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2020s in United States history is a narrative summary of major historical events and issues in the United States from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2029. The first part is divided chronologically by Congressional sessions and the second part highlights major issues that span several years or even the entire decade.
Full map including municipalities. State, territorial, tribal, and local governments responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with various declarations of emergency, closure of schools and public meeting places, lockdowns, and other restrictions intended to slow the progression of the virus.
5 November: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Parliament [68] 7–8 November: Egypt, House of Representatives (1st round, 2nd phase) 8 November: Myanmar, House of Representatives and House of Nationalities [69] 10 November: Jordan, House of Representatives [70] 11 November: Belize, House of Representatives [71]
Hakim Littleton was an armed 20-year-old African-American man who was fatally shot by police officers in Detroit, Michigan. In the morning hours of July 5, 2020, police officers were in the process of detaining another individual. Littleton was approached by the officers, pulled out a firearm and shot at one of the officers. [71]
Originally scheduled to expire on March 12, 2020, it was extended until September 12, 2020. [1] [2] Before it expired, it was replaced by Department of Defense Instruction 1300.28, which took effect on September 4, 2020, signed by Matthew Donovan. [3] The memorandum banned new applicants who have any history of medical transition treatment.
President Donald Trump faced his first foreign policy crisis of 2020 with the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq on December 31, 2019, and January 1, 2020. [ 2 ] [ 521 ] A January 2 U.S.-ordered strike that killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis , a terrorist with close ties to Iran, threatened to escalate the conflict.
The 2020 United States Postal Service crisis was a series of events that caused backlogs and delays in the delivery of mail by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The crisis stems primarily from changes implemented by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy shortly after taking office in June 2020.
The longer "month" may be set as the first (5–4–4), second (4–5–4), or third (4–4–5) unit. Its major advantage over a regular calendar is that each period is the same length and ends on the same day of the week, which is useful for planning manufacturing or work shifts.