10. "The war in Syria"

The Syrian civil war ground through the fifth year, with the death toll overall estimated at anywhere beteen $300,000 to $500,000 people. When speaking of involvement, President Obama has resisted calls for full-on U.S. involvement, and has brought great criticism.

9. "Bernie empowers the left"

It's Bernie! Yes, we know he had lost to Clinton but imagine if he had won, and all the changes he would imply due to his belief that the system is rigged against working Americans. Watch the video and learn about Sander's opinion.

8. "Republicans hold the Senate"

Since the beginning of the year, Democrats thought that they would hold a spot in the Senate and be in control, but that's not what happened. Democrats only got 2 seats, three short of the five needed to win the majority if a Republican won the White House. If Clinton won, all they would need would have been four seats.

7. "Massacre in Orlando"

Although 2016 had been a year with more than its fair input on violence and tragedy, that was located at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando in June. The person's name is Omar Matteen, a 29-year old that was armed with a semi-automatic pistol with a semi-automatic rifle, who entered a  nightclub who cater to gay clientele.

6. "The rise of fake news"

The fake news phenomenon hit a high place in early December, when armed Edgar Welch was happy to investigate a conspiracy linked to Hillary Clinton. He fired two shots before he was arrested, but thankfully, no one was injured.

5. "A vacancy on the Supreme Court"

A political fight that included President Barack Obama had originally started from the sudden death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia in February.

4. "Violence and the police"

In 2016, as of  December 30, 957 people have been shot and killed by police in the United States. This is according to a Washington Post database.

3. "Hillary Clinton's emails and the FBI"

After many discoveries of the unanticipated action, Hillary is being investigated by the FBI. Does it matter if she's guilty or not? Do all politicians lie?

2. "Russian hacking"

It is believed that Russia was behind hacks of the private email account of John Podesta, who's the chairman of Hillary Clinton's campaign as well as the Democratic National Committee.

1. "Trump Wins"

This came as one of the biggest surprises of 2016, no one thought this would happened, but it did. What now?