2020 Timeline So Far

  • Beginning in 2019 and continuing into 2020, fires have plagued Australia, burning though a record number of 47 million acres of land.
  • On January 3rd, during a U.S airstrike; the second most important man in Iran Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed. The effect of this bombing on the U.S., the speculation of World War 3 
  • On January 16th, the impeachment process for Donald J. Trump began.
  • On January 20th, the SARS-Cov-2 known as Covid-19 was announced in the United States. 
  • On January 26th, seven people died in a tragic helicopter crash. Among the perished, was famous basketball player Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna.
  • On February 8th, the first american citizen passed away due to the Corona virus in Wuhan.  
  • On February 24th, Harvey Weinstein was convicted of sexual assault and rape by his TV production assistant.
  • On March 6th, Two suicide bombers blew themselves up near the U.S Embassy in Tusunia. The incident resulted in the death of a police officer and 4 others having injuries. 
  • On March 9th, because of the sudden Covid-19 outbreak, several countries went into lock down, causing the Dow Jones industrial to have its worst single-drop day ever.
  • On March 24th, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were postponed until 2021.
  • On April 2nd, Global corona virus cases surpassed one million people.
  • On April 8th, Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders dropped out of the presidential race.
  • On April 29th, the Pentagon released videos of possible UFOs 
  • On May 4th, giant murder hornets came to the U.S.
  • On May 25th, George Floyd was wrongfully murdered by a police officer, sparking moving Black Lives Matter protests in more that 150 American cities.
  • For the whole month of June on, the streets were filled with with Black Lives Matter protesters
  • On August 4th, a devastating explosion tore through the country of Lebanon