Someone in South Carolina won a $1.6 billion lottery jackpot, making it the biggest win in US history at the time.
Video gamer David Katz shot two people dead, injured nine then committed suicide at an NFL 19 tournament in Jacksonville, Florida.
Singer Steven Tyler ordered Donald Trump to stop playing their Aerosmith songs at rallies.
The Parker Solar Probe was launched by NASA, heading for the Sun.
During an interview with CBS, Donald Trump stated that the European Union is his biggest foe.
Donald Trump ended family separation on the southern border.
The ten millionth patent, a specialized laser radar, was issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
The leaders of North Korea and the USA met for the first time ever.
The Opportunity Mars rover sent its last signal to Earth.
The Kilauea volcano on Big Island in Hawaii began to erupt.
A shooting took place at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, California.
America's Rocket Lab Electron sent a rocket that uses an electric-filled pump engine into orbit, making it the first of its kind.
The US Supreme Court allowed President Trump's travel ban to come into effect for six predominantly Muslim countries.
The first pizza party was held in space.
The Georgia Dome in Atlanta was blown to smithereens in a controlled demolition.
President Donald Trump's attempt to ban transgender persons from serving in the US military was blocked by US federal judge.
Northern California's wine country was devastated by sweeping wildfires.
Mass murderer, Stephen Paddock, shot dead 59 people and injured 869 while firing at 22,000 concertgoers in Las Vegas, Nevada, US.
President Donald Trump threatened to 'totally destroy North Korea.'
The category 5 hurricane Irma began dissipating, but the disaster left millions without electricity in Florida and Georgia.
Hurricane Irma hit the Atlantic Basin area of the United States.
Peggy Whitson set a NASA record for spending the most cumulative days living and working in space at 665 days.
The USS Indianapolis warship, which sank during World War II, was discovered in the Pacific Ocean 3.4 miles below the surface.
The 'Unite the Right' gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, became violent after a car smashed into protesters.
An inflatable chicken that resembled US President Donald Trump was placed outside the US White House as part of a political protest.
Rapper Kidd Creole stabbed a homeless man to death in New York City and was arrested.
President Donald Trump banned transgender persons from joining the US military.
Donald Trump launched 59 missiles into Syria.
North Carolina repealed its controversial bathroom law that restricted transgender use.
Transgender people were no longer allowed to use public toilets after Obama's rule was rebuked by Donald Trump.
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope discovered a star with seven Earth-sized planets orbiting it.
Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, founded the 'Biden Foundation.'
President Donald Trump banned citizens of seven countries from entering the US.
Over two million women worldwide marched against Trump's anti-women and offensive slews.
Obama surprised Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a White House ceremony.
The US State Department increased the reward for information on the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to $25 million.
Donald Trump won an election to become the 45th president of the United States of America.
An African American man, Keith Lamont Scott, was shot dead by police on Old Concord Road, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Space probe Osiris-Rex by NASA was launched to collect rock samples from the Bennu asteroid.
Mass Shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida Kills 49 People.
PayPal withdrew a $3.6 million investment in North Carolina due to the state passing anti-gay legislation.
A category five blizzard occurred in the Mid-Atlantic and North East US, which covered the area in 3 feet of snow.
A state of emergency was declared in California after a gas leak.
The US Defense Secretary announced that the US Military would open all combat roles to women.
The San Jose, which sank in 1708, was found near Columbia.
University of California scientists found evidence that life on Earth probably began 4.1 billion years ago.
California Governor Jerry Brown passed a bill to legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill persons.
NASA announced that they found running water on Mars.
Los Angeles Judge approved Caitlyn Jenner to change her name from Bruce and her gender to female.
14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested at school after bringing in a homemade clock, which was mistaken for a bomb.
