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12 Things That Happened In 2015

It was a big year.

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12 Things That Happened In 2015
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2015 is over and done. It’s 2016 now, but we can’t forget all of the things that happened last year. It was a crazy year with many ups and downs. Here are a few things that happened last year during each month.

January: Eleven people are killed in the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris.

February: It is revealed that Brian Williams had lied about events that happened when he was covering the 2003 Iraq War.

March: Zayn Malik leaves One Direction to “be a normal 22-year-old.” OK, Zayn…

April: Madonna kisses Drake at Coachella.

May: Princess Charlotte of Cambridge is born.

June: The U.S. Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage nationwide.

July: Debris from the Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 that went missing in March of 2014 is found on the French island of Réunion.

August: Mark Zuckerberg announces that one billion people logged onto Facebook in one day.

September: NASA discovers liquid water on Mars.

October: "Back to the Future" Day finally arrives on the 21st.

November: Around 130 people were killed during the Paris terrorist attacks.

December: SpaceX successfully land the first reusable rocket to enter orbital space and return.

2015 was a big year. A lot happened, both good and bad. Here’s to hoping that 2016 brings a lot more good than bad.

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