Entertainment Wrap Up of 2016

Phil Welch, Reporter

2016 was a year that many of you want to forget… but we cannot forget it. Here’s what happened throughout the crazy year:

January

  • Jan. 10: David Bowie dies after his long battle with cancer
  • Jan. 14: Alan Rickmen dies after his long battle with cancer

February

  • Feb. 28: Leonardo DiCaprio wins his first Oscar for his leading role in The Revenant

March

  • Mar. 2: US astronaut Scott Kelly retured to Earth after a year in space
  • Mar. 7: Peyton Manning announces his retirement after 14 seasons in the NFL
  • Mar. 20: President Barack Obama visits Havana, Cuba with his family

April

  • Apr. 21: Prince passes away at age 69

May

  • May 28: Harambe was shot after a child fell into his enclosure

June

  • Jun. 3: Muhammad Ali passed away at the age of 74
  • Jun. 23: Brexit

August

  • Aug. 29: Gene Wilder passes away at the age of 83

September-October

  • Clown sightings started to occur

November

  • Nov. 8: Donald Trump is elected 45th President of the United States

December

  • Dec. 27: Carrie Fisher passes away at the age of 60
  • Dec. 28: Debbie Reynolds passes away at the age of 84