Authorities blamed climate change for an Anthrax outbreak in the Arctic Circle of Russia.
The first edition of the script for 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' was published.
Verizon bought Yahoo for $4.8 billion in cash.
Funai Electric announced that the world's last VCR would be manufactured this month.
British prime minister, Theresa May of the Conservative Party, was elected by the Party's MPs.
South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to 6 years in prison for murder.
British Prime Minister David Cameron resigned after failing to prevent Brexit.
Britain voted to leave the European Union.
Mass Shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida Kills 49 People.
Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes' Highest-Paid Athletes List, becoming the first soccer player to do so.
The preview of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was shown at the Palace Theater in London.
Harambe the Gorilla was shot to death inside his enclosure in the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden.
Merriam-Webster's dictionary published that a hot dog is classified as a sandwich on their website.
Blizzard released its first shooter game, Overwatch, for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Andrew Lawrence became the fastest runner to complete a marathon dressed as a fruit.
The Paris Agreement was opened for signatures.
Project Starshot was announced by Yuri Milner, Stephen Hawking, and Mark Zuckerberg.
PayPal withdrew a $3.6 million investment in North Carolina due to the state passing anti-gay legislation.
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.
The Ebola epidemic in Guinea was declared by The World Health Organization.
The mayor of Flint, Michigan, declared a state of emergency over contaminated water.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, directed by J.J. Abrams, had its world premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
The US Defense Secretary announced that the US Military would open all combat roles to women.
The San Jose, which sank in 1708, was found near Columbia.
The UK-based computer company Raspberry Pi released their $5 (£4) computer.
English singer-songwriter Adele released her third studio album, '25.'
The fourth largest diamond was found in Karowe Mine, Botswana.
In San Diego, California, SeaWorld announced that it would phase out its orca shows following protests.
Japan recognized its first legal same-sex couple.
A plane crash in South Sudan at Juba International Airport killed 31 people.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 with Jennifer Lawrence premiered in Berlin, Germany.
The Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 was destroyed by a bomb.
China increased its one-child policy to two children per family.
The World Health Organization ranked Tuberculosis as deadly as HIV in its list of the world's most deadly diseases.
The twenty-fourth James Bond movie 'Spectre,' starring Daniel Craig, premiered in London.
