Deaths
This two-time Tony winner was better known for voicing Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy.
James Earl Jones
This artist won Record of the Year at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for her song "Flowers."
Miley Cyrus
Cowboy Carter
Beyonce
This team won the Super Bowl
Chiefs
In 2024 I learned this is Courtney's favorite Pokemon
Smoliv
She played Wendy Torrance opposite Jack Nicholson in The Shining.
Shelley Duvall
Taylor Swift set the record for the highest-grossing concert tour in 2024, passing this artist's 2023 "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour.
Elton John
Eternal Sunshine
Ariana Grande
This team won the World Series
Dodgers
Kenny became a cat dad to Cal, short for Calabaza, meaning this in Spanish
The late Liam Payne was a member of the English boyband One Direction, formed in this year.
2010
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year was this, meaning "division into two sharply distinct opposites."
Polarization
Short n' Sweet
Sabrina Carpenter
This team won the NBA Finals
Celtics
PoGo master Quinn (lv 43) has caught this many Pokemon, as of 1:14 pm on January 11, 2025. (Closest gets points)
41,888
Before Jimmy Carter's death at 100, this 20th-century president was the oldest former president at the time of his death.
George H. W. Bush (94)
Three of the five highest-grossing movies in 2024 were animated films, including this top-grossing movie of the year.
Inside Out 2 ($1.7B)
Moon Music
Coldplay
This southern team won the NHL Stanley Cup
Florida Panthers
Sagan started work at Union College, where this Sonic the Hedgehog actor graduated in 2003.
Ben Schwartz
The world's oldest living person—Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman of this age—avoided death yet again in 2024.
116
This sports title—the series' first entry since 2013—was the year's best-selling video game in the U.S.
EA Sports College Football 25
Beautifully Broken
Jelly Roll
This country won the third most Gold medals during the 2024 Summer Olympics (behind the U.S. and China).
Japan (20)
Jordan returned to Pokemon Go in August, becoming this level by the end of the year.
35