May 18, 2016
Gas cost $2.14 a gallon in the spring of 2016, and the Dow Jones stood at 19,763 — President Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, Japan, calling for a world free of nuclear weapons at the memorial to the 1945 atomic bombing. On television, "Veep" was taking home Emmy honors for best comedy, while Paula Hawkins' thriller "The Girl on the Train" sat atop the New York Times fiction bestseller list. The Cleveland Cavaliers capped the sports year by defeating the Golden State Warriors to claim the NBA championship, and in a landmark moment for global accountability, former Chadian president Hissène Habré was sentenced to life in prison by an African Union-backed court — the first time such a tribunal had convicted a former head of state for crimes against humanity.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — May 18, 2016
World Events — May 2016
Time Person of the Year — 2016
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 18, 2016
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 2015–16 Season
Emmy Winners — 2016
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — May 18, 2016
On the field
Sports Champions — May 18, 2016
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