Society 2020 Timeline: List of Events (US Only)

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Timeline of notable events in the United States - will update as the year goes on.


January
January 26th - A helicopter crash in Calabasas, California kills nine people, including basketball star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant.




January 30 - 2019–20 COVID-19 pandemic: The CDC confirms the first case of human-to-human transmission of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the U.S







 
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February
February 2nd - Super Bowl LIV: The Kansas City Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers, 31–20.






February 6
– The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) gives permission for Nuro Inc. to deploy up to 5,000 driverless delivery vehicles across the country. It is the first time the NHTSA ever allows deployment of automated driving systems without meeting all national auto safety standards.






February 24
- Former film producer Harvey Weinstein is found guilty of rape






February 25
- Amazon opens its first cashierless grocery store, located in Seattle






February 29
- The Trump administration and the Taliban sign a conditional peace agreement in Doha, Qatar as part of a process to end the war in Afghanistan.
 
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March

March 2 - A tornado outbreak strikes four counties around Nashville, Tennessee, killing 26 people.





March 9 - Black Monday 2020: Share prices fall sharply, in response to economic concerns and the impact of COVID-19. The Dow Jones industrial average plunges more than 2,000 points, its biggest ever fall in intraday trading.[77] Oil prices plunge by as much as 30% in early trading, the biggest fall since 1991, after Saudi Arabia launches a price war.







March 12
- Black Thursday 2020: Following a series of recent major falls, the Dow Jones plunges yet again, this time by over 9.5%, along with markets around the world.







March 13
- President Trump declares a national emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, freeing up $50 billion in disaster relief funds.






March 15
- COVID-19 pandemic: The Federal Reserve announces that it will cut its target interest rate to 0 to 0.25 percent.







March 16
- The Dow Jones falls by −2,997.10, the single largest point drop in history and the second largest percentage drop ever at −12.93%, an even greater crash than the Wall Street Crash of 1929.







March 18
- 5.9M earthquake hits Salt Lake City, Utah.
 
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APRIL

April 3 - COVID-19 pandemic: The CDC recommends all citizens consider wearing cloth or fabric face coverings in public.



April 12 - At least 30 people are killed and 1.3 million left without electricity after an Easter tornado outbreak across the South




April 20 - April 20Oil prices reach a record low, falling into negative values, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the Russia–Saudi Arabia oil price war.