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The 2020 United States Senate elections were held on November 3, 2020, [1] with the 33 class 2 seats of the Senate contested in regular elections. [2] Of these, 21 were held by Republicans, and 12 by Democrats. The winners were elected to 6-year terms from January 3, 2021, to January 3, 2027. [3]
Animated map showing confirmed COVID-19 cases spreading from 22 January (high resolution) Date when first case in each first-level administration was reported. This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in March 2020, the virus which causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is responsible for the COVID-19 ...
The 2018 North American cold wave takes place, with record low temperatures in the Midwestern and Eastern United States. Times Square in New York City has a temperature of 9 °F (−13 °C), with −4 °F (−20 °C) wind chill, [1] in addition to Omaha having a temperature of −15 °F (−26 °C) on December 30, 2017, lower than the previous ...
The first documented use of the phrase "United States of America" is a letter from January 2, 1776. Stephen Moylan, a Continental Army aide to General George Washington, wrote to Joseph Reed, Washington's aide-de-camp, seeking to go "with full and ample powers from the United States of America to Spain" to seek assistance in the Revolutionary War effort.
11. The 2020 NBA playoffs conclude with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the 2020 NBA Finals. The entire tournament took place within a "bubble" setting at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, with the Los Angeles Lakers victorious 4–2 over the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals series.
The 2020 Dome Fire was a large and ecologically destructive wildfire in the Mojave National Preserve in California's San Bernardino County.Caused by a lightning strike on August 15, the fire began near Cima Dome (a geological formation for which the fire was named) and exhibited rapid growth over the following 36 hours, aided by weather conditions and a lack of available firefighting resources.
The West, as the most recently settled part of the United States, is often known for broad highways and open space. Pictured is a road in Utah to Monument Valley on the Navajo Nation. The Western United States is the largest region of the country, covering nearly half the land area of the contiguous United States.
Bottom was released in 2020. Bella Abzug becomes U.S. representative for New York's 19th congressional district; Charles B. Rangel becomes U.S. representative for New York's 18th congressional district. The Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York is created to handle drugs related crimes. 1972