The BEST of '16 (from what I've seen.)
The year of the deaths of David Bowie (aged 69), Phife Dawg (aged 45), Prince (aged 57), Sharon Jones (aged 60), Anton Yelchin (aged 27), Bill Nunn (aged 62), Garry Shandling (aged 66), Alan Rickman (aged 69), Gene Wilder (aged 83), Muhammad Ali (aged 74), Antonin Scalia (aged 79), Chyna (aged 46), Doris Roberts (aged 90), Nancy Reagan (aged 94), Carrie Fisher (aged 60), and Debbie Reynolds (aged 84). A Tribe Called Quest released their final album, "We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service." David Bowie released his final album, "Blackstar." Niantic released free-to-play augmented reality mobile game "Pokémon GO."
World Health Organization declared the Zika Virus outbreak a global public health emergency & advised to delay pregnancies for up to 2 years. World Health Organization declared the Zika Virus epidemic over. World Health Organization declared the West African Ebola Virus epidemic over. President Barack Obama entered the United States into the Paris Agreement by executive order. Dakota Access Pipeline protests. Great Delhi Smog of '16. East Asia cold wave. United States blizzard. California & Fort McMurray wildfires. Cyclone Winston. Hurricane Matthew. Kaikōura & Aceh earthquakes. Series of Central Italy earthquakes.
Lockhart Hot Air Balloon crash. Atatürk Airport attack. Sanaa Funeral airstrike. Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661, EgyptAir Flight 804, and LaMia Flight 2933 crashes.
Killing of 32-year-old African-American Philando Castile by a St. Anthony Police Officer during a traffic stop. Killing of 37-year-old African-American Alton Sterling by 2 Baton Rouge Police Officers. Shooting of 40-year-old African-American Terence Crutcher by Police Officer Betty Jo Shelby in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Shooting of 43-year-old African-American Keith Lamont Scott by African-American Police Officer Brentley Vinson in Charlotte, North Carolina. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began the kneeling protests during the United States national anthem.
'16 Shooting of Dallas Police Officers. Ghost Ship Warehouse & Puttingal Temple fires. Topo Chico Prison riot. Dhaka, Dalori, Nice Truck, and Quetta Police Training College attacks. Munich & Orlando Nightclub shootings. Iskandariya Suicide, Zliten Truck, Lahore Suicide, and Karrada bombings. Series of Quetta attacks. Series of Baghdad bombings. Series of Brussels bombings. Series of Istanbul bombings.
Rodrigo Duterte was inaugurated & sworn in as the 16th President of the Philippines. North Korea announced it had successfully conducted its 4th & 5th nuclear tests. 3 events that played a significant role in the '16 United States Presidential election all happened in the same afternoon: (1) Russian government was publicly accused by United States intelligence agencies of using computer hacking to interfere with the election; (2) Donald Trump's "Access Hollywood" tape was released by The Washington Post; (3) WikiLeaks leaked "the DNC Leaks." Former 1st President of the Republika Srpska Radovan Karadžić was found guilty of genocide for the Srebrenica massacre & sentenced to 40 years imprisonment. Former President of Chad Hissène Habré was found guilty of rape, sexual slavery, & ordering the killing of 40,000 people during his tenure as President of Chad & sentenced to life imprisonment. Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov was assassinated aged 62 at an art gallery exhibition in Ankara, Turkey, by an off-duty Turkish policeman. Guatemalan Protests led President of Guatemala Otto Pérez Molina to resign. Battle of Aleppo ended. Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict. Battle of Juba. Gambian Constitutional Crisis began. Battle of al-Bab began. Philippine Drug War began. Rohingya Genocide (1st Phase) began.
World Health Organization declared the Zika Virus outbreak a global public health emergency & advised to delay pregnancies for up to 2 years. World Health Organization declared the Zika Virus epidemic over. World Health Organization declared the West African Ebola Virus epidemic over. President Barack Obama entered the United States into the Paris Agreement by executive order. Dakota Access Pipeline protests. Great Delhi Smog of '16. East Asia cold wave. United States blizzard. California & Fort McMurray wildfires. Cyclone Winston. Hurricane Matthew. Kaikōura & Aceh earthquakes. Series of Central Italy earthquakes.
Lockhart Hot Air Balloon crash. Atatürk Airport attack. Sanaa Funeral airstrike. Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661, EgyptAir Flight 804, and LaMia Flight 2933 crashes.
Killing of 32-year-old African-American Philando Castile by a St. Anthony Police Officer during a traffic stop. Killing of 37-year-old African-American Alton Sterling by 2 Baton Rouge Police Officers. Shooting of 40-year-old African-American Terence Crutcher by Police Officer Betty Jo Shelby in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Shooting of 43-year-old African-American Keith Lamont Scott by African-American Police Officer Brentley Vinson in Charlotte, North Carolina. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began the kneeling protests during the United States national anthem.
'16 Shooting of Dallas Police Officers. Ghost Ship Warehouse & Puttingal Temple fires. Topo Chico Prison riot. Dhaka, Dalori, Nice Truck, and Quetta Police Training College attacks. Munich & Orlando Nightclub shootings. Iskandariya Suicide, Zliten Truck, Lahore Suicide, and Karrada bombings. Series of Quetta attacks. Series of Baghdad bombings. Series of Brussels bombings. Series of Istanbul bombings.
Rodrigo Duterte was inaugurated & sworn in as the 16th President of the Philippines. North Korea announced it had successfully conducted its 4th & 5th nuclear tests. 3 events that played a significant role in the '16 United States Presidential election all happened in the same afternoon: (1) Russian government was publicly accused by United States intelligence agencies of using computer hacking to interfere with the election; (2) Donald Trump's "Access Hollywood" tape was released by The Washington Post; (3) WikiLeaks leaked "the DNC Leaks." Former 1st President of the Republika Srpska Radovan Karadžić was found guilty of genocide for the Srebrenica massacre & sentenced to 40 years imprisonment. Former President of Chad Hissène Habré was found guilty of rape, sexual slavery, & ordering the killing of 40,000 people during his tenure as President of Chad & sentenced to life imprisonment. Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov was assassinated aged 62 at an art gallery exhibition in Ankara, Turkey, by an off-duty Turkish policeman. Guatemalan Protests led President of Guatemala Otto Pérez Molina to resign. Battle of Aleppo ended. Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict. Battle of Juba. Gambian Constitutional Crisis began. Battle of al-Bab began. Philippine Drug War began. Rohingya Genocide (1st Phase) began.
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