As we complete another trip around the sun, Vox looks back at the events that defined 2014. A deadly virus gained a foothold in new territory; a terrorist group deemed too extreme by al-Qaeda invaded Iraq with ease; and long-standing tensions flared into new violence in Gaza, taking a huge civilian toll.
The year we just lived through, in one video
In the United States, widespread protests of police misconduct occurred amid big strides for marriage equality and marijuana legalization. Meanwhile, people all over the world doused themselves with buckets of ice water, and a teenage girl won the Nobel Peace Prize. See this and much more unfold in the video time capsule above.
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