Date: February 8, 2020
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, triggering a tsunami. At least 119 people die mainly due to collapsed buildings. Date: October 30, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Animal rights advocate Regan Russell is run over and killed by a transport truck outside of a pig slaughterhouse in Burlington, Ontario. Date: June 19, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2020WHO Issues First…
The Arecibo Telescope collapses. Date: December 1, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2020Joe Biden Elected 46th U.S. President, Defeats Trump – November 7, 2020Puerto Rico 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Kills Four, Injures Nine, January…
Breonna Taylor is killed by police officers who were forcibly entering her home in Louisville, Kentucky; her death sparked extensive protests against racism and police brutality. Date: March 13, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
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…
Cannabis is removed from the list of most dangerous drugs of the international drug control treaty by the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Date: December 2, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2020UK Leaves…