It's
time for the next edition of the year 2015 in Review, just in time for the
final day of the year!
This
time, we're going to be taking a look back at the biggest news stories of the year. It's safe to say
that 2015 has been one tumultuous year filled with lots of horror stories and
bad news. But it's important to note
that 2015 had its share of feel good tales as well.
Before
we get to that, let us pause to remember some of the celebrities we lost in
2015.
January 1 - MARIO CUOMO, 82,
politician
January 19 - ANNE KIRKBRIDE, 60, actress
January 19 - ANNE KIRKBRIDE, 60, actress
February 16 - LESLEY GORE, 68,
singer
February 27 - LEONARD NIMOY,
83, actor/director
March 8 - SAM SIMON, 59,
television producer
March 21 - ALBERTA WATSON, 60,
actress
April 6 - JAMES BEST, 88, actor
April 7 - GEOFFREY LEWIS, 79,
actor
April 14 - PERCY SLEDGE, 74,
singer
April 30 - BEN E. KING, 76, singer
May 14 - B.B. KING, 86,
singer/guitarist
May 23 - ANNE MEARA, 85,
actress/comedienne
May 29 - BETSY PALMER, 89,
actress
June 7 - CHRISTOPHER LEE, 93,
actor
June 11 - DUSTY RHODES, 69,
wrestler
June 23 - DICK VAN PATTEN, 86,
actor
July 10 - OMAR SHARIF, 83,
actor
July 10 - ROGER REES, 71, actor
July 18 - ALEX ROCCO, 79, actor
July 30 - LYNN ANDERSON, 67,
country singer
July 31 - RODDY PIPER, 61,
wrestler
August 1 - CILLA BLACK, 72,
singer
August 30 - WES CRAVEN, 76,
director/writer
September 1 - DEAN JONES, 84,
actor
September 13 - MOSES MALONE,
60, basketball player
September 19 - JACKIE COLLINS,
77, author
September 22 - YOGI BERRA, 90,
baseball player
October 24 - MAUREEN O'HARA,
95, actress
November 4 - MELISSA MATHISON,
65, screenwriter
November 11 - PHIL TAYLOR, 61,
drummer
November 11 - NATHANIEL
MARSTON, 40, actor
November 16 - DAVID CANARY, 77,
actor
December 3 - SCOTT WEILAND, 48,
singer/musician
December 27 - MEADOWLARK LEMON,
83, basketball player
December 28 - LEMMY KILMISTER,
70, singer/guitarist
December 31 - WAYNE ROGERS, 82, actor
December 31 - WAYNE ROGERS, 82, actor
Next,
we'll take a look at some of the biggest news events of the year.
JANUARY
1 - The Eurasian Economic Union comes into effect
7 - Twelve people are killed by Islamic gunmen inside
the offices of Paris based magazine "Charlie Hebdo"
FEBRUARY
10 - NBC News anchor Brian Williams steps down from his position following his misrepresenting himself during an incident in Iraq back in 2003 where he claimed a helicopter he was in was forced to land due to being hit
10 - NBC News anchor Brian Williams steps down from his position following his misrepresenting himself during an incident in Iraq back in 2003 where he claimed a helicopter he was in was forced to land due to being hit
16 - The Egyptian military starts conducting
airstrikes against a branch of militant group ISIL in Libya in retaliation over
the group beheading a dozen Egyptian Christians
MARCH
24 - An Airbus A320-211 operated by Germanwings
crashes in the French Alps, killing all 150 on board - reports later surface
that the plane was deliberately steered into the mountains by the co-pilot
APRIL
2 - The militant terrorist organization Al-Shabaab
claim responsibility for a mass shooting at the Garissa University College in
Kenya, killing 148 people
25 - Over eight thousand lose their lives when a 7.8
magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal
29 - The World Health Organization announces that
rubella has been eradicated from the Americas
MAY
2 - Prince William and Princess Kate announce
the birth of their daughter, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge
12 - Another earthquake strikes Nepal just a couple of
weeks after the first one, killing another 153 in the country alone
23 - Ireland votes to legalize same-sex marriage
JUNE
1 - Caitlyn Jenner makes her official debut on the
cover of Vanity Fair
2 - FIFA President Sepp Blatter announces his
intention of resigning from his post following an FBI-led corruption
investigation
15 - NAACP President Rachel Dolezal resigns amid accusations that she was actually a Caucasian
15 - NAACP President Rachel Dolezal resigns amid accusations that she was actually a Caucasian
16 - Donald Trump offically announces that he is
running for President of the United States of America for the 2016 elections
26 - ISIL claim responsibility for three attacks
around the world during Ramadan
JULY
1 - Greece becomes the first advanced economy to miss
a payment to the International Monetary Fund in the IMF's 71 year history
2 - People around the world are outraged when word breaks that an American dentist has killed Cecil the Lion - a lion from Hwange National Park
2 - People around the world are outraged when word breaks that an American dentist has killed Cecil the Lion - a lion from Hwange National Park
7 - Police raid the home of Subway spokesman Jared
Fogle on charges of child pornography possession
20 - The United States and Cuba reestablish full
diplomatic relations after a period of hostile relations lasting almost five
and a half decades
27 - New York Magazine releases a cover that features many of the women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault
27 - New York Magazine releases a cover that features many of the women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault
AUGUST
5 - Debris that washed up along the shores of Reunion
Island are confirmed to be from Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, missing since
March 2014
17 - Twenty are dead and another 125 are injured
following a bombing inside the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand
26 - Viewers in Virginia are shocked when a former employee of a television station interrupts a live broadcast and shoots and kills reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward on the air - the gunman later takes his own life
SEPTEMBER
10 - Scientists announce that they have discovered a
previously unknown species of early human in South Africa known as Homo
naledi
18 - Volkswagen is accused of worldwide rigging of
diesel emissions tests, which affect around eleven million vehicles all over
the world
28 - NASA announces that they have discovered liquid
water on the surface of Mars
30 - Russia begins air strikes against ISIL in support
of Syria, as Syrian refugees seek out shelter in other nations
OCTOBER
10 - A suicide bomb kills 100 at a peace rally in
Ankara, Turkey
19 - Justin Trudeau is elected the next Prime Minister
of Canada
23 - Hurricane Patricia becomes the most intense
hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, with winds reaching 200 mph
NOVEMBER
12 - In Lebanon, several suicide bombings take place,
killing 43 and injuring over 250. ISIS
takes responsibility for the attacks
13 - ISIS also takes responsibility for several
terrorist attacks inside of Paris, France, which sees 130 lose their lives, and
which sees France close their borders to outside nations for a while
19 - Jared Fogle is given a fifteen year, eight month
sentence for possession of child pornography
30 - The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference
is held in Paris, attended by leaders representing 147 different nations
DECEMBER
2 - A mass shooting at a San Bernardino, California
holiday party leaves fourteen dead and another 22 injured - the husband and
wife shooters later took their own lives
20 - At the Miss Universe Pageant, Steve Harvey
accidentally announces the wrong winner, which leads to Miss Colombia awkwardly
having to give up the crown to Miss Philippines...which can only lead to a...
Sorry. I had to go there.
30 - An arrest warrant is issued against Bill Cosby after a woman in Pennsylvania files charges for an alleged sexual assault taking place eleven years earlier
30 - An arrest warrant is issued against Bill Cosby after a woman in Pennsylvania files charges for an alleged sexual assault taking place eleven years earlier
There's
obviously a lot more news to share, but I'll wait until we do the blogs for
television and music to reveal a little bit more.
Now,
let's take a look at how your favourite sports teams did, and we'll see who won
what championship.
SUPER BOWL XLIX - New England Patriots
2015 WORLD SERIES - Kansas City Royals
2015 STANLEY CUP - Chicago Blackhawks
2015 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP - United States
Congratulations
to all teams for winning!
Now,
to end off this look back on the news...a few of the more...wackier things that
went on in the world.
Starting
with Super Bowl XLIX where Katy Perry was the halftime performer. Nothing was wrong with Katy's performance,
but viewers noticed that a person in a shark costume on her left hand side was
having trouble keeping up with the dance moves. What? They don't teach
choreography under the sea?
Or,
how about an incident that took place on June 4 in an Indiana Walmart where two
women made a mockery of themselves as well as the health and beauty
section. The fact that they're fighting
in front of a child who seems to egg them on is one thing...but the fact that
spectators stood around and filmed it while doing nothing to stop it? I don't know what to be more appalled by.
Then
there was the skateboarding dog named Otto who broke a world record in Peru by skating
under the legs of thirty people. Quite
an impressive dog, don't you think?
Finally,
how about these wacky unseasonable temps we had during the Christmas
season? Summer like weather on
Christmas Eve? Don't get me wrong, I'll
take it. But given how 2015 has been
affected by the phenomenon known as El Nino, this could be the reason why.
So,
those are a few of the news stories that shaped our world. I'm taking a break for New Years' Day (on
account of the New Archies), but I'll be back on January 2 to talk about the
television moments that had everybody talking.
Happy
New Year, everyone. Party safely.
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