2015 is finally coming to a close.
What were some memorable things that happened?
January:
13 - The last season of "Parks and Recreation" begins. The seven season show finally came to a close, with its final episode airing in February. "Parks" ended with happiness all around, as many agree it was one of the show's best seasons.
February:
13 - The release of "Fifty Shades of Grey." Everybody's favorite controversial, Twilight-based fan-fiction written by E.L. James, came out in theaters on this day, making $85.17 million opening weekend.
March:
9 - Obama made an Executive Order declaring Venezuela as a national threat to the United States. It was only a month later that Vice reported that Obama corrected himself in saying that Venezuela was not actually a threat.
April:
3 - "Fast and Furious 7" debuts. This was the last "Furious" movie for Paul Walker, making this an emotional one for "Furious" fans out there. But, despite that, this movie has also been dubbed "the movie with the most mistakes," with forty-one mistakes caught. One of them includes something from the hospital scene in the beginning. Jon Sandys, a webmaster, wrote, "The hospital scene at the start says London. However the sign outside the hospital says Birmingham, and when we see Shaw at the hospital it is in London. However, the plugs above the bed are two pronged American style outlets. Also, during the entire bus chase scene the bullet holes in Dom’s window repeatedly change.”
May:
2 - The second royal baby was born! The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, gave birth to a baby girl, named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. She is the fourth in line for the throne.
2 - The Fight of the Century or the Battle of Greatness, was fought between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquaio. In this hyped up fight, Mayweather, 38, defeated Pacquaio, 36. This fight helped maintain Mayweather's 48-0 record.
20 - The Late Show With David Letterman comes to an end. Letterman had been on TV for thirty-two years and wanted to retire. The Late show started in 1993, and after twenty-two years and 149 episodes, it came to an end. Although Letterman gave plenty of notice in advance of his retirement, it was still an emotional goodbye.
June:
1 - Bye-bye Bruce, hello Cailtyn. Since introducing herself as a transgender, Bruce disappeared, and Caitlyn hit the spotlight, becoming an icon for trans people everywhere.
18 - The US Treasury announces that in the beginning of the year 2020, Alexander Hamilton's face on the $10 bill will be replaced by a woman's. The remake of the bill is for the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the US Constitution, allowing women's suffrage. The face of the woman is currently undecided.
26 - Rainbows were plastered all over the United States on this day as gay marriage became legal all across the country. The Supreme Court made a 5-4 ruling, allowing This was an amazing and joyous day for the gay rights movement, as they were finally allowed to be together in holy matrimony.
July:
10 - The South Carolina governor signed a bill to remove the Confederate flag from the State House. There was a 94-20 vote to remove the flag after the massacre at Charleston's Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Though a symbol of history and southern pride, the flag has been used as a symbol of hate, and after its removal, it was sent to a museum.
14 - After fifty-five years, author Harper Lee published a new novel titled "Go Set a Watchman." "Go Set a Watchman" takes place twenty years into Scout's future, where she realizes that her father wasn't who she originally thought he was. This new story, originally written before "To Kill a Mockingbird," was rejected at first in 1957, where she was then influenced to write about Scout as a child. After that, the story got lost. This story caused some controversy; some called it a failed novel about race, but others quite enjoyed the book, and were happy that it was released.
August:
4 - Muppets fans were heartbroken this day as Miss Piggy and Kermit announced at the Television Critics Association that they have broken up. Kermit and Miss Piggy have been "dating" since 1976 and were reportedly married in 1984. This 31-year-long marriage finally came to an end. Miss Piggy has viewed the split up as good publicity, while Kermit is dating a new pig named Denise.
26 - Physicist Stephen Hawking came up with a new theory on black holes. Hawking's new theory states that everything has to end up somewhere, and if you just so happen to fall into a black hole, you wouldn't be sucked into it forever. In face, Hawking believes you'll be popped out somewhere else. And that somewhere else could potentially be another universe. The thing is, however, you wouldn't be able to come back to our universe.
30 - At the 2015 VMAs, rapper Kanye West announced that he will be running for president in the year 2020. Fans of West were excited about this announcement, while others believed that this announcement is making our government and presidential race look more and more like a joke as it becomes more of a popularity contest, instead of a serious political matter.
9 - Queen Elizabeth II has officially become the longest living monarch in British history. She has reigned for 63 years and ten months (in December).
28 - NASA confirmed that there was liquid water flowing on Mars' surface. This evidence pushes for the potential belief that Mars could hold life.
22 - Pope Francis made his way to the United States for the first time for a six day trip. During his trip, he visited Washington, D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia. He was formally welcomed by President Obama on the 22nd, and on his final day in the United States, the 27th, he held mass and then flew back to Rome.
October:
16 - Since it's first issue in 1953, Playboy magazine has been well known for its scandalous models and nude images. But, it was announced that in 2016, it will be giving itself a PG-13 rating, and no longer publishing nude photos of the bunnies.
21 - 2015 marked the 30th anniversary of the film "Back to the Future." Fans of the film celebrated on this day as opposed to its initial release date, July 3rd, to commemorate the day that Doc Brown and Marty McFly traveled into the future. Although, looking at today, the future may not be as cool as it was once thought out to be.
November:
8 - Customers were outraged as Starbucks introduced their newest winter cup: a plain, red cup. Controversy was all over the place as Christian customers thought the new cup was an attack to remove "merry Christmas" and to instead use "happy holidays," even though their cups were never surrounded around the Christmas holiday, but the time of year altogether.
13 - Friday the 13th was anything but lucky, as Isis claimed the responsibility for the terrorist attacks on Paris. There were several bombings and mass shootings, leaving 130 people dead, and 368 people injured.
20 - Adele, after her single "Skyfall" in 2012, released her third album "25." It was one of the most highly anticipated albums of the year, with her single "Hello" featured on the album. The album sold 3.38 million copies during its first week debut.
December:
3 - The United States Military announced that all combat roles served by men can now be served by women, too. These jobs will now have gender-neutral performance standards and requirements that men and women will have to meet before being able to fill that position. This will open 220,000 jobs for women within the military.
What do you think 2016 will bring?
