A watchman in the night: what I've seen over 50 years reporting on America

1984 : the year of a landslide for Ronald Reagan

1985 : the year of politics, religion, and education

1986 : the year of historic and tragic events

1987 : the year of better late than never

1988 : the year of ethics and morality

1989 : the year of freedom to do good and evil

1990 : the year of heading into peace and prosperity

1991 : the year of the Gulf War and Rodney King

1992 : the year of the election and Bible misquotes

1993 : the year of Bill Clinton, the Branch Davidians, and Black Hawk Down

1994 : the year of Clinton scandals and the contract with America

1995 : the year of domestic terrorism and the Unabomber

1996 : the year of character and civility

1997 : the year of farewell to Princess Diana and Mother Teresa

1998 : the year of Monica Lewinsky

1999 : the year of Columbine and impeachment

2000 : the year of Y2K and a contested election

2001 : the year of 9/11

2002 : the year of Guantanamo Bay and beltway shootings

2003 : the year of the Iraq War

2004 : the year of Bush-Cheney reelection

2005 : the year of Hurricane Katrina

2006 : the year of terrorists and border security

2007 : the year of bitter politics

2008 : the year of the subprime mortgage crisis

2009 : the year of the great recession

2010 : the year of the Tea Party

2011 : the year of Occupy Wall Street

2012 : the year of Sandy Hook

2013 : the year of the Boston Marathon bombings

2014 : the year of Michael Brown and riots in Ferguson

2015 : the year of the Charlie Hebdo attack

2016 : the year of Donald Trump's election

2017 : the year of Jerusalem becoming the capital of Israel

2018 : the year of government shutdowns

2019 : the year of the Trump impeachment

2020 : the year of the pandemic

2021 : the year of Joe Biden

2022 : the year of Ukraine.