Results: Things To Look Forward To In 2018!
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2017 is now just a memory, and 2018 is full of new beginnings, upcoming events and exciting possibilities. Some big events are happening this year. How many on this list are you anticipating with excitement?
2018 Winter Olympics will take over the city of PyeongChang, South Korea, for two weeks in February. One extremely chill story to look out for: The women's Nigerian bobsled team will compete, marking the first-ever time the African nation is represented at the Winter Games.
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On May 19th, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will wed, giving the world a royal wedding to watch and royal wedding souvenirs to collect
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The 2018 FIFA World Cup of Soccer in Russia, and although the U.S. is not a part of it, soccer fans all over will be glued to their TV sets no doubt
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Starting in May 2018, if you're really fascinated with the Titanic disaster, you will get an opportunity to take diving trips to the wreck site. It will set you back more than $100,000, but travel company Blue Marble Private says the price tag is actually equivalent, after inflation, to what first class Titanic passengers paid for their tickets way back in 1912.
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Starting in 2018, , the first EVER commercial flights will head out from the southernmost part of Argentina, and drop you at an Argentinian base on Seymour Island near the Antarctic peninsula.
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The midterm elections in the U.S. will be one of the most talked-about events of the year, not to mention the perfect opportunity for you to exercise your American right and VOTE.
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2018 will mark some notable anniversaries, so most likely there will be many commemorative events scheduled to honor them. How many of these do you think you'll participate in remembering?
Centennial (100 years anniversary) of the Armistice to End World War I, November 11, 1918.
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April marks the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, popularly known as the Fair Housing Act which prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin and sex.
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Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, April 19, 1943.
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December 24 is the fiftieth anniversary of Apollo 8 becoming the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon.
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February 11 is the 25th anniversary of President Clinton nominating Janet Reno to be the first female U.S. Attorney General.
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And, if you really want to see how time flies, 2018 is also a significant anniversary of some shows, movies, music or books. How many are you surprised by on this list?
April 29 is the 50th anniversary of the Broadway debut of Hair. June 11 is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the release of Jurassic Park. August 26 is the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Hey Jude by The Beatles.
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June 11 is the 25th anniversary of the release of Jurassic Park.
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August 26 is the 50th anniversary of the release of Hey Jude by The Beatles.
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February 19 is the 50th anniversary of the premiere of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
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April 3 is the 50th anniversary of Planet of the Apes being released.
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December 10 marks the 250th anniversary of the publication of the first edition of the Enclyopædia Brittanica.
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April 26 is the 25th anniversary of the publication of The Giver by Lois Lowry
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January 1 is the bicentennial of the publication of Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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Al of these TV shows debuted 50 years ago, and will be celebrating their half a century anniversary (so to speak). Some of them just don't seem that old! Are you a fan of any of these TV shows?
Hawaii Five-O
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Julia
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Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
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The Mod Squad
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The Prisoner
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Land of the Giants
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Adam-12
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Here's Lucy
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The Dick Cavett Show
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