16 Great Things That Happened In 2016
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16 Great Things That Happened In 2016

We had our ups and downs, here are some memorable up's!

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16 Great Things That Happened In 2016
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  1. Simone Biles defied gravity.
  2. The Cubs gave hope to underdogs everywhere.
  3. Alexander Hamilton made quite the comeback.
  4. Stranger Things had everyone on a serious binge-watching spree.
  5. Zianna Oliphant reminded us that sometimes the biggest messages come in small packages.
  6. Olympic runners Abbey D'Agostino and Nikki Hamblin showed us that the journey is always more important than winning the race.
  7. Harriet Tubman kicked Andrew Jackson off of the $20 bill.
  8. After an endless cascade of ice water, scientists found the gene that is linked to ALS.
  9. Jon Snow woke things up on Game of Thrones.
  10. JK Rowling kept us eagerly turning pages with book number 8.
  11. Dory was found.
  12. Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart took their unlikely friendship to new heights.
  13. Leo finally brought home an Oscar (all he had to do was eat bison liver).
  14. Grace VanderWaal had America buzzing.
  15. Fencing Bronze Medalist, Ibtihaj Muhammad, proved to us that being your true and different self is the most beautiful hat you can wear.
  16. The world reminded us that we are human, that we are all the same. And with that, we loved.

(I know this picture is from 2015, but love still wins, so it works)


Here's to an even happier 2017!

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