Date: November 8, 2020
The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 2,997.10, the single largest point drop in history and the second-largest percentage drop ever at 12.93%, an even greater crash than Black Monday (1929). This follows the U.S. Federal Reserve announcing that it will cut its target interest rate to 0–0.25%. Date: March 16, 2020 Read more on…
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashes immediately after takeoff at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport; all 176 on board are killed. The plane was shot down by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile. Date: January 8, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On…
Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan launches an offensive against the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, inhabited predominantly by ethnic Armenians. Date: September 27, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2020Wuhan Announces First…
NASA's Mars 2020 mission was launched on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Date: July 30, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2020Berlin Brandenburg Airport Opens After 10-Year Delays October…
COVID-19 pandemic: Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly resigns for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on USS Theodore Roosevelt and the dismissal of Brett Crozier. Date: April 7, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Second Libyan Civil War: The Second Libyan Civil War comes to an end as all parties to the 5+5 Joint Libyan Military Commission agree to a ceasefire. Date: October 23, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today) More…