2015 Snapshot
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The Vibe
Pop Culture
Hamilton Musical
Slang
"Savage"
Price Check
Gas: $2.43
Notable Deaths
David Bowie (Jan 16), BB King, Leonard Nimoy
Music & Style
Future Bass
World Affairs
Obergefell v Hodges
Yemen Civil War
Year's Summary
- Global Events: The Paris Agreement on climate change is signed. Same-sex marriage is legalized across the US. The European migrant crisis reaches its peak.
- Culture & Mood: Star Wars: The Force Awakens smashes box office records. Diversity in media becomes a major cultural conversation (#OscarsSoWhite).
- Fashion & Slang: Athleisure (wearing gym clothes everywhere). 'Savage' and 'Netflix and chill.'
- Fun Fact: 2015 was the year NASA’s New Horizons probe gave us the first clear, close-up photos of Pluto, showing it has a 'heart' on its surface!
- 7 Jan 2015: Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attack in Paris – Two Islamist gunman stormed the Paris offices of the satirical newspaper *Charlie Hebdo*, killing twelve people including prominent cartoonists and editorial staff. The attack sparked massive global solidarity demonstrations under the slogan "Je suis Charlie" and launched a multi-day manhunt across France.
- 18 Mar 2015: Bardo National Museum Attack in Tunis – Armed militants attacked the Bardo National Museum in the capital of Tunisia, killing twenty-two people—mostly foreign tourists—and injuring scores more. The tragedy represented one of the deadliest terrorist incidents in post-revolution Tunisia and severely impacted the nation's tourism sector.
- 24 Mar 2015: Germanwings Flight 9525 Crash in the French Alps – Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed into the French Alps near Prads-Haute-Bléone, killing all 150 passengers and crew members. Investigations revealed that the co-pilot, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies, deliberately crashed the Airbus A320 in a mass murder-suicide, prompting global overhauls of cockpit security and airline mental health policies.
- 25 Jun 2015: Obergefell v. Hodges Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage Across the US – In a historic 5–4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in *Obergefell v. Hodges* that the Fundamental Right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
- 14 Jul 2015: P5+1 and Iran Reach Comprehensive Nuclear Agreement (JCPOA) – Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers (the US, UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany, plus the EU) announced the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The landmark diplomatic agreement placed strict limits on Iran's nuclear enrichment capabilities in exchange for relief from international economic sanctions.
- 13 Nov 2015: Coordinated November 2015 Terrorist Attacks in Paris – A series of coordinated terrorist attacks carried out by Islamic State (ISIS) operatives struck Paris and Saint-Denis. Target sites included the Bataclan theatre, the Stade de France, and several cafes, resulting in 130 fatalities and hundreds of injuries, leading France to declare a national state of emergency.
- 12 Dec 2015: Paris Climate Agreement Adopted at COP21 – Representatives from 195 nations attending the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) adopted the historic Paris Agreement by consensus. The global treaty aimed to limit global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C.