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Jan 12 Taal volcano, 70km (45 miles) south of Manila in the Philippines begins erupting prompting evacuations. Jan 13 College Football, National Championship, Superdome, New Orleans: #1 LSU beats #3 Clemson, 42-15. Jan 13 Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow are fired by team owner Jim Crane for their roles in the ...
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January 2020 was the first month of that leap year. The month, which began on a Wednesday , ended on a Friday after 31 days. It was the first month of the 2020s decade , and it was also the first month of the COVID-19 outbreak , which was declared a public health emergency by World Health Organization on January 30, 2020.
Jan 1, 2020 · Jan 13 College Football, National Championship, Superdome, New Orleans: #1 LSU beats #3 Clemson, 42-15. Jan 13 Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow are fired by team owner Jim Crane for their roles in the sign-stealing scandal after MLB suspends both for one year.
- January. COVID reared its head in January. The very first case in the U.S. was a Washington State man who had travelled from the city of Wuhan in China, where it all started.
- February. February was consumed with the impeachment of President Trump by the House. He was eventually acquitted by the Senate of charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
- March. In March it was back to COVID. The World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, and the 2020 Olympics was officially postponed. Coronavirus may infect up to 70% of world's population, expert warns ("CBS Evening News")
- April. Tensions over COVID took center stage in April, when armed demonstrators took to the Michigan State Capitol to protest stay-at-home orders. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says protests can lead to extension of stay-at-home orders.
The start of 2020 has seen a flurry of significant events around the world. ... Then on 3 January Qasem Soleimani - one of Iran's most senior military figures - was killed in a US drone strike.
Dec 26, 2020 · In New York, disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein, 67, is found guilty of rape and later jailed for 23 years. A man in his 70s becomes the first Brit to die from Covid-19, on the Diamond ...
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Dec 17, 2020 · 2020 Events. 2020 was a tumultuous year that saw the onset of a deadly pandemic, widespread protests over systemic racism—and a deeply contentious election. ... On January 9, the World Health ...