2018 wasn't ALL bad. Here are all the good things that happened in the world.

North and South Korea vowed to formally end the Korean War • Cuba announced a new president,ending the 59-year Castro leadership • Iraq had its first parliamentary elections since the defeat of ISIS in the country • Canada became the second nation in the world, after Uruguay, to legalize marijuana • Mexico is selling its $218.7 million presidential plane to use funds for poor communities • South Korea closed its largest dog meat slaughterhouse • Meghan Markle became the first woman of color to join the British royal family

The unemployment rate is the lowest since 1969 • The first Muslimand Native American women were elected into Congress • Texas elected the first openly LGBTQ African-American woman judge • Colorado elected the first openly gaygovernor in the US • For the first time in Marine Corps history, a woman was in charge of an infantry platoon • New York and Virginia became the first two states to require mental health education in schools • A city in Georgia became the first to have its criminal justice system led entirely by black women

HUMAN RIGHTS

In Saudi Arabia, women are finallyable to drive • Ireland voted and repealed its abortion ban • India's Supreme Court decriminalizedconsensual gay sex • Scotland became the first country to back teaching LGBTI issues in schools • The "Year of the Woman" went global • Africa saw a huge and significant decline in female genital mutilation • For the first time in Iran, women were allowed to attend men's sporting events

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

A woman gave birth to a baby after she received a uterus transplant from a dead person • The UK has exceeded UN targets for HIV diagnosis and treatment, proving efforts to control the epidemic can work • Researchers developed a 10-minute cancer test • A new Ebola treatment trial began • A new peanut allergy drug has provided fresh hope • A study found dogs can be a powerful tool in diagnosing malaria • Researchers found a way to lower your cancer risk • We learned new tips to help us live a decade longer

ENVIRONMENT

We discovered 157 new species in Southeast Asia • New Zealand may have killed its oil industry to combat climate change • Major fashion brands united against climate change • A growing number of Americans now believe climate change is happening • Scientists came up with an idea to stop glaciers from melting • British fashion house Burberry says it'll stop destroying unsold goods and using fur • Scientists developed a plastic-eating enzyme

North and South Korea marched under one flag at the 2018 Winter Olympics • The Philadelphia Eagles finally won a Super Bowl • USA women's gymnastics won the team title at the world championships in Doha, Qatar • For the first time, a woman interviewed for an NBA head coaching position • A record number of minority and openly gay athletes competed in the Olympics • It took them over 40 years, but the Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup • Atlanta celebrated its first title in 23 years.

SpaceX broke records by launching 64 satellites into orbit • NASA's InSight touched down, and captured the first sounds of wind on Mars • For the second time in history, a human-made object reached interstellar space • A "Ghost particle" that traveled 3.7 billion light-years was found on Earth • For the first time, we were able to hear the sounds the sun makes • NASA's Mars lander used its robotic arm to take a selfie • Virgin Galactic's supersonic space plane soared into the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere -- meaning the company isn't far off from sending tourists to space

African-American films showed up strong in Golden Globe nominations • "Crazy Rich Asians" and "Black Panther" led the way in diversity and inclusion • Princess Charlotte made history because her line of succession to the British throne won't change based on her gender • In case you were not keeping up, the Kardashian/Jenner clan grew by three • Boeing launched a business jet capable of completing the world's longest flight

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