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25 Things that happened in 2020.
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1. Australian Bushfires that killed nearly 500m animals.
2. A.U.S Drone Strike at Baghdad International Airport kills Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi Paramilitary leader Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis
3. Taal Volcano in Luzon erupts causing the evacuation of thousands.
2. A.U.S Drone Strike at Baghdad International Airport kills Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi Paramilitary leader Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis
3. Taal Volcano in Luzon erupts causing the evacuation of thousands.
4. Italy places 16 million people in quarantine, more than a quarter of its population, in a bid to stop the spread of COVID-19.[32] A day later, the quarantine is expanded to cover the entire country, becoming the first country to apply this measure nationwide.
5. The World Health Organization declares Covid-19 outbreak a Pandemic.
6. A passenger train derails near Chenzhou, China, killing one person and leaving 127 injured.
7. George Floyd’s death causes BLM Protests.
8. Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi died in a helicopter crash.
6. A passenger train derails near Chenzhou, China, killing one person and leaving 127 injured.
7. George Floyd’s death causes BLM Protests.
8. Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi died in a helicopter crash.
9. Murder Hornets were spotted for the first time stateside when they invaded Washington state.
10. A massive explosion at a Beirut port, sparked Aug. 4 by the accidental detonation of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, killed at least 190 people and injured thousands of others.
10. A massive explosion at a Beirut port, sparked Aug. 4 by the accidental detonation of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, killed at least 190 people and injured thousands of others.
11. Chadwick Boseman, mostly known for his role in ‘Black Panther’ died at the age of 43 after a 4 year battle with colon cancer.
12. wildfires erupted from California to Washington state burning millions of acres and displacing hundreds of thousands of people since midAugust.
12. wildfires erupted from California to Washington state burning millions of acres and displacing hundreds of thousands of people since midAugust.
13. The Supreme Court Justice and unrelenting trailblazer for gender equality died Sept. 18 at the age of 87. She was the second-ever woman appointed to the high court.
14. President Trump announced Oct. 2 that he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus.
14. President Trump announced Oct. 2 that he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus.
15. Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Nov. 7, defeating President Trump.
16. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it expects the world economy to shrink 3%, the worst contraction since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
16. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it expects the world economy to shrink 3%, the worst contraction since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
17. Flash floods that hit Beledweyne and Jowhar, Somalia affected nearly a million people and took the lives of 24.
18. Cyclone Amphan makes landfall in eastern India and Bangladesh, killing over 100 people and forcing the evacuation of more than 4 million others.
18. Cyclone Amphan makes landfall in eastern India and Bangladesh, killing over 100 people and forcing the evacuation of more than 4 million others.
19. Flight PK8303, a Pakistan International Airlines passenger aircraft, crashes in a residential area near Karachi, in Pakistan, killing 97 of the 99 total people on board and injuring dozens on the ground.
20. A 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico.
20. A 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico.
21. China reports 141 dead or missing in floods since June; 28,000 homes have been damaged.
22. An Islamic State-supporting gunman killed four people and injured 22 others in an attack in central Vienna.
23. Attack on Kabul University in Afghanistan’s capital leaves at 19 dead.
22. An Islamic State-supporting gunman killed four people and injured 22 others in an attack in central Vienna.
23. Attack on Kabul University in Afghanistan’s capital leaves at 19 dead.
24. Russia says COVID “under control” despite record infections, bodies lined up in a hospital basement.
25. 5,000 pets found dead in boxes at Chinese shipping depot.
25. 5,000 pets found dead in boxes at Chinese shipping depot.
This year was tough for all of us. The year is ending in 2 weeks and I hope the horrors will end too. May the next year bring happiness and prosperity for all of us.
