In October 2023, the Palestinian militant organization "Hamas" attacked Israel, triggering a bloody conflict that is now approaching the end of the third month.
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Scott Cai
Scott Cai
[Compiled and published by New Sancai] Every year at the end of the year, major media will select the news that happened in the past year. Here are the big stories of 2023 compiled by a group of American journalists:
△ January: At the beginning of the new year, there was turmoil in the U.S. House of Representatives. After several twists and turns, Kevin McCarthy was finally elected speaker.
△ February: The U.S. Air Force shot down a Chinese spy balloon that floated through North American airspace. Officials later asserted that the balloon never transmitted any intelligence to China.
△ March: Former President Donald Trump was indicted in New York, the first of four criminal indictments against him.
△ April: A batch of confidential Pentagon documents began to circulate on Internet message boards. Pilot Jack Teixeira, 21, was arrested and charged with leaking information.
△ May: Charles III and Camilla are crowned King and Queen of England. However, it does not appear that he was required to wear formal attire.
△ June: Two maritime tragedies occurred: 1. The implosion of the Titan submersible resulted in the death of 5 people; 2. The sinking of a trawler near the coast of Greece, resulting in the death of more than 500 migrants.
△ July: The Barbenheimer phenomenon broke box office records, attracting a large number of movie fans to the theater to watch "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer", two movies with very different styles, released simultaneously.
△ August: Wildfires swept through the Hawaiian island of Maui, killing 100 people.
△ September: The United Auto Workers (United Auto Workers) began a strike against the "Big Three" automakers and obtained a record 25% wage increase over the next four and a half years.
△ October: The Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked Israel, triggering a bloody conflict that is now approaching the end of the third month.
△ November: The Texas Rangers won the World Series, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks and winning the first championship in team history.
△ December: At the United Nations Climate Change conference, nearly 200 countries agreed to give up fossil fuels. Many hopeful crowds cheered the news.
(Author: Jane Pauley, David Morgen)
(Compiled by: Bai Ding)
(Editor: Jiang Qiming)
(Source of the article: First published by Xinsancai)
