Riley Smith
SPORTS
Super bowl
Feb. 1, 2015
Seattle Seahawks- 24
New England Patriots- 28
The New England Patriots pulled out the close win against the Seattle Seahawks and awarded most valuable player to quarterback Tom Brady.
National Championship
Jan. 12, 2015
Ohio State Buckeyes – 42
Oregon Ducks – 20
World Series
Oct. 27 – Nov. 4 2015
New York Mets v. Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals won with Salvador Perez, Royals catcher, awarded most valuable player.
NBA Finals
June 4 – June 16 2015
Golden State Warriors – 4 wins
Cleveland Cavaliers – 2 wins
ENTERTAINMENT
Music
Top-Grossing Albums of 2015
According to Billboard
1989 by Taylor Swift
X by Ed Sheeran
In the Lonely Hour by Sam Smith
If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late by Drake
Title by Meghan Trainor
V by Maroon 5
The Pinkprint by Nicki Minaj
2014 Forest Hills Drive by J. Cole
Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack
Four by One Direction
Top-grossing Songs of 2015
Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
See You Again by Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth
Trap Queen by Fetty Wap
Sugar by Maroon 5
Shut Up and Dance by Walk the Moon
Blank Space by Taylor Swift
Watch Me by Silento
Earned It by The Weeknd
The Hills by the Weeknd
Movies
Top-Grossing Movies of 2015
According to CBS news
Jurassic World – $652.2 million
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $629 million
Avengers: Age of Ultron – $459 million
Inside Out – $356.5 million
Furious 7 – $353 million
American Sniper – $348.8 million
Minions – $336 million
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 – $268.5 million
The Martian- $225.1 million
Cinderella – $201.2 million
Books
Amazon’s Top Selling Books of 2015
According to Amazon
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Grey by E.L. James
Go Set a Watchmen by Harper Lee
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Memory Man by David Baldacci
Make Me by Lee Child
Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham
The Girl in the Spider’s Web by David Lagercrantz
Dead Wake by Erik Larson
Silent Scream by Angela Marsons
SOCIAL MEDIA
Black and Blue or White and Gold dress
A picture of dress took over the Internet when no one could decide what color it was.
Caitlyn Jenner
On June 1, 2015 Caitlyn Jenner tweeted “I’m so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self. Welcome to the world Caitlyn. Can’t wait for you to get to know her/me”
Miss Georgia won Miss America
On September 13, 2015, Betty Cantrell, miss Georgia, was crowned Miss America in the 95th Miss America pageant
POLITICS
#LOVEWINS
On June 27, 2015 Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states.
#prayforParis
On November 13, 2015 Paris suffered a coordinated terror plot by ISIS, its worst attack since World War II.
Princess Charlotte
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge was born on May 2, 2015.