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Thomas Jefferson becomes the 3rd president of the United States on March 4, 1801. First Barbary War, 1801–1805. The Territory Northwest of the River Ohio is admitted to the Union as the State of Ohio (the 17th state) on March 1, 1803. The United States takes possession of the Louisiana Purchase, December 20, 1803.
January 16, 2020 – The first impeachment trial of President Donald Trump begins in the U.S. Senate. January 21, 2020 – The first patient in the United States is diagnosed with coronavirus. January 26, 2020 – Kobe Bryant, along with his daughter, Gianna, and 7 others, perish in a helicopter crash.
The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous cultures formed. After European colonization of North America began in the late 15th century, wars and epidemics decimated indigenous societies. Starting in 1585, the British Empire colonized ...
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.
The Yuba City bus disaster, the second-worst bus crash in U.S. history, leaves 28 students and one teacher dead. The "Famous Fire" in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, destroys seven downtown structures, damages more than 12 others, and starts fires in at least 10 homes. May 24. Washington, D.C. Concorde service begins.
1910 – Mann Act. 1911 – Supreme Court breaks up Standard Oil. 1911 – Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. 1911 – First Indianapolis 500 is staged; Ray Harroun is the first winner. 1912 – RMS Titanic sank. 1912 – New Mexico and Arizona become states. 1912 – Girl Scouts of the USA was started by Juliette Gordon Low.
August. August 5–8 – The Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida nominates Richard Nixon for U.S. president and Spiro Agnew for vice president. August 21 – The Medal of Honor is posthumously awarded to James Anderson Jr.; he is the first black U.S. Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
January 1. 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 ...