2020 Recap

A timeline of the Major events that occurred in each month of the year.

2020 Recap

January

Australia experienced its most disastrous wildfire season burning 47 million acres.

 

 

 

 

 

February    

The Senate acquitted charges against President Trump after his impeachment trials.

 

 

 

 

 

March

 The global Coronavirus pandemic hit triggering the stock market crash.

 

 

 

 

April

Trump declared a State of Emergency for the U.S. in response to COVID-19.

 

 

 

 

May

George Floyd, an innocent man, was killed by unnecessary force shown by a police officer.

 

 

 

 

June

A movement of protests against racial injustice was sparked by George Floyd’s death

 

 

 

 

July

The bubonic plague resurfaced in China.

 

 

 

 

August

The West Coast erupted with devastating wildfires spreading from California to Washington.

 

 

 

September

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court, died.

 

 

 

 

October

President Trump tested positive for the Coronavirus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

November

Joe Biden won the 2020 Presidential Election becoming the 46th President.

 

 

 

 

December

A lawsuit was filed against four of the battleground states over the results of the election.