Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
11.5 million private documents were leaked and became known as The Panama Papers.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan began.
Researchers in England declared that the skull in William Shakespeare's grave was probably stolen and replaced with someone else's by grave robbers.
Aaron Carpenter swam with dolphins for the first time.
Zack Snyder's 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' premiered at Mexico City's Auditorio Nacional.
At 340 days, Astronaut Scott Kelly completed the longest single mission aboard the International Space Station.
8th Century Muslim graves were discovered in Nimes, France.
A John Lennon fan bought a lock of his hair for $35,000 at an auction in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Researchers announced that gravitational waves had been discovered.
North Korea launched the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 reconnaissance satellite atop an Unha rocket.
Zayn Malik's 'Pillowtalk' single was released.
The X-Files returned for Season 10 after a thirteen-year hiatus.
A category five blizzard occurred in the Mid-Atlantic and North East US, which covered the area in 3 feet of snow.
Astronaut Scott Kelly Tweeted a photo of the first flower ever grown in space.
A Chinese Long March rocket launched the Belarussian government's Belintersat-1 satellite into orbit.
A state of emergency was declared in California after a gas leak.
