It was a tumultuous year, with a roller coaster of ups and downs. Here is a summary of the most notable events in 2017.

January:

-The US intelligence community came to the conclusion that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin launched a cyberhacking campaign to promote Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy over Hillary Clinton’s.

-Esteban Santiago kills five people and wounds six more at the Fort-Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in South Florida. Santiago pled “not guilty” to a twenty-two count indictment.

-Entrepreneur and Real Estate Mogul, Donald Trump is sworn into the White House as the 45tth President of the United States. However, citizens protested his inauguration, much resulting from Mr. Trump’s accusations of his treatment of women

-President Trump wastes no time in office, signing an executive order to ban Muslim country citizens from entering the United States for three months and suspended refugee admission for four months. The ban resulted in protests across the country.

February:

-The Flint, Michigan water crisis results in a $720+ million lawsuit filed against the Environmental Protection agency.

 -Jeff Sessions is selected as Attorney General’

March:

-FBI Director James Comey confirms that an investigation is in place that connects Russia and potential collusion with the Trump campaign. However, President Trump denies any collusion

-Flint, Michigan lawsuit resolves with an $87 million settlement. The state of Michigan will remove and replace lead steel water lines with costs covered by the state itself.

April:

-A military strike on a Syrian government airbase led by the United States is conducted as a result from chemical weapons attack on Syria’s citizens that killed dozens.

-Neil Gorsuch is confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States.

-Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez convicted of murder, was found dead in his prison cell. Chief medical examiner concluded his death a suicide.

May:

-FBI Director James Comey testifies in front of a Senate Judiciary Committee. The testimony stated Russia was actively involved in trying to sway US politics, while the FBI investigated Hillary Clinton’s emails further

June:

-State officials in Michigan are charged with involuntary manslaughter due to Legionnaire’s outbreak that caused 12 deaths due to the Flint, Michigan water crisis.

-Mistrial is concluded in Bill Cosby’s aggravated indecent assault case. The jury was unable to come to a conclusion, while prosecutors state they will retry the case 

-Department of Homeland Security states that hackers connected to the Russian government honed in on voting systems in 21 states.

July:

–The President’s military ban on transgender people

-London police arrested two people in relation to the five men attacked with acid. One man is suffering life-changing facial injuries. The attacks were reported to police over a 70-minute period.

August:

-A speeding car slams into a crowd during a protest in Charlottesville, Virginia. The driver kills one person and injures 19. The protest engaged a rally of white nationalists and right-wing groups.

-The United States experiences the first total solar eclipse in 99 years

-Hurricane Harvey makes landfall as the first Category 4 hurricane to make landfall since 2004. Hurricane Harvey decimated Houston, Texas and Louisiana, dumping over 27 trillion gallons of rain water over six days. Harvey was recorded as the most rainfall in the contiguous United States with over 51 inches of rain.

September:

-Category 5 Hurricane Irma hits the Caribbean island of Barbuda. With winds of 185 mph, it was one of the strongest Atlantic storms in history. Hurricane Irma kills at least 38 people and leaves a trail of destruction along the Caribbean islands.

-Hurricane Irma is downgraded to a Category 4, however still packs winds of 130 mph. FEMA concludes 25% of homes destroyed in the Caribbean that were affected by the storm, and 65% of homes having major damage. Irma lands on Marco Island, going up the Gulf of Mexico from Naples to Jacksonville, Florida. The death toll reached 61 people in the United States.

-Hurricane Maria lands in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 hurricane as the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States territory in over 85 years. The storm heavily affected the energy grid, causing power outages across the island. 64 people are claimed dead from the result of the storm.

October:

-O.J Simpson is released from Nevada prison after charges from kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, and robbery.

-Stephen Paddock fires at a crowd of 20,000+ concert attendees from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Paddock kills 58 people and injures almost 500. The gunfire lasted anywhere between 10-15 minutes. Paddock was found dead from apparent suicide and authorities conclude he acted along. The Las Vegas attack was the deadliest in modern US history.

-More than 40 women have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment or assault

-Uzbek national, Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov living in the US since 2010 drives a rented pickup truck down a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center in New York. Saipov kills almost a dozen, while local authorities find a note near the truck claiming the attack was made in the name of Isis

November:

-26 people die and 20 are wounded after gunman, Devin Patrick Kelley, opens fire in a church located in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Kelley dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

December:

-Former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleads guilty to false and fictitious statements to the FBI when asked about discussion with Russian officials.

-The US Supreme Court allows a new version of Trump’s travel ban to take effect

-After recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, President Trump announces moving the US Embassy in Israel to the new capital city.

-A homemade pipe bomb made by Akayed Ullah, is set off in a Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York. Ullah pledged allegiance to ISIS

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