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The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in the United States.. With the dominant political story of this year being the 2024 presidential election, most American-focused media outlets routinely have been covering the nominees, with Donald Trump becoming the second president in American history to win two non-consecutive terms, defeating Democratic vice president Kamala Harris who ...
The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in the United States.. The dominant political story of the year has been the 270-day long speakership of Representative Kevin McCarthy, whose slim majority in the House of Representatives has enabled a far-right rebellion to exert more weight over the lower chamber.
The right to assemble is recognized as a human right and protected in the First Amendment of the US Constitution under the clause, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of ...
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Connecticut passes legislation that will raise its minimum wage from $8.70 to $10.10 by 2017, making it the first state to answer President Obama's call for an increase in the minimum wage. [ 74 ] March 28 – The 5.1 M w La Habra earthquake shakes the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI ( Strong ), causing a few ...
September 10 – Visa, Mastercard, and American Express all announce gun sales on their payment systems will be separately categorized and be easier to track, a win for gun control advocates. [ 403 ] September 11 – President Biden delivers a speech remembering the 9/11 terrorist attacks and its victims on the twenty-first anniversary of the ...
10 10: 2023 Short North shooting: 10 people were shot and injured in a non-targeted shooting before the perpetrators fled the scene. [50] One of the victims was in critical condition. June 15, 2023 Monroe Township, Ohio: 3 1 4: 2023 Doerman killings: Three boys were killed and their mother wounded in a domestic-related shooting. The father was ...
By early June, at least 200 American cities had imposed curfews, while more than 30 states and Washington, D.C. had activated over 62,000 National Guard personnel into unrest. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] By the end of June, at least 14,000 people had been arrested at protests.