2015

Facts and Events That Happened in This Year

Jun 3

A Texan doctor performed the world's first successful partial skull and scalp transplant.

Jun 2

One hundred volunteers in Bhutan set a new Guinness World Record when they planted 49,672 trees in one hour.

May 29

Jurassic World, directed by Colin Trevorrow, premiered in Paris.

May 22

Hollywood superstar Dwayne Johnson set a Guinness World Record for the Most selfies taken in three minutes.

May 20

The US Air Force Space Command launched the Boeing X-37B spaceplane for a classified mission.

May 17

Blurryface, the fourth studio album by Twenty One Pilots, was released.

Apr 25

Kathmandu, Nepal, was devastated by a major earthquake.

Apr 24

Armenia commemorated the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Apr 24

The first-generation Apple Watch was released.

Apr 14

The children's cooking show, Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch, premiered on CBBC in the UK.

Apr 12

Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy for US President.

Mar 26

King Richard III of England was reburied at Leicester Cathedral, England.

Mar 25

Zayn Malik announced that he would be leaving the boyband One Direction.

Mar 10

Music copyright infringement from Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke led to a record payout of $7.3 million to the family of Marvin Gaye.

Mar 6

NASA's Dawn probe became the first spacecraft to orbit a dwarf planet.

Feb 25

Madonna fell on stage while performing 'Living For Love.'

Feb 13

Drake released his fourth mixtape, 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late.'

Feb 4

Post Malone released his debut single, 'White Iverson,' to Soundcloud.

Feb 3

Harper Lee announced plans to publish a sequel to 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'

Jan 31

New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko became the youngest golfer to rank No. 1 in the world.

Jan 29

Missing Malaysian flight MH370 was announced to have been an accident with no survivors.

Jan 26

England's first female bishop of the Church of England, Libby Lane, was ordained.

Jan 26

A drone crashed onto the White House lawn.

Jan 15

Taylor Caniff released his first-ever music video for his single 'Cash on Me.'

Jan 10

A large group of people was poisoned at a funeral in Mozambique.