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The following is a list of notable events, births and deaths from 2020 in the United States. The US was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic , which by the end of the year killed over 300,000 people within American borders.
In 2020, expect major fights over EPA regulatory rollbacks, as well as conflicts over the environmental impact of the Mexico–United States border wall, the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, PFAS (a cancer-linked chemical leaching into drinking water), the Waters of the U.S. Rule, and the Arctic Refuge drilling controversy. [513]
2020s in United States history is a narrative summary of major historical events and issues in the United States from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2029. The first part is divided chronologically by Congressional sessions and the second part highlights major issues that span several years or even the entire decade.
The event has been condemned by foreign governments, the political opposition, and human rights organizations and is considered the first major political crisis in the country since the conclusion of the Salvadoran Civil War in 1992 and has been referred to as a coup attempt. [147] 2020 United States presidential election and subsequent events
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 January 2025. 2020 January February March April May June July August September October November December This article is about the year 2020. For other uses, see 2020 (disambiguation). "MMXX" redirects here. For the album, see MMXX (album). Clockwise, from top left: Ukraine International Airlines ...
Armed conflicts and attacks. Russian invasion of Ukraine. Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine strikes targets at the Russian regions of Bryansk and Saratov as well as the Republic of Tatarstan with more than 200 drones and five ATACMS ballistic missiles, damaging at least one factory and a refinery.
The major catalyst of the unrest was the murder of George Floyd on May 25. Though it was not the first controversial killing of a black person in 2020, [32] it sparked a much wider series of global protests and riots which continued into August 2020. [33] [34] As of June 8, there were at least 19 deaths related to the protests. [35]
2020 Tajik presidential election: Incumbent Emomali Rahmon of the People's Democratic Party reelected. 2020 Lithuanian parliamentary election. [55] Independent Ingrida Šimonytė is the Prime-Minister designate. October 18 2020 Bolivian general election: Luis Arce of the Movement for Socialism is elected. 2020 Guinean presidential election