Review of 2017 AD/6920 AM

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Review of 2017 AD/6920 AM

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World Events in 6920 AM
And all the Earth shall be in commotion


Happy New Year everyone. We're one year closer to the Savior's coming!

JANUARY:
• There are 7,362,350,168 people living on Earth
• Deadly Attack at Istanbul Nightclub
• French Law: Right to Disconnect
• Donald J Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States
• Britain's Ivan Rogers Resigns
• China Issues First-Ever Smog Red Alert
• Israeli Soldier Convicted of Manslaughter
• Volkswagen Executive Arrested for Conspiracy
• Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Dies

FEBRUARY:
• Israel Begins Construction of New Settlements in West Bank
• Brexit Bill Passes in UK House of Commons
• United Nations Releases Report on Rohingya Persecution
• Police Strike in Brazilian State of Espírito Santo
• Queen Elizabeth II Becomes First British Monarch to Reach 65th Anniversary
• Domestic Violence Decriminalized in Russia
• Kenyan Court Blocks Attempt to Remove Somali Refugees
• Arrest Warrant Issued for Former Peruvian President Toledo
• Suicide Bomber Targets Protest Rally in Lahore, Pakistan
• Kim Jong-nam, Brother of Kim Jong-un, Assassinated in Malaysia
• Bomber Attacks Sufi Gathering in Sehwan, Pakistan
• China Lays Sanctions Against North Korea Due to Missile Tests
• South African Court Rules That Country Must Revoke Withdrawal From ICC
• Arrest Warrant Issued for Philippine Opposition Leader
• 330 People Put on Trial For Involvement in Failed Coup in Turkey
• Incredibly Rare Species of Frog Captured for Breeding
• New Evidence Supports Existence of Intermediate-Mass Black Holes
• Indian Rocket Carries Record 104 Nanosatellites Into Space
• SpaceX Falcon 9 Reusable Rocket Successfully Takes Off and Lands
• New Species of Tiny Frogs Discovered in India
• Fire Displaces 15,000 People in Manila
• Residents Around Oroville Dam in California Evacuated
• Cyclone Dineo Destroys 20,000 Homes in Mozambique
• Heavy Rainfall Leads to Major Flooding in Jakarta
• Famine in South Sudan Leaves 4.9 Million in Need of Aid

MARCH:
• Hosni Mubarak Acquitted of Protester Deaths in 2011 Revolution
• Mexico Opens Legal Aide Centers Across United States
• South Korea Boosts Incentives for Defection From North
• U.S. Begins Deployment of THAAD in South Korea,
• South Korean President Park Geun-hye Removed From Office
• Diplomatic Incident Arises Between Netherlands and Turkey
• Khamenei Criticizes Foreign Investments and Iran Nuclear Deal
• International Criminal Court Makes First Ever Ruling for Reparations
• Belarusian Citizens Protest New "Social Parasite" Tax
• Peace Talks Stall in Mali as Tuareg Groups Boycott Conference
• $4.5 Million, 220-pound Coin Stolen From Berlin Museum
• The live-action remake of “Beauty and The Beast” becomes the highest grossing movie of the year
• United Kingdom Begins Formal Separation From European Union
• Simone Gbagbo Acquitted of Crimes Against Humanity
• Mass Protests After Venezuela Supreme Court Expands Presidential Powers
• Protestors Set Fire to Congress of Paraguay
• Fossils Found in Canada Contain Earliest Evidence of Life
• U.S. Congress Orders NASA to Put People on Mars by 2033
• Study Published on Synthesis of Time Crystals
• Rare Australian Parrot Documented for the First Time in a Century
• Testing Begins on New Drug to Treat Ovarian Cancer
• At Least 110 Die in Drought-hit Region of Bay, Somalia
• Cyclone Enawo Strikes Madagascar
• Orphanage Fire in Guatemala Claims 38 Lives
• Heavy Flooding in Peru Kills 67 and Drives Out Thousands
• Australia Braces for Cyclone Debbie

APRIL:
• Iraqi Airstrike Kills ISIL Second-in-Command, Ayad al-Jumaili
• Archaeologists Discover Ruins of Thirteenth Dynasty Pyramid
• Over 100 Gay Men Rounded Up in Chechnya Due to Orientation
• North Korea Launches Missile Into Sea of Japan
• Thailand Approves New Democratic Constitution
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints hosts its 187th Semi-annual General Conference
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints announces it has 15.8 million members
• Gambia Holds First Election After Jammeh's Departure
• United States Launches Airstrike Against Syrian Government Base
• Terrorists Attack Coptic Christian Churches on Palm Sunday
• US Air Force Drops "Mother of All Bombs" on Suspected ISIL Militants,
• Car Bomb Targets Convoy Fleeing Syrian Conflict
• North Korean Ballistic Missile Test Fails on Launch
• Taliban Assaults Afghan Military Base, Kills Over 140 Personnel
• Venezuelan Protestors Honor Victims Killed During Protests
• People Around the World March for Science
• Macron and Le Pen Advance to Second Round of French Elections
• Sir Timothy Berners-Lee Wins the A.M. Turing Award
• Majority of the Great Barrier Reef Threatened by Bleaching
• Washington State University Team Creates Negative-Mass Fluid
• China Launches Tianzhou-1, Their First Cargo Spacecraft
• Peggy Whitson Breaks the American Record for Most Time in Space
• Landslide Kills 254, Injures Hundreds More in Colombia
• Nearly 100 Drown Off the Coast of Libya
• Flash Floods Hammer Northwestern Iran
• Bus in the Philippines Falls Into Ravine, Killing 26 Passengers
• Bus and Truck Collide on Main Road Through Kenya

MAY:
• Over 200 Arrested in Turkey During May Day Demonstrations
• North Korea Announces Expansion of Nuclear Weapons Program
• Venezuelan President Calls for New Constitutional Assembly
• Emmanuel Macron Wins the French Elections
• Former Jakarta Governor Convicted of Blasphemy
• South Korea Elects Liberal Moon Jae-in as President
• Erdogan Critics and Supporters Battle Outside Turkish Embassy in U.S.
• Iranian President Rouhani Wins Re-election by 8 Million Votes
• Bombs Detonated at Ariana Grande Concert in United Kingdom
• Martial Law Declared on Philippine Island of Mindanao
• World Health Organization Elects First African Director-General
• Taiwan Set to Become First Country in Asia to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
• G7 Meeting in Italy Ends in Disagreement Over Paris Agreement
• Justin Trudeau Asks Pope Francis to Apologize to the First Nations Community
• Manuel Noriega Dies at Age 83
• Gray Wolves Return to Denmark After 200 Years
• Unmanned X-37B Research Vessel Lands at Kennedy Space Center
• Mouse Study Provides New Insight Into Cause of Baldness and Graying
• 7.2 Million-Year-Old Hominin Fossil Discovered in Balkans
• Extremely Large Telescope Begins Construction in Chilean Desert
• Coal Mine Explosion in Iran Kills 35 and Traps More
• State of Emergency Called in Montreal in Response to Floods
• 34 Refugees Drown Off Coast of Libya
• Mudslides and Floods Lead to Mass Displacement in Sri Lanka
• A Half Million People Flee Homes Before Cyclone in Bangladesh

JUNE:
• Trump Administration Withdraws from Paris Climate Agreement
• New Members Elected to United Nations Security Council
• Coalition of Middle Eastern Nations Cut Ties with Qatar
• Brazilian President Temer Faces Removal from Office
• Labour Party Makes Massive Gains in UK Elections
• Japanese Emperor Akihito Allowed to Abdicate
• Hundreds Arrested at Anti-Corruption Protests in Russia
• More Soldiers Defect from North Korea to the South
• Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Leader of ISIL, Claimed Dead
• Macron’s En Marche! Party Wins in a Landslide
• Displaced Population Exceeds 65 Million Globally
• King of Saudi Arabia Proclaims New Heir
• Israel and Syria Resume Hostilities Over Golan Heights
• Disarmament Complete as Colombian Conflict Draws to a Close
• Same-Sex Marriage Made Legal in Germany
• New Moon Discovered Orbiting Jupiter
• Oldest Ever Human Fossils Discovered in Morocco
• Rare Two-Headed Porpoise Found Near Netherlands
• Republic of Turkey Stops Teaching Evolution Before College
• New Study Makes Insight into Colony Collapse
• Military Craft with 120 Passengers Crashes in Myanmar
• Over 130 Dead in Landslides in Bangladesh
• At Least 80 Die in West London Apartment Fire
• Cholera Outbreak in Yemen Passes 200,000 Cases
• Tanker Truck Accident Kills Over 150 in Pakistan

JULY:
• India Undergoes Sweeping Tax Reform
• In Midst of Civil War, Syria Issues Assad Bank Notes
• North Korea Tests First ICBM on Fourth of July
• Two New World Heritage Sites Announced in Contested West Bank
• G20 Summit Held in Hamburg
• Venezuelan Opposition Leader Released from Prison
• Huge Crowds March to Oppose President Erdogan
• Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo Dies
• Polish Citizens Rally Against Judicial Reform
• Turkish Police Arrest Amnesty International Director
• South Korea Declares New Holiday Memorializing “Comfort Women”
• Ram Nath Kovind Elected President of India
• Palestinians Protest Israeli Restrictions at Al-Aqsa Mosque
• Chris Froome Wins Third Consecutive Tour de France
• Nawaz Sharif Disqualified as Prime Minister of Pakistan
• Variety of Frog Species Linked to Dinosaur Extinction
• Face of Peruvian Mummy Reconstructed with Forensic Archaeology
• New Analysis Suggests World is Facing Mass Extinction
• Photon Teleported from Tibet to Orbiting Satellite
• Hints of Substantial Water Reserves Found on Moon
• Bus Crash and Fire Kills 18 in Germany
• Flooding in South China Displaces Hundreds of Thousands
• Truck Accident Results in Nearly 80 Deaths in Central African Republic
• Fire in Jiangsu Province of China Kills 22
• Heavy Rains Result in At Least 300 Deaths Across Northern India

AUGUST:
• Large 12th Century Statue Uncovered in Angkor Wat
• Chile Legalizes Limited Abortions
• The Dow Industrial Average reaches 23,000 points
• National Guard Members Declare Rebellion in Venezuela
• Filipino Journalists Face Continued Persecution and Violence
• Tension Escalate Between Peru and Venezuela
• Sino-Indian Border Dispute Escalates
• Korean Archive Receives New Records of Japanese War Crimes
• Terror Attack Strikes Barcelona
• Duterte's Drug War Continues at Full Speed
• "Triple Talaq" Divorce Banned in India
• Qatar Renews Relationship with Iran
• Apple Watch becomes the world’s most renowned smartwatch
• India and China Reach Agreement Over Border
• Same-Sex Marriage and Adoption Bill Sent to Congress in Chile
• North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan
• IAEA Declares Iran Within Nuclear Deal Limits
• Researchers Successfully Edit Genes to Prevent Heart Disease
• Chilesaurus Declared Possible Missing Link to Tyrannosaurus
• U.S. Views Total Solar Eclipse
• Taiwanese Space Program Launches Satellite
• Scientists Detect New Radio Bursts From Space
• Philippines Sees Huge Rise in HIV/AIDS
• Nearly 300 Cast Into Sea Off Horn of Africa
• Train Crash in Egypt Results in Over 200 Dead and Wounded
• Upwards of 500 Killed in Mudslide in Sierra Leone
• Hurricane Harvey Hits Texas

SEPTEMBER:
• Kenyan Court Voids Election Results
• South Korea and U.S. Revise Defense Treaty
• Cambodian Government Cracks Down on Media and Opposition
• North Korea Conducts Historic Nuclear Test
• Catalonia Begins Bid for Independence
• The Philippines Suspends Trade with North Korea
• Myanmar Government Rejects ARSA Proposal
• 30 Injured in Train Collision
• Suspected Russian Airstrike in Syria
• Senator Hontiveros Calls for Aguirre Resignation
• Norwegian Prime Minister Re-elected
• 3 Dead in Kabul Bombing
• Paris to Host 2024 Summer Olympics
• Multiple ISIL Attacks near Nasiriya
• 23 Dead in Kuala Lumpur School Fire
• 30 Injured in London Bombing
• The astronomical sign of (the Joseph Smith Translation) Revelation 12 makes is debut
• New High Tech Laser Debuts in Germany
• Apple Announces 2 New iPhones including the iPhone X
• Snow Leopards no Longer Endangered
• Hurricane Irma
• Earthquake in Mexico Kills 90
• 8 Dead in Livorno Flooding
• 250 Dead After Earthquake in Mexico

OCTOBER:
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints hosts it’s 187th Semi-annual General Conference
• American Family Freed From Afghanistan
• Catalonia Officials Continue to Seek Independence
• Parsons Green Bomber Receives Trial Date
• Turkey Enters Syria
• Over 300 Die in Somalia Bomb Attacks
• 69 Dead in Afghanistan Taliban Attack
• Suicide Bomber Kills 7 in Pakistan
• Madagascar Suffers a Plague Outbreak
• LDS missionaries are relocated from Madagascar due to the plague outbreak
• New Zealand Elects its Youngest Female Prime Minister
• Suicide Bombers Kill 72 at Afghanistan Mosques
• Bombing Kills 4 Yemeni Soldiers
• Senate to Hold Hearing for Yahoo and Equifax Data Breach
• Fourth Satellite Launched by Japan
• Tesla Recalls 11,000 Model X SUVs
• Penguins Face Difficulties in Antarctic Breeding Season
• Qualcomm Files Lawsuit Against Apple
• Hackers Exploit Issues with Adobe’s Flash Software
• 1.3 MIllion Vehicles Recalled by Ford
• The Boy Scouts Of America Decide To Let Girls Into Some Of Their Programs
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints announces major changes to the missionary program
• Amazon Continues to Receive Proposals
• Death Toll Continues to Rise After Maria Struck Puerto Rico
• California Wildfire Continues its Rampage
• Texas Inmates Come Together to Aid Hurricane Harvey Victims
• A robot named “Sophia” becomes the first robot in the world to gain citizenship
• Thousands of Buildings Destroyed in The California Wildfires
• Puerto Rico Faces Another Disaster
• Storm Ophelia Hits Ireland, Killing 3
• Wildfires in Portugal and Spain Kill 39
• California Fire Estimated to have Caused $1.5 Billion in Damages
• The 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation
• Terror attack in New York City kills 8, injures 11
• 2,800 JFK Assassination Files Are Released

NOVEMBER:
• Actor Kevin Spacey Is Put On-Trial For Pedophilia In Hollywood
• A Newly Discovered Orangutan Species Is Also The Most Endangered
• Ozone Hole Shrinks To Smallest Peak Since 1988
• Gut Microbes Can Shape Responses To Cancer Immunotherapy
• Cosmic-Ray Particles Reveal Secret Chamber In Egypt's Great Pyramid
• Plans To Promote German research excellence come under fire
• Controversial chairman of US House science committee to retire
• Church Shooting in Texas Leaves 26 Dead
• Dozens Killed As Typhoon Damrey Lashes Vietnam
• A Nazi-Era Art Display Opens in Europe
• Deadly ‘Ebola-Like’ Virus discovered in Uganda
• France Ends State of Emergency
• US Citizen Charged in Zimbabwe
• US Government approves ‘killer’ mosquitos to fight disease
• Future Saudi King Seeks Anti-Corruption
• Kenyatta’s Victory Challenged by Petition
• Vietnam Storm kills 61
• New Delhi Declares Pollution Emergency
• A 7.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Iran
• 61% of Australia’s Population Votes ‘Yes’ For Same-Sex Marriage
• Leonardo Divinci’s Long Lost “Salvator Mundi” is put for auction at $100 million
• Zimbabwe’s President Under House Arrest
• France Announced as Host of 2023 Rugby World Cup
• 70 Years of Marriage for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip
• New Orangutan Species Identified
• 1 Million Vehicles Recalled by BMW
• EU Expected To Cut CO2 Emissions by 2030
• Trackable Pill Approved By FDA
• Landslide In Colombia
• 2017’s Deadliest Earthquake Hits Iraq And Iran
• Dozens of people In The Media Exposed For Sexual Harassment And Pedophilia
• Costa Rica Struck by an Earthquake
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Announces its Annual December Advent Program
• Deadly Floods Hit Greece
• Rare Earthquake in South Korea

DECEMBER
• Switzerland Expected to Return Stolen Funds to Nigeria
• Number of IS Fighters Dwindles
• U.S. Media Barred from Russia
• Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
• Japan to Acquire Missiles
• Putin Orders Withdrawal of Troops
• School Bus Accident in France
• Putin to Run for Reelection
• Nokia Wins Dispute with Blackberry
• YouTube Announces Music Subscription
• U.S. Government Bans Kaspersky
• California Wildfires Continue to Burn
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Announces Major Changes To its Baptisms for The Dead
• The Federal Communications Commission votes to end Net Neutrality
• There are 7,591,917,750 people living on Earth

Sunain
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Certainly an eventful year! We will live to see even more fascinating, spectacular, amazing and even frightening things to come!

Michelle
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Good to see it all together. Thank you.

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Z2100 wrote: January 2nd, 2018, 1:13 pm World Events in 6920 AM
And all the Earth shall be in commotion



Don't forget BYU football! 8-)

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shadow wrote: January 4th, 2018, 10:23 am
Z2100 wrote: January 2nd, 2018, 1:13 pm World Events in 6920 AM
And all the Earth shall be in commotion



Don't forget BYU football! 8-)
Maybe one of the signs of the times is the large number of Saints who spend more time obsessing over BYU football than they do trying to understand the signs.

Z2100
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Sarah wrote: January 4th, 2018, 12:18 pm
shadow wrote: January 4th, 2018, 10:23 am
Z2100 wrote: January 2nd, 2018, 1:13 pm World Events in 6920 AM
And all the Earth shall be in commotion



Don't forget BYU football! 8-)
Maybe one of the signs of the times is the large number of Saints who spend more time obsessing over BYU football than they do trying to understand the signs.

lol I think you're on to something... :evil:

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