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Events in February 2018 5
1918 – 2018Billy Graham (1918-2018)Died 21 February 2018, aged 99American evangelist who preached to millions worldwide and served as a spiritual advisor to numerous US presidents. He led large-scale crusades broadcast on television and radio across decades. His ministry helped shape modern American evangelicalism.
2018Falcon Heavy maiden flightSpaceX launches the world's most powerful operational rocketSpaceX successfully launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time from Kennedy Space Center, at the time the most powerful operational rocket in the world. The launch carried Elon Musk's own Tesla Roadster into space as a test payload. Two of the three boosters landed simultaneously back on Earth.
20182018 Winter OlympicsXXIII Winter Games - PyeongchangNorth and South Korea marched under a unified flag. Winner: Norway.
2018Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shootingGunman kills 17 at Parkland, Florida schoolA former student opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 students and staff. The shooting galvanized the student-led March for Our Lives movement for gun control. It became one of the deadliest school shootings in US history.
2018Black Panther#2 film of 2018 — $1.35bn worldwideDirected by Ryan Coogler, starring Chadwick Boseman. T'Challa returns home to Wakanda to take the throne and faces a challenger who wants to start a global revolution.