2017 REVIEW

SEPTEMBER

Paris Los Angeles September 13th :The International Olympic Committee awarded …………… and …………………..  the right to host the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics. N°5

earthquake Mexico September 19th : A 7.1 ………………………..struck central …………………., killing more than 350, leaving up to 6,000 injured and thousands more homeless. N°23

OCTOBER

Las Vegas October 1st 58 people killed and 546 injured when Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd in …………………..during a ……………... This is the deadliest mass shooting perpetrated by a lone gunman in U.S. history  concert N°25

Catalonia Spain October 27th : ………………………declares independence from ……………….., but the Catalan Republic is not recognized by the Spanish government or any other sovereign nation.  N°2

NOVEMBER

N°19 Orang-utan Indonesia Orang-utan November 2nd: A new species of …………………………… was identified in ………………………, becoming the third known species of …………………………… as well as the first great ape to be described for almost a century Indonesia Orang-utan N°19

N°26 Leonardo Da Vinci New York November 15th: A ………………………………………………… painting,  Salvator Mundi, sold for US$450 million at Christie's in ………………….., a new record price for any work of art. . New York N°26

DECEMBER

December 6th : The United States officially recognized ……………………… as ………………………..’scapital. Israel Jerusalem N°16

December 6th: Death of …………………………………. , most famous French ……………… December 6th: Death of ………………………………….., most famous French ……………….singer. He died of a lung cancer. Johnny Hallyday rock N°11