks, climate, and the new uncertainty.
Which regions saw notable events in 2018?
The events from 2018 span Middle East, North America, East Asia and Southeast Asia.