2018

2018 (also known as Two Thousand and Eighteen) is the eighteenth year after the beginning of the third millennium AD.

Summary
This year was slightly less stable than previous years as the stability of Antarctica was shaken by the events of the Acadian Civil War and Emperor Crisis. However, the Western Union expanded to include 5 more members, adding to a grand total of 12, and it become more closer and integrated than ever with the Treaty of Winsburg and subsequent recommitments among the member states to defend each other. The year has also resulted in historic peace treaties such as the Long Friday Agreement between the government of the United Provinces and the terrorist group Little Penland, ending the war in Penland and effectively dismantling the Little Penland terrorist organization.

Meanwhile, as actual serious matters with high political stakes were going on, the Square Islands experienced Christmas in July as they finished some of their major projects. Much festivities were had as they sent their beloved creations off to their places, off to do good in the world, all while happily cheering with celebratory hats while completely oblivious to the political concerns of 2018.

January

 * 1: New Year around all of Antarctica.
 * 1: The Polarian states of Penguville and Snowville are renamed Malherd and Harnsey, respectively.
 * 5: Beginning of Acadian President Brant Esser's state visit to the United Provinces.
 * 10: Beginning of United Provinces President Simon McClark's state visit to Polaris.
 * 18: The Shadow War, a secret war between S.H.A.R.K. and several other combatants officially begins.
 * 19: The 5th Antarctic Song Contest is held at Ventides, Candvia anchored on the theme "Diversity of Love".

February

 * 15: The 2018 Delphi Western Union Summit begins, and runs through the 19th.
 * 19: Andèra joins the UAN.

March

 * Super Smash Mates U.B.E.R. is announced with a trailer featuring Kermit.
 * 1: After months of negotiation and assessment, the Treaty of Accession was created and began to undergo ratification from the individual countries found within it.
 * 1: Slender is coronated as the Emperor of Magonia.
 * 4: Candvia held its parliamentary elections where the Candvian People's Party won the majority of the seats.

April

 * 1: Candvia, Duck Island, Dragonstone, Emperorlands and Finipines join the Western Union after over a month of negotiations - the largest expansion in the history of the Union.
 * 18: A UAN Security Council resolution has been passed to activate the UAN Taskforce due to a shocking amount of kidnapping cases occuring around the continent.

May

 * The KD Band is revived and announces a new album, OOOOkay We're Back.
 * 9: Kermit's Birthday is celebrated as an official holiday for the first time, at the Club Penguin Weekee and on Chill Island.
 * 12: Kermit is canonized as a Governance Saint by P.O.P.E. Benzin.
 * 14: A Western Union summit was held in Margate that focused on the economic and business development of the organization.
 * 25: The Emperor Crisis begins in the Emperorlands.
 * 25: The Long Friday Agreement is signed by the United Provinces and the Little Penland terrorist group, and goes into effect on June 1.
 * 26: Former Snowinn King Robert Smith is arrested and charged with war crimes, criminal negligence, bribery and corruption.

June

 * Dennis the Oppressive breaks into the Snowtendo HQ in Shops Island to force them to add him to the Super Smash Mates U.B.E.R. roster.
 * 1: Amery Island becomes a state of Polaris.
 * 3: A treaty establishing the Western Union Armed Forces is signed in the Snowinn capital of Winsburg.
 * 9: A UAN resolution was passed to order a ceasefire in Emperorlands.
 * 10: The Evilositian Army bombs Acadia with eggs and cheese.
 * 23: A Spambot is knocked out by The Four Unknown and brought to the EPF for studying.

July

 * 2: Multiple issues within the Western Union were discussed in the 2018 Pontilex Western Union Summit, the biggest known summit in history.
 * 9: The Emperorlands leave the Free Republic Union.
 * 12: The Quatran project is completed. C, R, and D join the roster of Hero Mechas, increasing their numbers.
 * 13: After a year of development, the Infinity Constellation is ready to go and the individual mechs of the Constellation System are distributed to the USA, Castilla, UnitedTerra, Shops Island, and Francterre, adding to their already insanely overpowered military might.
 * 21: For unknown reasons, a Spambot escapes from the EPF.

August

 * Presidential elections in Duck Island, Waddler Whatever becomes the new president.
 * 3: DJ Crow's sixth studio album, BLANK., is released.
 * 9: Falco Hochstadt joins the Hochstadt Gang.
 * 24: Penstubal, on his birthday, officially lays the groundwork for his tabloid newspaper Penstubal Post and gradually establishes it as an organization over the remainder of the year.

September

 * 14: Falco embarks on a journey of his own to restore his recently stolen powers and defeat the rogue Air Ninja, Crimson.

October

 * 10: It Came From Baa is released.
 * 15: Nightlife City undergoes a short-lived criminal takeover by Crimson and the Ninja Syndicate.
 * 31: Hallowe'en

November

 * 3: Robert Smith's trial begins in Winsburg.
 * 15: Lavender and Violet take a long-needed vacation, placing Chill57181 in charge of Shops Island and the care of their twins, Red and Blue. The twins embark on a series of Wild escapades around Antarctica after getting away from Chill.
 * 18: Nick Tang gets married to Zheng Zhi Rong.
 * 21: Hockey Manlet is arrested by the Acadian government, causing the Achadia Crisis.
 * 23: The Seal Islands become the fifth member of the Axle Powers.
 * 26: The Singer in the Mask is confirmed for its first season, officially starting on January 4, 2019.

December

 * 1: Hockey Manlet and Brant Esser testify before the Western Union regarding the Achadia Crisis.
 * 2: Attempted Assassination of Lavender
 * 17: The Adventures of the Popcorn Family begin.
 * 17: Albert Striker assumes his position as Chief of Staff after the attempted assassination of President Lavender.
 * 25: Christmas
 * 26: Constantine secretly steals the Energy Gem from the Meme Machine.
 * 27: Constantine attacks the Dojo, marking the beginning of Kermitity War.

Unspecified date

 * Late Spring: The Axle Powers approve and begin construction on Megafloat.
 * Summer: The KD Band's second album, OOOOkay We're Back, is released.
 * November: The Antarctic Tribunal of Justice is established after years of negotiation and discussion within the UAN.
 * Late 2018: Super Smash Mates U.B.E.R. is released.
 * Unknown: The Dictionary of the Pennese Language is published.
 * Unknown: The Acadian Lunar Colony is established.
 * Unknown: Meaghan goes on tour.
 * Unknown: The Happyface State Academy of All Things Cool community college campus is finished being built.
 * Unknown: The 2018 Antarctic Music Awards are held in the Tropicalis National Auditorium in Tropicapolis, and hosted by Ninjinian.
 * Unknown: Snow Wars Episode VIII: Mind Tricks Don't Work on Me, Only Money, is released.
 * Unknown: The Winter Olympics

Deaths

 * Former Snowinn President Marko Horacije
 * Theodore McKrill