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 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 fourth largest diamond was found in Karowe Mine, Botswana.
ISIL stages series of terrorist attacks in Paris, culminating in massacre at Bataclan theater.
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 twenty-fourth James Bond movie 'Spectre,' starring Daniel Craig, premiered in London.
University of California scientists found evidence that life on Earth probably began 4.1 billion years ago.
California Governor Jerry Brown passed a bill to legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill persons.
NASA announced that they found running water on Mars.
Los Angeles Judge approved Caitlyn Jenner to change her name from Bruce and her gender to female.
Schools shut down in Singapore due to air pollution from farming practices in Indonesia.
14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested at school after bringing in a homemade clock, which was mistaken for a bomb.
The science-fiction movie 'The Martian,' starring Matt Damon, premiered in Toronto, Canada.
Archaeologists and scientists discovered a new human-like species inside caves in South Africa.
Queen Elizabeth II became Great Britain's longest-reigning monarch in history.
A record-breaking haircut saved a sheep that had not been sheared in over five years in Canberra, Australia.
A 108-year-old message in a bottle washed up on a beach in Amrum, Germany.
More than 30 military students were injured in a mass pillow fight leading to a ban of the event in future years.
North Korea Introduces Pyongyang Time.
Former President Jimmy Carter had a lesion removed from his liver.
A mass grave of 30 victims of the 1665 plague was found at Liverpool Street station in London, England.
Pittsburgh hosted the world's largest pinball tournament.
Two passenger trains derailed in Madhya Pradesh, India.
NASA announced they had found 'Earth's bigger, older cousin.'
NASA's New Horizons space probe completed the first flyby of Pluto in the history of human spaceflight.
Comic-Con celebrated its 48th yearly event in San Diego.
Same-sex marriage became legal in all 50 states.
NASA's Mars Odyssey completed its 60,000th orbit around Mars.
Donald Trump announced he was running for President.
A Texan doctor performed the world's first successful partial skull and scalp transplant.
One hundred volunteers in Bhutan set a new Guinness World Record when they planted 49,672 trees in one hour.
The US Air Force Space Command launched the Boeing X-37B spaceplane for a classified mission.
Kathmandu, Nepal, was devastated by a major earthquake.
Armenia commemorated the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy for US President.
King Richard III of England was reburied at Leicester Cathedral, England.
NASA's Dawn probe became the first spacecraft to orbit a dwarf planet.
New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko became the youngest golfer to rank No. 1 in the world.
Missing Malaysian flight MH370 was announced to have been an accident with no survivors.
England's first female bishop of the Church of England, Libby Lane, was ordained.
A drone crashed onto the White House lawn.
