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2016 World Series. The Chicago Cubs defeat the Cleveland Indians 3 runs to 2 at Illinois' Wrigley Field in Game 5 of the 2016 World Series to avoid elimination and force a Game 6 with the series standing at 3 games to 2 in favor of the Cleveland Indians. It is the Cubs' first-ever win of a World Series game at the stadium since October 1945.
2016 in various calendars. 2016 ( MMXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2016th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 16th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2010s decade.
Disasters and accidents The collapse of a footbridge connecting the islands of Lembongan and Ceningan, near Bali, Indonesia, leaves 9 dead and 30 injured. (The New York Times) International relations Yemeni Crisis The United States and the United Kingdom call for, "within hours," an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Yemen to end the violence following last week's Saudi airstrikes, based ...
List of ongoing armed conflicts. Map of ongoing armed conflicts (number of combat-related deaths in current or previous year): Major wars (10,000 or more) Wars (1,000–9,999) Minor conflicts (100–999) Skirmishes and clashes (1–99) The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world.
2016 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Prize committee awards Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos the Nobel Peace Prize for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end, a war that has cost the lives of at least 220 thousand Colombians and displaced close to six million people. (Nobel Prize), ( The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents. A stampede among Hindu pilgrims headed to Varanasi, India, kills at least 24 people and injures at least 20. (Reuters), (AP via The New York Times) 2016 Pacific typhoon season. Typhoon Sarika (Karen) arrives at Luzon, Philippines, with the storm's future direction predicted to be toward Vietnam.
Every year events transpire that forever change the world, cementing a place in future history books -- and 2016 has had its fair share of world-changing events. As this year comes to a close and ...
Politics and elections. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump hold the second presidential debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential election at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, in a "town meeting" format. (CBS News) Voters in Lithuania vote to elect representatives for the 141-seat parliament. (Bloomberg via The Chicago Tribune)