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October 7 – Three events that will play a significant role in the 2016 United States presidential election all take place on the same afternoon: (1) U.S. intelligence agencies publicly accuse the Russian government of using computer hacking to interfere with the U.S. election process; (2) The Washington Post releases a videotape showing ...
In the 2016 Senate and House elections, the Republican Party maintains its majority of seats in Congress. November 9 – Anti-Trump protests are held in several cities across the nation over the next week after Trump's election win. November 10 – John Kerry makes a trip to Antarctica, becoming the first Secretary of State to visit all seven ...
This was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. November 5, 2017 – A gunman kills 26 people and wounds 22 others at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, before killing himself. This was the deadliest mass shooting in Texas history and the deadliest shooting in an American place of worship in modern history.
Law and crime The Malaysian National Security Council Act comes into effect giving the Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak sweeping new powers. (ABC News PM) Venezuelan protests, 2016 state of emergency in Venezuela Venezuela's National Electoral Council says the opposition successfully met the one percent of voter signatures in every state requirement for a referendum to recall President ...
February 7 – North Korea launches a long-range rocket into space, violating multiple UN treaties and prompting condemnation from around the world. [5]February 12 – Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill meet in Cuba, marking the first time the heads of the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches have met in almost 1,000 years.
September 2016 events in the United States (2 C, 26 P) October 2016 events in the United States (2 C, 24 P) November 2016 events in the United States (7 C, 43 P)
Disasters and accidents A gas explosion at a subway construction site near the South Korean capital Seoul kills four workers and injures ten more. (Yonhap) EgyptAir Flight 804 A French naval vessel detects a possible signal from the missing black box of EgyptAir Flight 804. (CNN) (The New York Times) 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire Residents return to Fort McMurray for the first time since May 1 ...
The history of the United States from 2008 to the present began with the collapse of the housing bubble, which led to the Great Recession. The resulting economic downturn and general discontent led Barack Obama to win the presidential election in 2008 , becoming the country's first African-American president.