Timeline of 2020
September 17, 2020
This year has been crazy, and I don’t think any of us truly understand how much has happened this year. I decided to make a timeline of major events that have happened in 2020 so far this year.
Sep. 2019-Feb. 25, 2020: Australia wildfires burn 47 million acres of land.
January 6: United States drone strikes Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, killing him and causing tensions to rise between Iran and the U.S.
January 8: Iran launches missiles at Iraqi bases with American personnel.
January 8: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle decide to step down from the royal family.
January 11: China reported 1st Covid-19 death.
January 16: President Donald Trump gets impeached by the House of Representatives.
January 20: The first person in the United states was diagnosed with Covid-19.
January 26: Kobe Bryant and his daughter were killed in a helicopter crash.
January 29: The White House creates a Covid-19 task force.
February 2: The Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LIV.
February 4:Due to a faulty app the Iowa Caucus results were delayed until almost a month later.
February 11: WHO (World Health Organization) names the Coronavirus, Covid-19.
February 23: Ahmaud Arebery, a young black man, was killed by 2 white men.
February 29: The first official Covid-19 death is announced.
March 1: Pete Buttigieg drops out of the election.
March 4: Michael Bloomberg drops out of the election.
March 5: Elizabeth Warren drops out of the election.
March 11: WHO (World Health Organization) declare Covid-19 a pandemic.
March 11: Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years of prision.
March 11: The NBA delays their season after players test positive for Covid-19.
March 13: Trump declares national emergency due to covid-19.
March 13: Breonna Taylor is shot and killed in her home by police officers.
March 20: Coronavirus death toll passes 10,000 people.
March 20: Illinois mandates a stay at home order.
March 24: The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics get postponed.
March 27: House and Senate pass coronavirus relief bill and stimulus bill.
April 2: Global covid-19 cases surpass 1 million.
April 5: White House recommends all people wear masks when leaving their house.
April 8: Bernie Sanders drops out of the election.
April 9: The state of New York has more covid cases than any country in the world.
April 10: The U.S. is the first country to have 2,000 Covid-19 deaths in 1 day.
April 15: Armed protesters in Michigan protest Covid-19 regulations.
April 24: The U.S. surpasses 50,000 Covid-19 deaths.
April 27: The pentagon released 3 videos of UFOs taken by Navy pilots.
May 4: Murder hornets were discovered in Washington.
May 8: Unemployment hits 14.7%.
May 25: George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer.
May 26: Protests begin in Minneapolis.
May 27: Protests begin in cities all over the country including Memphis and Los Angeles.
May 28: Covid-19 cases in the U.S. pass 100,000.
May 28: The Governor of Minnesota activated the National Guard.
May 29: One of the officers that killed George Floyd was arrested.
May 31: Many large cities adopted curfew orders to try and stop rioting and looting.
June 4: Buffalo officers suspended after shoving protester causing him to hit his head.
June 10: The U.S. is the first country to reach 2 million Covid-19 cases.
June 20: Trump rally in Tulsa fails due to low attendance.
June 28: The global Covid-19 cases passed over 10 million.
July 13: Airstrike hit Yemen, killing 7 children.
August 10: A huge storm, with up to 100 mph winds, hits the midwest.
August 12:Joe Biden announces running mate Kamala Harris.
August 16: Covid-19 deaths passed 170,000.
August 23: Jacob Blake, an unarmed black man was shot by the police.
August 24: The FDA allows plasma as a treatment for Covid-19.
August 24: Protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin for the death of Jacob Blake.
August 24: Adviser to the president, Kellyanne Conway, resigns.
August 25: Hurricane Marco makes landfall in Mississippi and Laura is still behind it.
August 31: The U.S. reaches 6 million Coronavirus cases.
September 10: Wildfires start in california, burning 3.2 million acres.
September 16: Hurricane Sally hits downtown Pensacola, Fl.
Sources:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/05/asian-giant-hornets-arrive-united-states/
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/14/us/california-wildfires-monday/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/24/weather/marco-laura-gulf-coast-weather-forecast-monday/index.html
https://www.insider.com/shocking-things-that-have-happened-this-year-100-days-2020-4#april-9-the-state-of-new-york-alone-has-the-highest-number-of-coronavirus-cases-than-any-country-in-the-world-26
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.fox10phoenix.com/news/the-history-making-moments-that-have-happened-so-far-in-2020-and-were-only-halfway-through.amp
https://www.ndtv.com/latest
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.insider.com/when-how-australia-bushfires-started-in-2019-2020-1%3famp
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Weinstein_sexual_abuse_cases
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