What Happened on August 10, 2018

Historical Events

  • Anti-government protests begin in Bucharest, Romania, with over 400 injured in clashes with police

Music Single

Doja Cat self-releases her novelty single "Mooo!" on YouTube, goes on to become a viral internet meme [1]

  • Evidence of one million Uighurs being held in "counter-extremism centers" in China presented to UN Committee on Human Rights

Album Release

Jason Mraz's sixth studio album, "Know." is released

  • Landmark case against weed killer Roundup, San Francisco court awards groundsman Dewayne Johnson $289 million against Monsanto for giving him terminal cancer

Event of Interest

Omarosa Manigault Newman, former aide to US President Donald Trump, releases taped recordings of her firing from The White House

  • Turkish lira falls dramatically after US President Donald Trump announces tariff increases on Turkish steel and aluminum
  • US ground crew member steals an Alaskan Air plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, flies for over an hour chased by military jets before fatally crashing on Ketron Island

About August 10, 2018

Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 5 years, 9 months and 1 day
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Leo

Music Charts

  • USUK #1 Song: In My Feelings - Drake