Top 10 Worst Things that Happened in 2017
Let's be honest, 2017 wasn't exactly a banner year. From gut-wrenching tragedies to global shakeups that left people around the world staring at their screens in disbelief, it felt like bad news had a season pass and absolutely zero chill. You probably remember at least one moment when you asked yourself, Is this really happening? Spoiler: it was. And unfortunately, that question came up a lot.
This list isn't about dwelling on the misery, but it is about remembering what happened and recognizing the events that shook people to their core.
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Las Vegas Strip Shooting
The worst shooting in U.S. history: 500 hurt or badly wounded, while 59 tragically died. The weapon the shooter had can be heard in the disturbing recordings made at the site.
After a while, the police finally stepped in, and Stephen Paddock took himself out after literally preparing for the tragedy he caused.
We almost got involved in this shooting! Good thing we left a day before it happened. If we were still there (doesn't matter if we were out or staying at the hotel), our entire vacation would have been completely destroyed. A great family vacation would have become a horrible family vacation death nightmare!
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Death of Chester Bennington
I have held Linkin Park close to my heart since I was 12. While I thought One More Light was by far their worst album, I still thought it was pretty good. I look back on the lyrics and get an insight into what Chester was thinking during this time.
While he only co-wrote two songs, he still sold me on the ones he didn't write, so I believed he was going through a dark time. This was especially saddening as I had tickets to see them in concert just two weeks after he died.
He was a great singer, a talented artist, an icon of Linkin Park as well as rock music, and then he passed away. July 20 will be remembered as one of the darkest days not just for Linkin Park but for rock music as well. RIP
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Texas Church Shooting
I live in Texas and visited that church before. I heard there were so many young kids. It was the worst shooting in Texas history.
This should be higher than Kim Kardashian getting pregnant. Disappointed.
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Hurricane Irma
It was a Category 5 hurricane and the strongest to hit the U.S. since Hurricane Katrina. It was still a Category 5 when it hit Cuba but downgraded to a 4 when it reached the Florida Keys, where much damage occurred, along with storm surges and flooding.
As it traveled inland, it downgraded to a Category 2 but left millions of people without power. Trees fell on houses and people. The power outages caused problems with gasoline prices. Recently, a nursing home lost power, including AC, and became so hot inside that eight people died.
The total death toll so far is 102, and it will continue to be monitored. This has been an awful time for 2017 and a terrible way to end summer as we go through this hard and difficult crisis.
Having it occur on the day of 9/11 was truly shocking and remarkable. No 9/11 jokes about Irma or anything like that.
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Deaths of Migrants in San Antonio Trailer
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Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting
This has already been a horrible start to 2017. We were hoping for a good new year, but this just ruined it.
Florida's fourth attack in a row: first Orlando, then Fort Myers, Miami, and now this. Horrible.
This airport soon got hit by Hurricane Irma. Why does Florida always get unlucky this year?
My friends were there. Hopefully, they didn't die, and I am so grateful for that!
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Kyrgyzstan Plane Crash
Chester's death above a plane crash? I respect him, but this should be higher.
Turkish Airlines Flight 6491 was the flight name. Very sad incident.
Thirty-two people were killed in a plane crash.
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Egypt Mosque Attack
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Breaking Off of Antarctica Ice Shelf
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Bombing at Ariana Grande Concert in Manchester, UK
Poor Ariana Grande and poor people who died. I am so sad that this happened. All those innocent kids who were involved, I hope they're all okay.
P.S. Ariana is amazing, considerate, and kind. She literally went out of her way and had pity for all those suffering and dying by doing a One Love Manchester Concert. She is something else, wow. She's a strong, brave woman with a good heart, and I love how she was kind enough to visit all these victims in the hospital. I love you, Ariana Grande. You're a saint! God bless you, and I hope all is well.
All those beautiful children, and everyone affected by this act of cowardice. My heart feels so sad for everyone involved.
But Manchester is a city of strong individuals who stick together through everything. They are like one big supportive family. To see them all pulling together, helping each other through this awful time, is so touching. If ever there was such a thing as the North/South divide, it's just dissolved.
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Death of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
I love the movie, but Luke should never die. It makes me extremely sad, but I still enjoyed the film.
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Discontinuation of the iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle by Apple
This sucks. My old iPod Nano broke before this happened, and I never had a chance to buy a new one.
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Firing of Bill O'Reilly for Sexual Harassment Accusation
I just can't believe that happened.
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Donald Trump Becoming President
This should be way higher because Donald Trump becoming president is the reason behind all of the mess and chaos with all of the attacks going on. He is linked to all of it. If he wasn't elected, we wouldn't be on the brink of WW3.
Honestly, if it weren't for Donald Trump, some of these things on this list wouldn't have happened or been as serious.
Definitely one of the worst things to happen worldwide.
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Seattle Amtrak Train Derailment
My feelings go out to the victims, their families, and everyone who was on that train.
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Donald Trump's Ban on Transgender People Serving in the U.S. Military
If I became president, I would let anyone serve in the military, except those terrible, rude groups. I would also start relations with other countries and decrease nuclear weapons.
This shows you Donald Trump doesn't care about transgender people.
What a transphobic pervert. I will never think of Trump the same way again.
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Jerusalem Truck Attack
It was like Nice, France. A terrorist rammed people with a truck. Nice had 85 people killed, while only 5 were killed in this attack, but still, terror is horrible.
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Orlando Police Shooting
We are just hoping for peace to be restored, and this is just nothing like it.
They were heroes, shot to death. Remember what happened before in 2016 with the nightclub in Orlando and the police shooting in Dallas?
I am probably never going to Orlando again!
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Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Harvey Weinstein
To be honest, sexual misconduct allegations in the animation industry and Hollywood have been an ongoing problem for years now, and while this has happened in recent times before, like with Clarence creator Skyler Page having been accused of sexually assaulting a female employee at Cartoon Network named Emily Partridge, the Weinstein and Savino sexual misconduct allegations have truly brought this subject to light and spread more awareness about it.
I don't know anything about Harvey Weinstein himself other than the fact that he's part of the Weinstein Company and that people like Black Critic Guy perceived him as a shady person, but either way, Weinstein is just a sick, sick man. With all these sexual misconduct allegations going on, I'm glad women in the animation industry like Rebecca Sugar, Lauren Faust, and other women in the animation industry are finally taking a stand against this and want to put an end to this major issue.
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Death of Angry Grandpa
At least he can now see his parents again.
It was so sad. He brought so many laughs, and I have been watching him since 2013. 2017 really, really sucks.
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Death of U.S. Soldier by ISIS in Afghanistan
Let's hope Trump can end ISIS and Al-Qaeda. Then he won't be a bad president after all.
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Akhnoor Attack
We lost three civilians in the attack because someone did this.
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Death of Craig Butz
He was an awesome hockey player and later became the principal of my old high school.
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Bankruptcy Filing of Toys "R" Us
Apparently, it's because most kids these days don't play with toys anymore. They're glued to electronics.
It was the number one toy store chain in the world, and it's the end of an era.
Back in my day, it was heaven for us kiddos.
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Death of Gene Cernan
He was the last person on the moon and the one who took the photo of Earth in Apollo 17, the most famous photo of all time.
We'll never forget him or his accomplishments.
And he was 82, the same age Neil Armstrong was when he died.
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Bella Thorne Dating Sam Pepper
She was a good actress on The Suite Life on Deck, then went downhill on Shake It Up.
Things got downright ugly when she started dating Sam Pepper, the worst YouTuber of all time. He rapes people and pretended to kill someone as pranks. Just horrible. I can't believe someone would do that.
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Release of "Look What You Made Me Do" by Taylor Swift