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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.
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 ...
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]
Many horrific catastrophes have rocked the world and shaped history forever. However, some of these events were apparently worse than initially perceived. A Reddit question recently went viral ...
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.
America Online CEO Stephen M. Case, left, and Time Warner CEO Gerald M. Levin listen to senators' opening statements during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the merger of the two ...