Pandemic Edition - January, 2022
Pandemic Edition - January, 2022
by Rachel Tsang
January:
Joe Biden & Kamala Harris Inaguration
US Capitol Riots
GameStop stocks
February
US rejoins the Paris Climate Agreement
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeats the Kansas City Cheifs in the Super Bowl
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West divorce
March
Ship blocking the Suez Canal
President of Tanzania Dies
Megan Markle and Prince Harry interview with Oprah
April
Prince Philip dies at age 99
Violence Grips Northern Ireland
Hospital Fire in Baghdad
Tensions Rise in Jerusalem
May
School Shooting in Russia
Protests in Colombia and Berlin
Release of Sour by Olivia Roderigo
Friends reunion
June
Kim Jong Un Gets New Second-in-Command
Pride Parade Violence in Istanbul
Final episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians
July
Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo
Plane Crash in Philippines
Suez Canal unblocked
Haiti President Assassinated
August
Delta variant peaks
Taliban Takes Control of Afghanistan
September
Texas abortion bans
Squid Game released, soon taking number one spot on Netflix
Prison Riot in Ecuador
Terrorist Attack in New Zealand
October
World’s Health Organization endorses first malaria vaccine
November
#FreeBritney – conservatoryship ends
Travis Scott Astroworld Music Festival’s tragedy
Release of Red (Taylor’s Version)
Omicron hits
December
Tornadoes throughout the Sout and Midwest
FDA authorizes two COVID-19 antiviral pills
Spriderman: No Way Home makes the sixth-highest grossing film in history
Betty White dies at age 99
by Emmalie Barkley