Younes Abouyaaqoub drove a van into pedestrians on La Rambla in Barcelona, Spain, killing 14 people and injuring at least 130 others.
Mudslides and flooding in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown claimed the lives of 1,141 people and left 3,00 without homes.
SpaceX successfully launched a Dragon spacecraft carrying the first supercomputer to space.
The 'Unite the Right' gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, became violent after a car smashed into protesters.
A century-old fruit cake was discovered in Antarctica that was ''almost edible.”
An inflatable chicken that resembled US President Donald Trump was placed outside the US White House as part of a political protest.
Camila Cabello released her hit single 'Havana.'
Rapper Kidd Creole stabbed a homeless man to death in New York City and was arrested.
Hackers stole sensitive 'Game of Thrones' files from HBO.
President Donald Trump banned transgender persons from joining the US military.
Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington committed suicide aged 41.
North Korea tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
Colombia's militant group FARC agreed to lay down their weapons after 52 years of guerilla warfare.
The World Health Organization estimated that Yemen had over 200,000 cases of cholera.
The Women's International Soccer team played at a world record altitude of 18,999 ft at Kilimanjaro.
A large landslide triggered a Tsunami in Nuugaatsiaq, Greenland, damaging several villages.
Montenegro became the 29th country to join NATO.
Wonder Woman, directed by Patty Jenkins, premiered in Los Angeles. It was the first superhero film directed by a woman.
Chris Cornell, American musician of Soundgarden and Audioslave, committed suicide at age 52 by hanging.
US Geological Survey issued a statement revealing that 39 Montana glaciers have reduced in size from 39 to 85 percent in the last 50 years.
Apple became the first company to achieve worth more than $800 billion.
The first guests arrived at Fyre Festival, unaware that it was all a lie.
The Handmaid's Tale debuted on Hulu.
A total of 662 Charlie Chaplin lookalikes gathered at the Chaplin Museum in Vevey, Switzerland.
Donald Trump launched 59 missiles into Syria.
The Pink Star Diamond sold for a record USD 71 million in Hong Kong.
North Carolina repealed its controversial bathroom law that restricted transgender use.
An orbital-class rocket was successfully reused for the first time.
The world's largest dinosaur footprint was discovered.
The UK issued a new 12-sided £1 coin into circulation.
The world's largest banana split was made in Innisfail, Australia.
Five hundred and sixty people dressed as ghosts, to get a world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as ghosts.
Four people died, and at least twenty were injured in a terrorist attack near the Houses of Parliament in London.
Nintendo released Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the first fully open-world Zelda game.
Chemical elements Moscovium, Tennessine, and Oganesson were added to the Periodic Table of Elements.
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.
A potential new continent was discovered in the South Pacific.
After a near collision with another aircraft at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, Star Wars actor Harrison Ford was almost killed.
MP's in the UK voted in favor of triggering the European Union Bill (Article 50), which gave the government the power to prepare to leave the European Union.
Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, founded the 'Biden Foundation.'
Researchers identified the earliest known prehistoric ancestor of humans.
Tennis sisters went head-to-head when Serena Williams beat Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 at the Australian Open Women's Tennis.
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.
Jacob Sartorius released his debut album, "The Last Text EP."
The underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 ended.
Obama surprised Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a White House ceremony.
