2016 – What happened? From the outbreak of Zika in Brazil to the election of a man with no political experience, 2016 has been a thrilling and chaotic ride with countless ups and downs, lefts and rights, loops and corkscrews. In the age of modern technology where information spreads faster than wildfire, every little detail of events around the globe find their way on the Internet for anyone who wishes to know. Here’s a recap of 2016 with all the good, all the bad, and all the chaos.

January 10: Leonardo DiCaprio wins his first Oscar for Best Actor for his role in The Revenant.

February 1: WHO declares a global public health emergency over the rapid spread of the Zika virus.

February 9: Super Bowl 50 – Our very own Denver Broncos defeat the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in a highly defensive game.

February 17: Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, confirms that the company will contest an FBI order to unlock the phone of the San Bernardino gunman.

March 1: “Super Tuesday” – Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton each win seven state races.

March 2: A new record for time spent on the ISS is set as US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko return to Earth after 340 days.

March 14: President Putin orders Russian troops to remove from Syria.

March 22: Three coordinated suicide bombings in Brussels, Belgium kill 32 civilians and injure more than 300; ISIS claims responsibility for the attack.

April 3: Panama Papers are published. 11.5 million documents detailing financial and attorney-client information for more than 200,000 offshore entities are leaked, making it the world’s largest data leak.

April 8: SpaceX lands its first reusable rocket on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean, paving the way for cheaper space travel with the use of reusable rockets.

April 23: Beyoncé releases her 6th album, Lemonade, with a 1 hour film on HBO.

May 4: John Kasich drops out of the race for Republican presidential nominee, following Ted Cruz’s suspension of his campaign a day earlier. Donald J. Trump becomes the presumptive Republican nominee for the 2016 election.

May 24: Bill Cosby is ordered to stand trial in a sexual assault case in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

May 28: Harambe, a gorilla from the Cincinnati Zoo, is fatally shot after dragging a little boy who found his way into the enclosure.

June 9: President Barack Obama officially endorses Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

June 12: Claiming allegiance to the Islamic State, a gunman open fires in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 and injuring 53. This marks the worst mass shooting in US history.

June 19: Cleveland Cavaliers win their first NBA title, defeating Golden State Warriors 4-3. They are the first team to overcome a 3-1 deficit.

June 23: United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union in the “Brexit” referendum – 52% to 48%.

June 28: Suicide Bombings and gun attacks at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport kill 42 and wound over 200.

July 5: FBI releases a report on Clinton’s classified emails, calling her handling “extremely careless” but not recommending prosecution.

July 6: Pokémon Go, a mobile game by Niantic, is first released. In its first week, the app becomes the most popular mobile game in US history.

July 12: Bernie Sanders endorses fellow Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in a speech in New Hampshire.

July 15: Attempted military coup in Turkey fails; 300 are killed, around 6,000 arrested.

July 16: Donald Trump announces Indiana governor Mike Pence as his Vice Presidential pick.

July 22: Hillary Clinton announces Virginia governor Tim Kaine as her Vice Presidential running mate.

August 5-21: The 31st Summer Olympics are hosted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, generating uproar over safety concerns for athletes and spectators.

August 24: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes central Italy, killing 268, injuring 400.

September 9: North Korea claims it has successfully carried out its 5th nuclear test.

September 21: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife pledge 3 billion dollars to medical research to “cure, prevent, or manage all diseases by the end of the century.

September 26: First US presidential debate between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump at Hofstra University.

September 28: Hurricane Matthew forms near the Windward Islands and goes on to kill thousands in Haiti, the Caribbean, and southeast US.

October 7: Washington Post releases a video of Donald Trump boasting about kissing and grabbing women’s groins without consent.

October 11: Samsung announces its recall of Galaxy Note 7 phones after complaints of the devices exploding and catching on fire.

October 19: The third and final US presidential debate takes place at Nevada University in Las Vegas.

November 8: Election Day – Donald J. Trump is voted President-elect of the United States in the 2016 election. Against all odds and predictions from journalists, polls, and other experts, Trump wins the presidency with 306 electoral votes to Clinton’s 232 electoral votes. However, Clinton wins the popular vote with 48.2% of the total vote to Trump’s 46.3% of the vote. This generated masses of protests from liberals around the nation as they march in cities and chant, “Not my president!”

November 28: The plane carrying the Brazilian Chapecoense football team crashes in Colombia, killing 71 players and journalists.

December 7: Donald Trump is named Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year,” for being “the person who had the greatest influence, for better or worse, on the events of the year.”

This year was eventful to say the least, and this list only attempts to summarize an entire 365 days. Time goes on, so learn from the past, act in the present, and look towards the future. 2017 is only half a month away.