A Look Back At

Born in 2016

What Was Life Like in 2016?

Who Was in Charge?

President

Barack Obama

What Things Cost

Gas (per gallon)

$2.14

Loaf of Bread

$1.99

Average House

$307,800

Weekly Wage

$843

Events of 2016 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2016 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 10 – 73rd Golden Globe Awards: The Revenant wins the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, with Leonardo DiCaprio winning the award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and Alejandro G. Iñárritu winning Best Director.
  • January 14 – The nominees for the 88th Academy Awards are announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. The nominees for Best Picture are The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room, and Spotlight.
  • March 4 – Walt Disney Animation Studios' 55th feature film, Zootopia, is released in theatres to acclaim as the studio's most critically well-received film since 1994's The Lion King.
  • May 2 – The Loud House premieres on Nickelodeon and becomes the number-one children's animated series on television within its first month on the air.
  • June 17 – Pixar Animation Studios' 17th feature film, Finding Dory, the sequel to 2003's Finding Nemo, is released in theaters.
  • November 4 – Doctor Strange, directed by Scott Derrickson, is released by Marvel Studios as the 14th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
  • November 8 – The 2016 presidential election is held.
  • December 16 – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is released in theaters.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • Hatchimals
  • Pokémon Go Plus
  • Nerf N-Strike

Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 on 1 January 2016

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