2024 Year in Review

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Across
  1. 3. In April, a total solar ___ plunged parts of the United States into darkness during daylight hours.
  2. 6. In January, this university’s football team won the national championship for the first time since 1997.
  3. 8. Winners of the 2024 MLB World Series
  4. 9. In July, the Labour Party won control of this country’s government for the first time in many years, electing Keir Starmer as Prime Minister
  5. 11. In late September, Hurricane ___ devastated much of the Southeast, especially in North Carolina and Georgia.
  6. 14. In December, the 50-year reign of the Assad family ended when rebels stormed the capital city of this country.
  7. 15. In December, President Biden issued a pardon for criminal offense related to his son ___.
  8. 16. In September, the Federal Reserve began cutting ___ rates for the first time in many years, a sign that inflation was finally cooling.
  9. 18. Winners of the 2024 NBA Finals
  10. 20. In July, Donald Trump narrowly avoided an assassin’s bullet during a rally in this state.
  11. 22. 25 years after this film originally hit theaters in 1999, director Ridley Scott released its sequel in 2024.
  12. 23. During the spring, some college students on campuses around the country protested Israel’s military campaign in ___.
Down
  1. 1. In November, he won the US presidential election, becoming on the 2nd person in history elected to nonconsecutive terms.
  2. 2. In the fall, Israel went to war with Hezbollah, a militant group based in neighboring ___.
  3. 4. In April, this ex-NFL star and actor most famous for his acquittal in a 1994 murder trial, died.
  4. 5. Last name of two notable celebrity deaths from 2024, actor James Earl and music producer Quincy.
  5. 7. In May, former president Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in this state.
  6. 9. Feature performer at the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show
  7. 10. In March, a massive container ship destroyed a highway bridge in this city
  8. 11. In July, she became the first woman of color nominated for president by a major party when President Biden left the campaign.
  9. 12. Winning team in the 2024 Super Bowl
  10. 13. Throughout 2024, war continued between ___ and invading Russian forces.
  11. 17. In early December, this country’s president attempted to seize total power by declaring martial law.
  12. 19. In December, a film-adapted version of this hit Broadway musical became a box-office smash.
  13. 21. This city hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics