2024 events of the summer

BY REESE KEELING / Editor-in-Chief

The summer of 2024 was marked by a series of impactful events, some anticipated and others taking us by surprise. These moments, filled with both challenges and triumphs, played a significant role in shaping our nation's identity and values.

June 13-16 The 2024 U.S. Open Golf Championship was held and Bryson DeChambeau became became the 23rd player to secure multiple U.S. Open titles. joining the ranks of the game's legendary figures.

July 5 Amazon celebrated their 30th anniversary after being funded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and went public in 1997.

July 13 On July 13, former president Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt while at a rally in Pennsylvania. The shooter was a 20 year old named Thomas Matthew Crooks. He was armed with an AR-style rifle. The shooting left one member of the audience dead and two wounded.

July 19 Microsoft completely shut down and caused an outage throughout the whole world. This outage effected way more than technology. Planes, hotels and even stores world wide were shut down due to the Microsoft outage.

July 21 President Joe Biden withdrew his re-election and endorsed Kamala Harris as his chosen successor. 

July 24 "Inside Out 2" became the highest-grossing animated film ever, earning $1.462 billion worldwide. The film surpassed "Frozen II" which held he record previously.

July 26 This day marked the first day of summer 2024 Olympics held in Paris. The Olympic flame was launched into the sky from a cauldron attached to a hot air balloon. 10,500 athletics competed in 329 events.

August 6 Kamala Harris officially becomes the democratic presidential nominee in the place of Joe Biden.

August 11 The 2024 Olympics ended with the United States sitting in first place with 40 gold medals, 44 silver medals and 42 bronze medals.