We are now in the year 2024. The 2023 year went by so fast but a lot happened in that year. All that was good, bad and in between. On January 10 Tyre Nichlos was pronounced dead after being pulled over for reckless driving. When five police officers tried to arrest him for this, Nichlos ran but once the officers caught him, he was brutally beaten. After he was severely beaten the ambulance came to pick him up and took him to the hospital where he died three days later. The five officers who were the cause of his death were charged with second-degree murder, they pleaded not guilty.
During the month of February, the Super Bowl LVII the Kansas City Chiefs were playing against The Philadelphia Eagles. Patrick Mahomes was the cause of the Kansas City Chiefs winning.
The Halftime show which was performed by Rihanna grabbed the attention of many people on social media because of her outfit and music choices. According to Yahoo Sports, the 2023 halftime show was the most viewed of all time.
In the month of March of 2023 according to CNN the CDC found outbreaks of Marburg Virus in Africa. The Marburg virus is a severely dangerous fever there is currently no treatment for it, Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea were the first countries in Africa to deal with this sickness. In mid-march Equatorial Guinea, had 13 cases of Marburg Virus, 9 people died from it and one person survived from it. The country of Tanzania had 8 cases but 5 people died and there were no survivors from this virus. In the month of April, Mike Pompeo the former Secretary of State announced that he will no longer be running in the 2024 Presidency. His reason was because of personal matters both he and his wife decided to make, when asked if he would run in the future his reply was, “There remain many more opportunities for which the timing might be more fitting as Presidential leadership becomes even more necessary”.
In the month of May the remake of the Original Disney Movie, The Little Mermaid caught the attention of many people causing it to reach 117 Million Dollars in the Box Office. Though there was a lot of backlash about the movie because of Singer and Actress Halle Bailey being ‘Ariel’ even overseas there was a boom in the box office of 185.8 Million Dollars.
In the month of June is when a tragic submarine accident happened. Sadly a group of five people were trapped in the OceanGate Submarine. One of them was the Co-founder of OceanGate on June 18, the passengers boarded the submarine but the next day the Submarine could not be tracked eventually there was an estimated 40-41 hours of Oxygen left. On June 28, it was confirmed that the five passengers died on the submarine. Another Box Office success happened in the month of July. Barbie and Oppenheimer came out on July 21 according to CNN Business the two movies grossed more than 368 million dollars. According to Analysts Paul Dergarabedian, this will be studied in film, business and
Marketing.
Even in the month of August the Barbie movie was still being talked about. According to Warner Brothers, the estimated cost in the Box Office was 1.03 Billion dollars. In the Month of September the Jewish New Year Yom Kippur started. They celebrate this holiday after the ten days of awe called Rosh Hashana, which lasted from September 24 to the 25. During Yom Kippur, the Jewish Community would pray to God to forgive them of their sins from the past year and they would also fast for food, water and sometimes even bathing. After this holiday ends families would eat a feast. In the month of October, it was announced that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running for the 2024 Presidential election. He is known as being the son of Robert F. Kennedy and the Nephew of John F. Kennedy. He intends on forming his own political party.
In the month of November, former first lady Rosalynn Carter passed away. She passed away in her sleep on November 19, 2023. Her husband was former President Jimmy Carter, according to The Carter Center they were married for 77 years. She was known for being an advocate for mental health and made a Governor’s commission to help the emotionally and mentally for the Handicapped.
For the final month of the year the cause of death for Friends Star Matthew Perry was released in an Autopsy report. He was taking Ketamine medication, which is a drug to help people who have depression. With that everyone is hoping that this new year is full of joy and security. Happy New Year!
