2016 Snapshot
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The Vibe
Pop Culture
Pokemon GO
Slang
"Lit"
Price Check
Gas: $2.14
Notable Deaths
David Bowie, Prince, Muhammad Ali, George Michael
Music & Style
Trap Music
World Affairs
Trump Election
Battle of Mosul
Year's Summary
- Global Events: The UK votes for 'Brexit.' Donald Trump is elected US President. The Zika virus spreads globally. The Cubs win the World Series for the first time in 108 years.
- Culture & Mood: A year of intense political shock and division. Pokémon GO briefly brings the whole world together in the streets.
- Fashion & Slang: Chokers return from the 90s. If something is amazing, it's 'Lit.'
- Fun Fact: 2016 was the year TikTok (initially Douyin) was launched, setting the stage for the next revolution in social media!
- 23 Jun 2016: United Kingdom Votes to Leave the European Union in Brexit Referendum – Citizens of the United Kingdom voted in a national referendum on whether to remain in or leave the European Union. The "Leave" campaign won with 51.9% of the vote, prompting the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron, initiating years of withdrawal negotiations, and fundamentally altering European geopolitics and economics.
- 5 Aug 2016: Rio de Janeiro Hosts the XXXI Summer Olympic Games – The 2016 Summer Olympics opened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, marking the first time the Games were hosted in South America. The event featured historic achievements, including Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt completing his "triple-triple" gold medal streak and American swimmer Michael Phelps extending his all-time medal record.
- 8 Nov 2016: Donald Trump Elected 45th President of the United States – Republican businessman and television personality Donald Trump won the United States presidential election, defeating Democratic nominee and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by securing 304 electoral votes despite losing the national popular vote, marking a major political shift in American history.
- 25 Nov 2016: Passing of Former Cuban Leader Fidel Castro – Fidel Castro, the revolutionary leader who governed Cuba for nearly five decades from 1959 to 2008, passed away at age ninety in Havana. His death marked the end of an era for the Caribbean nation and drew mixed responses globally, highlighting his complex historical legacy.
- 19 Dec 2016: Assassination of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara – Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov was shot and killed by an off-duty Turkish police officer while speaking at an art gallery exhibition in Ankara. The attacker claimed the assassination was retaliation for Russian military involvement in the Syrian Civil War, particularly during the siege of Aleppo.