It's almost 2014, which means it's time to reflect on the past year, with its ups, downs, inspiring moments and tragic events.
For the second year, filmmaker Jean-Louis Nguyen has created a video montage that remembers the year's most headline-making moments — or as, he writes in video's YouTube description, "the stories that brought us together this year."
The six-minute video highlights everything from the movers-and-shakers of 2013, such as Pope Francis, Edward Snowden, Jennifer Lawrence and Malala Yousafzai to those who died this year, including Nelson Mandela and Paul Walker. The video also focuses on several tragic events like the Boston Marathon bombing, the crash of Asiana flight 214 in San Francisco and the typhoon in the Philippines.
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Viral videos also enjoyed an exciting year in 2013, and Nguyen points out some of the most popular among them, including the Home Depot proposal, a fireman's GoPro footage of a kitten rescue and a daughter reunited with her military dad.
Check out a full list of the events included in the clip here.
Most notably missing from the video though are both twerking and selfies — trends that swept 2013 from entertainment to U.S. politics.
So here's to you, 2013 — you'll be missed.
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Twerking is a dance through which a person shakes his or her hips rhythmically. While it has been around for some time, a version of the dance was popularized by Miley Cyrus.
Ricin is a substance produced from the castor oil plant and is highly toxic. A former Silk Road vendor sent a letter laced with the poisonous substance to President Obama, though it was intercepted by Homeland Security.
The Defense of Marriage Act, also known as DOMA, was a piece of legislation that allowed states to refuse recognizing same-sex marriages and defined marriage as a union between a man and woman. Enacted in 1996, the legislation was struck down as unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013.
Molly is a slang term for MDMA, also known as ecstasy. This drugs produces empathogenic reactions, meaning a person feels emotional and social changes with a sense of intimacy. The term is mentioned in the popular Miley Cyrus song "We Can't Stop."
Gluten is a protein composite that comes from wheat and wheat products. It allows bread to be soft and hold its shape. There are people who are gluten intolerant, which means the ingestion of gluten damages their small intestine.
Sequestration is a system by which all government spending is cut until an agreement can be reached on the budget. All non-mandatory spending was cut by 8% during the 2013 budget sequester, and the government shut down for 16 days.
The slang term for the Affordable Care Act, which was passed in 2010. The legislation was put in place to try to make healthcare better and more affordable. Controversy arose when the website to access the online marketplace crashed, keeping users from buying policies.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks organs in the body, leading to tissue damage and inflammation. There are several variations of lupus, including one induced by medication.
Snapchat is an app through which people can send messages to a controlled list of recipients. The message, whether it's a photo, video or drawing, is only saved for a few second before disappearing permanently. Teens have used the app to send nude photos, causing some to associate it with sexting.
Bitcoin is a decentralized form of currency, meaning the currency does not go through or is monitored by any bank or government. Bitcoins are earned by mining and can be transferred to other users digitally. The currency can be traded for real money or used to buy products on the web.
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