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2015 was a really exciting time with lots of positive things happening.
One of the major events was the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement by 195 countries. This agreement aimed to slow down global warming and protect our planet for future generations.
Among other good things that happened, a major decision was made by the Supreme Court, which finally allowed same-sex couples in the US to get married. President Obama also met with the Cuban leader Raúl Castro, marking the first time in over 50 years that the leaders of both countries met!
Also, remember the intense cliffhanger in Game of Thrones? We were all left wondering whether Jon Snow was dead or alive after season 5.
And who could forget the dress that divided the internet? Was it white and gold or black and blue?!
Continue reading to immerse yourself in the events, news highlights, music sensations, memorable quotes, and the lives we mourned in the year 2015.\r\n\r\n
Join us as we rewind to 2015 and relive the exhilarating moments that made it a year to remember.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Mourners at a funeral drank crocodile bile spiked beers. One hundred and sixty-nine people were hospitalized, and 72 lost their lives.\r\n\r\n
The pilot faced charges, which were later dropped due to it being an accident.\r\n\r\n
The sequel, “Go Set a Watchman,” was originally written back in the mid-1950s but was misplaced and only rediscovered in Fall 2014.\r\n\r\n
The song was the American rapper’s first true hit, gaining over a million plays in its first month and drawing interest from record companies. Later that year, “White Iverson” was re-released officially under Republic Records.\r\n\r\n
During the act, she was wearing a tight Armani cape and fell backward down a flight of stairs. But Madonna being Madonna, dusted herself off and got on with the show!\r\n\r\n
This also made the Dawn mission the first to orbit two extraterrestrial bodies, as it had already achieved orbit with the giant Vesta asteroid earlier in 2011. The dwarf planet that Dawn reached orbit around was none other than Ceres. Ceres has in the past been labeled both a planet and an asteroid.\r\n\r\n
The duo copied Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit “Got to Give It Up.”\r\n\r\n
The remains of Richard III, the last English king killed in battle, were discovered underneath a car park at the former Grey Friars Priory in Leicester in 2012.\r\n\r\n
Gordon Ramsay’s daughter, Matilda, was just 14 years old when the first season aired. The young culinary enthusiast wrote and starred in her own series, which covered five series, with 75 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
The 7.8 magnitude quake broke out at 11:56 am. Nearly 9,000 people lost their lives, while 30,000 were injured. 3.5 million homes were destroyed, and the total damage was a staggering $10 billion.\r\n\r\n
It was also the first album ever to have every track gold-certified.\r\n\r\n
Mission USA-261 was the second launch of the second Boeing X-37B, a reusable robotic spacecraft that launched vertically atop a rocket and returned to earth horizontally as a spaceplane. In addition to flying a classified mission, the spacecraft carried a NASA payload of materials to test their exposure to space.\r\n\r\n
Dwayne captured 105 selfies on the red carpet at the world premiere of his new film San Andreas.\r\n\r\n
55-year-old Jim Boysen had suffered from significant head wounds after receiving cancer treatment. Dr. Michael Klebuc was the lead surgeon in the transplant, which was the solution to the previous damage caused.\r\n\r\n
Named after the best-selling novel, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the Mars Odyssey spacecraft originally entered orbit on October 23, 2001.\r\n\r\n
It was a long time coming for many, and the Supreme Court voted 5-4 in favor of the change.\r\n\r\n
The discovery was made by their Kepler mission, and the planet is believed to be 1,400 light-years away from Earth.\r\n\r\n
“After careful thought, thoughtful consideration, and considerable squabbling, Miss Piggy made the difficult decision to terminate our romantic relationship,” Kermit said.\r\n\r\n
He also announced that his cancer had spread to his brain.\r\n\r\n
Elizabeth became Queen at age 25 after her father’s death, King George VI, on February 6, 1952.\r\n\r\n
The species named Homo Naledi closely resemble modern-day humans and are thought to live in Africa three million years ago.\r\n\r\n
Mohamed’s English teacher at a school in Irving, Texas, reported the clock to the principal after suspecting it to be a bomb. Police were called, and Mohamed was arrested. The clock incident caused an uproar about racial profiling and Islamophobia in Texas.\r\n\r\n