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| Date |
Headline |
| January 20, 2017 |
Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States |
| March 22, 2017 |
A terrorist attack in London kills 5 people and injures 50 others |
| April 6, 2017 |
The United States launches a missile strike on a Syrian airbase in response to a chemical attack |
| May 22, 2017 |
A suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England kills 22 people and injures over 500 others |
| June 8, 2017 |
The United Kingdom holds a general election, resulting in a hung parliament |
| June 14, 2017 |
A fire at Grenfell Tower in London kills 72 people and injures many others |
| July 7, 2017 |
The United Nations adopts a treaty banning nuclear weapons |
| August 12, 2017 |
A white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia turns violent, resulting in the death of a counter-protester |
| September 19, 2017 |
A powerful earthquake strikes Mexico, killing over 300 people and injuring thousands more |
| October 1, 2017 |
A gunman opens fire on a crowd at a music festival in Las Vegas, killing 58 people and injuring over 500 others |
| October 27, 2017 |
Catalonia declares independence from Spain, leading to a political crisis |
| November 5, 2017 |
A gunman opens fire on a church in Texas, killing 26 people and injuring 20 others |
| November 15, 2017 |
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe resigns after 37 years in power |
| December 6, 2017 |
President Trump recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, sparking protests and condemnation from around the world |
| December 14, 2017 |
The Federal Communications Commission votes to repeal net neutrality rules in the United States |
| December 22, 2017 |
President Trump signs a major tax overhaul into law, the largest in 30 years |
| December 23, 2017 |
A bus crash in Mexico kills 12 people and injures many others |
| December 28, 2017 |
Protests erupt in Iran over economic issues, leading to clashes with police and arrests |
| December 31, 2017 |
A gunman opens fire on a New Year's Eve party at a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, killing 39 people and injuring dozens more |
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Movies of the year
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| Movie Title |
Director |
Genre |
Release Date |
| Get Out |
Jordan Peele |
Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
February 24, 2017 |
| Dunkirk |
Christopher Nolan |
Action, Drama, History |
July 21, 2017 |
| The Shape of Water |
Guillermo del Toro |
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
December 1, 2017 |
| Lady Bird |
Greta Gerwig |
Comedy, Drama |
November 3, 2017 |
| Blade Runner 2049 |
Denis Villeneuve |
Action, Drama, Mystery |
October 6, 2017 |
| The Big Sick |
Michael Showalter |
Comedy, Drama, Romance |
June 23, 2017 |
| Logan |
James Mangold |
Action, Drama, Sci-Fi |
March 3, 2017 |
| Baby Driver |
Edgar Wright |
Action, Crime, Music |
June 28, 2017 |
| The Florida Project |
Sean Baker |
Drama |
October 6, 2017 |
| Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
Martin McDonagh |
Comedy, Crime, Drama |
November 10, 2017 |
| The Disaster Artist |
James Franco |
Biography, Comedy, Drama |
December 1, 2017 |
| Wonder Woman |
Patty Jenkins |
Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
June 2, 2017 |
| The Post |
Steven Spielberg |
Biography, Drama, History |
December 22, 2017 |
| Call Me by Your Name |
Luca Guadagnino |
Drama, Romance |
November 24, 2017 |
| The Beguiled |
Sofia Coppola |
Drama, Thriller, Western |
June 23, 2017 |
| The Killing of a Sacred Deer |
Yorgos Lanthimos |
Drama, Horror, Mystery |
November 3, 2017 |
| Wind River |
Taylor Sheridan |
Action, Crime, Mystery |
August 4, 2017 |
| The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) |
Noah Baumbach |
Comedy, Drama |
October 13, 2017 |
| Mudbound |
Dee Rees |
Drama |
November 17, 2017 |
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Oscar award winner of year
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| Award |
Winner |
Description |
| Best Picture |
Moonlight |
Story of a young black man's struggle to find himself while growing up in Miami. |
| Best Director |
Damien Chazelle |
Directed La La Land, a musical about a jazz pianist and an aspiring actress who fall in love in Los Angeles. |
| Best Actor |
Casey Affleck |
Portrayed a man who becomes the legal guardian of his nephew after his brother's death in Manchester by the Sea. |
| Best Actress |
Emma Stone |
Played an aspiring actress who falls in love with a jazz pianist in La La Land. |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Mahershala Ali |
Played a drug dealer who becomes a father figure to a young boy in Moonlight. |
| Best Supporting Actress |
Viola Davis |
Portrayed the wife of a garbage collector who aspires to be a professional baseball player in Fences. |
| Best Original Screenplay |
Manchester by the Sea |
Written by Kenneth Lonergan, the film tells the story of a man who becomes the legal guardian of his nephew after his brother's death. |
| Best Adapted Screenplay |
Moonlight |
Based on the play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by Tarell Alvin McCraney, the film tells the story of a young black man's struggle to find himself while growing up in Miami. |
| Best Animated Feature |
Zootopia |
A comedy-adventure about a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox who must work together to uncover a conspiracy in a city of anthropomorphic animals. |
| Best Foreign Language Film |
The Salesman |
A drama about a couple whose relationship is tested after they move into a new apartment in Tehran. |
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