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“The Sound of Music” actor Charmian Carr died at the age of 73 on Sept. 18. She played Liesl, the eldest von Trapp daughter, in the 1965 musical film, and is remembered for her classic “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” performance. Carr died in Los Angeles after complications from a rare form of dementia.
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Miss Arkansas, Savvy Janine Shields, was crowned Miss America 2017 on Sept. 11 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. For the talent portion of the competition, Shields performed a jazz dance to the hit song “They Just Keep Moving The Line.” Shields is an art major at the University of Arkansas. Her title comes with a $50,000 academic scholarship.
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“Game of Thrones” made Emmy history on Sept. 18 as the most awarded prime time show ever. The show won awards for best writing in drama series, best directing in a drama series, best drama on a Sunday night and nine others. “Game of Thrones” won 12 out of its 23 total nominations.
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Oct. 3 marked the beginning of a new Supreme Court term. For the first time in decades, the court began its term with eight justices instead of nine. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away in February and the Senate has not acted to confirm President Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland. The vacancy will likely be filled by the next president.
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Hurricane Matthew was the most powerful storm to hit the United States in nearly a decade. During its peak, winds reached 100 mph in the United States and some areas affected saw 15 inches of rain. Hurricane Matthew killed more than 840 people in Haiti and left tens of thousands homeless. The storm killed at least 17 people in four states including seven in North Carolina, four in Florida, three in Georgia and three in South Carolina.
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Keith Lamont Scott, father of seven, was shot by a police officer on Sept. 20 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Demonstrators took to the streets for nearly a week to protest and many called for the release of video footage of the shooting. The first two nights of protesting resulted in property damage, injuries, a temporary interstate shutdown and one death.
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President Barack Obama announced that the United States is working with commercial partners to send humans to Mars by the 2030s. Obama outlined his vision for the country’s space program and announced that they are working to build new habitats that can sustain and support astronauts on long missions in space.