August 31, 2018
A Big Mac cost $3.99 that summer of 2018, and the Dow Jones sat at 23,327 — the Trump-Kim Singapore summit had just been announced back on after a brief cancellation, marking the first face-to-face meeting between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader. On screens and speakers, "Game of Thrones" dominated television conversation while Drake's "Nice For What" held the top spot on the charts, and families were heading to theaters to catch "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation." That July, scientists confirmed the discovery of a liquid water lake beneath the Martian south pole, about a mile and a half underground and stretching roughly twelve miles across — the first known stable body of water ever detected on Mars.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — August 31, 2018
NY Times Headlines — Week of August 31, 2018
Jim Mattis Compared Trump To ‘Fifth Or Sixth Grader,’ Bob Woodward Says In Book
In ‘Fear,’ Bob Woodward Pulls Back The Curtain On President Trump’S ‘Crazytown’
Trump Lashes Out After Reports Of ‘Quiet Resistance’ By Staff
World Events — August 2018
Time Person of the Year — 2018
On the radio
Billboard Charts — August 31, 2018
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 2017–18 Season
Emmy Winners — 2018
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — August 31, 2018
On the field
Sports Champions — August 31, 2018
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