(CNN)Here is a look back at the events of 2016. Notable US Events: January 26 - After occupying a federal wildlife refuge headquarters in Oregon for 26 days to denounce federal land policies, protest leader Ammon Bundy and several fellow occupiers are pulled over on US Highway 395. Bundy is arrested, and LaVoy Finicum is killed. February 9 - Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders wins the New Hampshire primary, claiming victory with 603A+rss3A+CNNi+-+U.S.)">Alton Sterling is shot and killed after an encounter with two Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police officers. Video shows Sterling on the ground, underneath officers, when shots are fired. July 6 - Philando Castile is shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. His girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, live-streams the aftermath of the confrontation with the police officer, and says Castile was reaching for his identification when he was shot. July 7-8 - Five police officers are killed, and seven other officers and two civilians are wounded when a sniper fires ambush-style during a peaceful protest in downtown Dallas. After a lengthy standoff with police in a parking garage, a Dallas police bomb squad robot kills the gunman, identified as Micah Xavier Johnson, 25, of Mesquite, Texas, a veteran who served in Afghanistan. July 12 - Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) endorses Hillary Clinton for president. July 15 - GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump tweets that he has chosen Governor Mike Pence of Indiana to be his running mate. July 17 - A gunman ambushes and kills three law officers and wounds three other officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The shooter, later identified as Gavin Long, 29, of Kansas City, is killed by police officers in the ensuing gun battle. July 19 - Donald Trump officially becomes the Republican Party nominee for president. July 21 - Roger Ailes resigns as chairman and CEO of Fox News amid sexual harassment allegations. July 22 - Wikileaks releases nearly 20,000 emails from Democratic National Committee staffers. The leaked emails appear to show the committee favoring presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders during the US presidential primary season. July 22 - US Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia is named as Hillary Clinton's vice presidential running mate.
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