2015 |best| Jun 2026

Major legal and social milestones were reached, forever altering the landscape of civil rights.

On June 16, 2015 , Donald Trump descended the golden escalator at Trump Tower to announce his candidacy for President of the United States. Most pundits laughed. They called it a publicity stunt. Yet, the language he used—about Mexican immigrants being "rapists"—ignited a populist fire that had been dormant. 2015 is the year the "Alt-Right" and the "MAGA" movement transitioned from fringe 4chan boards to the mainstream news cycle. Major legal and social milestones were reached, forever