2. The OlympicsWe got teary eyed when watching the opening ceremony and of course, the inclusion of the event’s first refuge group. With a whopping 121 medals (61 of which were won by women), the US showed some serious sports skills, and made us long for high school field day. With 46 golds, 37 silvers, and 38 bronzes, Team USA topped the metal count in every category, a feat that last happened in 1948.3. Drone Deliveries Are A Thing7-11 and Amazon have debuted drone delivery services, and we couldn’t be more excited about it. Just when we thought it would never get better than Prime…4. Hamilton Takes OverKudos to director, Lin-Manuel Miranda, for making history cool again. After setting a new record for most money earned in a week on Broadway ($3.3 million to be exact) and winning 11 well-deserved Tony Awards, it’s refreshing to know our fellow man voluntarily patronized the theater to learn more about our forefathers. Even though Alexander Hamilton is the man behind the Electoral College, which we do admit we old against him at the moment, we can’t wait until a time we can actually afford to see his story on stage.5. Harriet Tubman Gets The 20It’s not that we don’t like Andrew Jackson, but we are truly excited with the news that the abolitionist and humanitarian, Harriet Tubman will be the first African American woman on US currency. (Although, bummer alert: we may not actually see the new bills until a decade from now).6. A New Level of DiversityGorgeous women like Nura Afia and Halima Aden proved that a headscarf can be an alluring accessory, while James Charles turned traditional gender roles on its head by signing on as CoverGirl’s first “cover boy” ambassador. What do they all have in common? They’re changing minds all over the world about what it means to be beautiful.7. Flower Blooms In SpaceIn January, a zinnia grew on the International Space Station via NASA’s high tech veggie facility. This is the first time a flower has actually bloomed outside our atmosphere (well the first we know about anyway), and we are excited about the implications for sustainable space travel.

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