Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
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.
January 21, 2020 – The first patient in the United States is diagnosed with coronavirus. January 26, 2020 – Kobe Bryant, along with his daughter, Gianna, and 7 others, perish in a helicopter crash. February 5, 2020 – The majority of the United States Senate votes to acquit President Trump of charges related to the Trump-Ukraine scandal.
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]
Deadliest firestorm in United States history 1862 Flood >5,000 $100 million (1862 USD); $262.2 billion (2020 USD) Great Flood of 1862: California, Oregon, Utah, and the territories that now make up Arizona and Nevada: An atmospheric river led to 43 continuous days of rain, lasting from December 1861 until January 1862.
But you might be surprised to learn just how many major historical events happen to fall on the same day. ... in 2020, March 11 was the day the World Health Organization officially declared COVID ...
Wildfires spike in Brazil, while Australia endures the most widespread bush fires in its history. Isabelle Holdaway is the first patient to receive a genetically modified phage therapy to treat a drug-resistant infection. Pope Francis abolishes pontifical secrecy in sex abuse cases. The 2019–2020 dengue fever epidemic begins in Southeast Asia.
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]