19 events found for 2016
The Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change, opened for signature and was signed by 175 parties
The evacuation of nearly 88,000 people began when a wildfire swept through Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, and burned fo
Harambe was shot and killed after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gar
An Islamic terrorist killed 49 people in a mass shooting at the gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida
Jo Cox, a British Member of Parliament, was murdered in her constituency
Citizens of the United Kingdom voted in favour of leaving the European Union
Gunmen attacked Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, killing 45 people and injuring more than 230 others
A U.S. Army Reserve veteran ambushed and shot at police officers (memorial service pictured) in Dallas, killing five…
A man deliberately drove a truck into crowds in Nice, France, resulting in 86 deaths.
The Peace at Home Council, a faction of the Turkish Armed Forces, staged a coup d'état attempt against the government…
Hillary Clinton (pictured) became the first female nominee for president of the United States by a major political…
The last nine Aston Martin DB9 units rolled off the production line, marking the end of a twelve-year manufacturing…
The last nine Aston Martin DB9 (example pictured) units rolled off the production line, marking the end of a…
The state-owned Taedonggang Brewing Company inaugurated the first beer festival in North Korea.
Chen Quanguo became the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Xinjiang, and in that role later oversaw the creation of…
Following a number of high-profile sexual assaults, major reforms were enacted to strengthen laws related to rape in…
The Ecnomiohyla rabborum became extinct when the last known surviving member died in captivity.
Yemen War: A funeral in Sanaa was hit by two consecutive airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition, leaving 143–155…
The King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej, died after 70 years on the throne, at which point was the longest-reigning…