What was going on in the world in April 2015?

What was going on in the world in April 2015?

Here are the key events in world news for the month of April 2015. Somalian Militants Continue to Target Non-Muslims (Apr. 2): Shabab militants attack Garissa University College in northeast Kenya. In a daylong siege, the militants separate Muslims and non-Muslims, sparing Muslims.

What were the most popular things in 2016?

Revisit the highs and lows of 2016 culture below.

  • The Phenomenon: Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’
  • The Oscar: Leonardo DiCaprio for ‘The Revenant’
  • The Binge: ‘Stranger Things’
  • The Books: ‘My Brilliant Friend’ & ‘The Underground Railroad’
  • The Controversy: #OscarsSoWhite.

What tragic event happened April 14?

Titanic. At about 11:40 PM, April 14, 1912, the R.M.S. Titanic struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland and sank to the bottom of the sea at about 2:20 a.m. the next morning, taking the lives of more than 1,500 people.

What happened on the 8th of January 2016?

U.S. stocks plunged on Thursday, capping the worst four-day start to a year in the three-decade history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. After fresh signs of economic trouble in China, the Dow lost 392 points, or 2.3 percent, extending its decline since the end of 2015 to 5.2 percent.

What was happening in April 2017?

President Trump Writes Executive Order Favoring American Labor. Federal Judge Overturns Trump Order on Sanctuary Cities. Court Orders ExxonMobil to Pay Nearly $20 Million in Damages. President Trump Does Not Attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

What happened March 2017 UK?

On 22 March 2017, a terrorist attack took place outside the Palace of Westminster in London, seat of the British Parliament. Khalid Masood, a 52-year-old Briton, drove a car into pedestrians on the pavement along the south side of Westminster Bridge and Bridge Street, injuring more than 50 people, four of them fatally.

What pop culture events happened in 2016?

1) The world mourns pop icons.

  • 2) Hamilton becomes a sensation both on and off Broadway.
  • 3) Hulk Hogan — and Peter Thiel — take down Gawker Media.
  • 4) Batman v Superman vs.
  • 7) An all-female Ghostbusters debuts amidst controversy.
  • 8) Pokémon Go briefly takes over everyone’s social life.

    • What event happened in 2013?

    United States government re-opens

    • Lance Armstrong.
    • President Obama is inaugurated.
    • Russia meteor explodes near Chelyabinsk.
    • North Korea continues missile and nuclear tests.
    • EF-5 tornado hits Moore, Oklahoma.
    • Turkey anti-government protests.
    • Sarin gas attacks against citizens of Syria.
    • garment factory in Bangladesh collapses.

    What happened on the 15 of April?

    This Day in History: April 15 On this day in 1912, the British luxury passenger liner Titanic sank en route to New York City from Southampton, Hampshire, England, after striking an iceberg during its maiden voyage; some 1,500 people died.

    What happened on April 13th?

    This Day in History: April 13 Accused of selling military secrets to Germany and convicted in an irregular trial against a backdrop of anti-Semitism, French officer Alfred Dreyfus was imprisoned this day in 1895 on Devils Island, off French Guiana.