Whatever you may think of 2016, it has not been short of momentous events.
From the U.S. presidential election upset to Olympian Ryan Lochte's fabricated mugging story in Rio de Janeiro to the Pakistani chaiwala's 15 minutes of fame, there was no dearth of drama from highbrow to lowbrow to every brow in between.
Here are 20 of some of the biggest moments of 2016, in no particular order.
Beyoncé and her ladies get in formation at the Super Bowl halftime show in February.
Beyoncé and her dancers at Super Bowl 50Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images
Two police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, charge at protester Ieshia Evans, as she demonstrates against police brutality in July.
Two police officers charge at a peaceful protester in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Facebook
In August, 5-year-old Omran Daqneesh is pulled from the rubble of his shelled home in Aleppo, Syria.
A 5-year-old Syrian boy is pulled from rubble in Aleppo, Syria. Getty Images
Protesters in Athens throw fireworks at police as people gather to commemorate a teenager killed by police in 2008.
Protesters in Athens, Greece, throw fireworks at police.Yorgos Karahalis/AP
In May, President Barack Obama hugs 8-year-old Mari Copeny, aka Little Miss Flint, in her home of Flint, Michigan.
President Barack Obama and 8-year-old Mari CopenyFlickr
In September, Donald Trump also meets Little Miss Flint.
A Chinese panda base introduces more than 20 giant panda cubs, celebrating the species reclassification from "endangered" to the less-dire "vulnerable."
A Chinese panda base puts cubs on display.Getty Images
Hillary Clinton is seen hiking in the woods of Westchester, New York, the day after her presidential election upset to Trump.
Titanic co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet hug it out in February at the Academy Awards, where DiCaprio finally wins his best actor Oscar.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate WinsletChristopher Polk/Getty Images
Ibtahaj Muhammad becomes the first hijab-clad American to compete — and win a medal — in the Rio Olympics.
Ibtahaj MuhammadGetty Images
The Obamas pose for an Essencephotoshoot that reminds the world why they are — full stop — #RelationshipGoals.
Trump gives his victory speech after winning the presidential election.