John McCain died on 25 August 2018 in Cornville, aged 81. An American politician and naval officer, McCain was born into a family of admirals at a naval base in the Panama Canal Zone and became a navy pilot. In 1967 his plane was shot down over North Vietnam and he spent more than five years as a prisoner of war, enduring torture. After retiring from the navy he was elected to the House of Representatives and then the Senate from Arizona, where he served from 1987 until his death. Known as a maverick, he worked with Democrats on issues such as campaign finance reform. He lost the 2000 Republican primary to George W. Bush and was the party's nominee in 2008, losing to Barack Obama. He died of brain cancer.
Before and after
- 12 August 2018Launch of Parker Solar Probe
- 16 August 2018Death of Aretha Franklin
- 18 August 2018Death of Kofi Annan
- 20 August 2018Rise of Fridays for Future
- 25 August 2018Death of John McCain
- 17 September 2018Syria missile strikes
- from 22 September 2018 to 25 September 2018Pope Francis's visit to the Baltic states
- 1 October 2018Premiere of Bluey
- 20 October 2018Launch of BepiColombo
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