Here are some significant events and developments from 2017:

• Inauguration of President Donald Trump
• Women's March protests around the world
• Syria Chemical Attack and US Missile Strike in response
• Hurricane Harvey causes widespread damage in Texas and Louisiana
• Las Vegas mass shooting kills 58 and injures hundreds
• Bitcoin reaches an all-time high of nearly $20,000
• England wins the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup
• The #MeToo movement gains momentum, leading to the downfall of several powerful men
• The United States announces its withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement
• Total solar eclipse crosses the US, the first to do so in 99 years.