What cool things happened in 2016?

What event happened in 2016?

August 5–21 – The 2016 Summer Olympics are held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the first time in South America. August 24 – A 6.2 earthquake hits central Italy, killing 299 people. August 31 – The Brazilian Senate votes (61–20) to impeach the President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff.

What fun thing happened in 2016?

President Obama became the first U.S. president to visit Cuba in 88 years. American astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth after 340 days in space. From January 22-24, a record-breaking blizzard dumped up to three feet of snow in parts of the mid-Atlantic.

What are the best things that happened in 2016?

What bad events happened in 2016?

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What was happening January 2016?

Why was 1919 a bad year?

As a bad year, 1919 projects a legacy through history because the Great War remained fundamentally unresolved, despite the grand visions at peace treaty negotiations in Versailles. It was a bad year for the astonishing scale of death alone, arguably the Worst Year Ever, at least until Germany went to war again.

What cool things happened in 2017?

What has happened in 2020 so far?

What happened in 2006 in the world?

The headlines in 2006 were marked by death, scandal and politics: 12 die in Sago Mine disaster. Former Enron executives guilty. Death sentence for Saddam Hussein. Iraq insurgent al-Zarqawi killed.

What was happening in 2014?

February. February – The West African Ebola virus epidemic begins, infecting at least 28,616 people and killing at least 11,310 people, the most severe both in terms of numbers of infections and casualties. February 7–23 – The XXII Olympic Winter Games are held in Sochi, Russia.

What major world events happened in 2011?

What important events happened in 2010?

On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastates Haiti, killing more than 230,000 and destroying the nation's infrastructure. On January 27, 2010, Apple Computer unveils the iPad tablet computer.

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When did coronavirus start?

The virus first appeared on a small scale in November 2019 with the first large cluster appearing in Wuhan, China in December 2019.

What events will happen in 2021?

What was happening in February 2017?

New England Patriots Win Super Bowl LI. Michael Flynn Resigns From Security Council Amid Scandal. Homeland Security Memo Details Implementation of Deportation Orders. Indian Engineer Killed in Hate Crime in Kansas Upon Being Mistaken for Iranian.

What was happening in September 2017?

What was happening in April 2017?

President Trump Writes Executive Order Favoring American Labor. Federal Judge Overturns Trump Order on Sanctuary Cities. Court Orders ExxonMobil to Pay Nearly $20 Million in Damages. President Trump Does Not Attend White House Correspondents' Dinner.

What year was 100 years ago?

100 years ago: 1921 in news, entertainment, American life, famous firsts, world affairs, more. Updated: Jan. 11, 2022, 8:07 a.m. | Published: Jan. 19, 2021, 5:30 a.m.

What was the worst year in WW2?

1943. Every year between 1939-1945 was a low point for humanity but one year seemed to sink lower than the rest. In 1943, the world witnessed some of the largest and bloodiest battles of WW2 as well as the climax of the Nazi's genocide of the Jews. Early 1943 saw bitter fighting continue on the Eastern Front.

Who died in January 2016?