Was 2016 the Worst Year Ever?

The year 2016 is soon coming to an end. People on social media are looking back on the year. Many are saying 2016 was one of the worst years in recent memory. Television personality John Oliver, for example, spent much of his final show of the year discussing how bad the last 12 months were. He said, “Let’s face it: 2016 has been one calamity after another.”