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Displaced. ≈300,000. On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and US$ 15 billion in property damage, as well as leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless. A cargo of 2,750 tonnes of the substance (equivalent to ...
The UK experiences its hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching as high as 33.3 °C (92 °F). [264] Liverpool F.C. are confirmed as champions of 2019–20 Premier League after Manchester City lose at Chelsea , meaning that Liverpool now have an unassailable 23-point lead with 7 matches left to play; it is their first League ...
2020 ( MMXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2020th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 20th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2020s decade. The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and ...
1 January. Animated map of confirmed COVID-19 cases from 12 January to 29 February 2020. Date when first case in each first-level administration was reported. Xinhua News reported that the Huanan Seafood Market was closed on 1 January 2020 for cleaning and disinfection.
Sofia Vergara baffled by shocking elimination night on 'AGT': 'I'm going to throw up'. The first live semifinals results show of America’s Got Talent Season 16 aired Wednesday, and it was not ...
The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued in 2021. Most major events scheduled for 2020 that were postponed due to the pandemic were hosted in 2021, including the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, Expo 2020, and sporting events such as UEFA Euro 2020, the 2020 Summer Olympics and ...
Disasters and accidents. 2020–21 North American winter. February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm, 2021 Texas power crisis. In Texas, power is restored to millions of homes, but millions of people lack safe drinking water and 325,000 homes and businesses remain without power.
Contents. 2020 in the United States. The following is a list of notable events, births and deaths from 2020 in the United States . The US was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which by the end of the year killed over 300,000 people within American borders.