Internationally, Greece becomes the first Christian Orthodox country to legalize same-sex marriage. Along with this, same-sex couples will be legally allowed to adopt children. This makes 15 of the 27 European Union’s members have legalized same-sex marriage, making it permitted in 35 countries worldwide.
Nationally, Republican Donald Trump was elected for his second presidential term. He won against Democratic Kamala Harris, originally Joe Biden who dropped out due to concerns over age and health. Trump received 312 electoral votes and 77,303,569 popular votes.
Locally, a four-alarm fire, determined to be arson, was set in downtown mainstreet, somerville, closing 2 local restaurants and damaging 2 others. This fire injured multiple firefighters and a police officer while relocating 18 individuals. The individual responsible for the fire was caught by Bridgewater Police, found with burn wounds and fleeing with a stolen construction vehicle.
This is the year of personal history for my brothers because they both graduated. My younger brother graduated from middle school and my older brother graduated from high school. In the fall, my older brother started to attend Raritan Valley Community College for class and my younger brother goes to the town public high school.