--- description: From impeachment to climate change protests, 2019 was a busy year. Watch the biggest moments here title: These Were The Biggest Moments Of 2019 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7fb04488c84f838f/698a07e48fd2ee8295360a94/moments-of-the-year.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [society](/tag/society/) ## society Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # These Were The Biggest Moments of 2019  by [Anne Most](/author/anne-most/)  ## Anne Most Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 20, 2019 8:59 PM CUT  Getty Images (3); Disney+  by [Anne Most](/author/anne-most/)  ## Anne Most Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 20, 2019 8:59 PM CUT The year 2019 was marked by a [historic impeachment](https://time.com/5751699/donald-trump-impeached/ "undefined"), worldwide civil unrest and a first-of-its-kind vaping public health crisis. But there were also moments of hope. Climate change activist and [TIME’s Person of the Year Greta Thunberg](https://time.com/5748136/greta-thunberg-person-of-the-year-2019/ "undefined") led hundreds of thousands of young activists around the world to demand action from politicians on climate change. And the [U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team](https://time.com/athlete-of-the-year-2019-us-womens-soccer-team/ "undefined") inspired a nation with their excellence on the field, with their fourth FIFA Women’s World Cup title, and off, as they led a mainstream fight for equal pay. We said goodbye to _Game of Thrones_, _The Avengers_, and the _Star Wars_ Skywalker Saga, and welcomed to new streaming services — and a Baby Yoda. Watch the video above to catch the biggest moments of 2019. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5754046/biggest-moments-2019/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5754046/biggest-moments-2019/"},"headline":"These Were The Biggest Moments of 2019","datePublished":"2019-12-20T20:59:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-24T07:57:42.550Z","description":"The year was defined by topics including impeachment, Brexit, and climate change","url":"https://time.com/5754046/biggest-moments-2019/","keywords":["society"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7fb04488c84f838f/698a07e48fd2ee8295360a94/moments-of-the-year.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Anne Most","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/anne-most/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7fb04488c84f838f/698a07e48fd2ee8295360a94/moments-of-the-year.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"moments-of-the-year","caption":"","creditText":"Getty Images (3); Disney+","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/society/","name":"society"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5754046/biggest-moments-2019/","name":"These Were The Biggest Moments of 2019"}}]}] ```