October Surprise 2016 - octobersurprise2016.org

2016 was not all bad – despite what you may feel when you switch on the TV these days and aren’t sure if you are watching “The Year in Review” or an obituary. Looking back at the year, I decided to sit down and challenge myself to find a good thing for every bad thing that happened in 2016.

Here’s a look back at the major headlines and events. January: – Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, one of the world’s most notorious drug kingpins, was recaptured Jan. 8 after escaping from a maximum…

Selected Times graphics, visualizations and multimedia stories from 2016.

Here are 16 stories that unfolded in 2016 which will surely reverberate into 2017 and far beyond. 1. U.S. presidential election. The narrative of the 2016 election seemed to set the tone for…