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Federal government

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President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
:
Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...
( R- New York, then R-
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
) *
Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on ...
: Mike Pence (R-
Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
) * Chief Justice:
John Roberts John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as the 17th chief justice of the United States since 2005. Roberts has authored the majority opinion in several landmark cases, including '' Nat ...
( New York) * Speaker of the House of Representatives: Paul Ryan (R-
Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
) (until January 3), Nancy Pelosi ( D-
California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
) (starting January 3) *
Senate Majority Leader The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as the chief spokespersons for their respective political parties holding t ...
: Mitch McConnell (R-
Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...
) *
Congress A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ...
: 115th (until January 3), 116th (starting January 3)


Events


January

*
January 1 January 1 or 1 January is the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 364 days remaining until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the yea ...
**All works published in
1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...
except sound recordings enter the
public domain The public domain (PD) consists of all the creative work to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply. Those rights may have expired, been forfeited, expressly waived, or may be inapplicable. Because those rights have expired, ...
in the
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
, the first works to do so since the passage of the
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act Sonny is a common nickname and occasional given name. Often it can be a derivative of the English word "Son", a name derived from the Ancient Germanic element *sunn meaning "sun", a nickname derived from the Italian name Salvatore (especially in N ...
. **
Washington state Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first U.S. president—the state was formed from the western part of the Washington ...
bans all persons under 21 years of age from purchasing a semi-automatic assault rifle. * January 3 – The Democrats take control of the
House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
, with a promise to end the
government shutdown A government shutdown occurs when the legislative branch does not pass key bills which fund or authorize the operations of the executive branch, resulting in the cessation of some or all operations of a government. Government shutdowns in the Un ...
, but without funding for President
Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...
's proposed
border wall A border barrier is a separation barrier that runs along or near an international border. Such barriers are typically constructed for border control purposes such as curbing illegal immigration, human trafficking, and smuggling. Some such barr ...
. The Republicans increase their control of the
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...
. * January 4 – Government data reveals that the U.S. economy added 312,000 jobs in December, far ahead of predictions of 177,000, and that manufacturing ended 2018 with the most jobs added in one year since 1997. * January 8 – In a televised address to the nation, President Donald Trump makes the case for his proposed
border wall A border barrier is a separation barrier that runs along or near an international border. Such barriers are typically constructed for border control purposes such as curbing illegal immigration, human trafficking, and smuggling. Some such barr ...
. *
January 11 Events Pre-1600 * 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence. * 630 – Conquest of Mecca: The prophet Muha ...
– Representative
Tulsi Gabbard Tulsi Gabbard (; born April 12, 1981) is an American politician, United States Army Reserve officer and political commentator who served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2021. Gabbard was the fi ...
announces her candidacy for U.S. president. *
January 12 Events Pre-1600 * 475 – Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire. * 1528 – Gustav I of Sweden is crowned King of Sweden, having already rei ...
**The ongoing government shutdown becomes the longest in U.S. history at 22 days, leaving 800,000 employees unpaid. **Former
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development The United States secretary of housing and urban development (or HUD secretary) is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a member of the president's Cabinet, and thirteenth in the presidential line of succe ...
Julián Castro announces his candidacy for U.S. president. * January 14
J.B. Pritzker Jay Robert "J. B." Pritzker (born January 19, 1965) is an American billionaire businessman, philanthropist, and politician serving as the 43rd governor of Illinois since 2019. A member of the wealthy Pritzker family, which owns the worldwide ...
is inaugurated as the 43rd
governor of Illinois The governor of Illinois is the head of government of Illinois, and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by p ...
, succeeding Bruce Rauner. * January 15 – Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (; ; born December 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as member of the U.S. House of ...
announces her candidacy for U.S. president. *
January 19 Events Pre-1600 * 379 – Emperor Gratian elevates Flavius Theodosius at Sirmium to ''Augustus'', and gives him authority over all the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. * 649 – Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surrend ...
– President Trump offers a "compromise" of three years' additional protection for 700,000 Dreamers who entered the USA illegally with their parents and the 300,000 people holding visas under Temporary Protection Status (TPS) in exchange for funding for his security wall, but the offer is rejected by Democrats. *
January 21 Events Pre-1600 * 763 – Following the Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa, the Alid rebellion ends with the death of Ibrahim, brother of Isa ibn Musa. * 1525 – The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when ...
– The Supreme Court rules that the
Trump administration Donald Trump's tenure as the 45th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2017, and ended on January 20, 2021. Trump, a Republican from New York City, took office following his Electoral College victory ...
is allowed to limit military service for
transgender A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through ...
people. *
January 23 Events Pre-1600 * 393 – Roman emperor Theodosius I proclaims his eight-year-old son Honorius co-emperor. * 971 – Using crossbows, Song dynasty troops soundly defeat a war elephant corps of the Southern Han at Shao. *1264 & ...
South Bend, Indiana South Bend is a city in and the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total of 103,453 residents and is the fourt ...
mayor Pete Buttigieg announces his candidacy for U.S. president. * January 25 **
Political consultant Political consulting is a form of consulting that consists primarily of advising and assisting political campaigns. Although the most important role of political consultants is arguably the development and production of mass media (largely tel ...
Roger Stone Roger Jason Stone (born Roger Joseph Stone Jr.; August 27, 1952) is an American conservative political consultant and lobbyist. Since the 1970s, Stone has worked on the campaigns of Republican politicians, including Richard Nixon, Ronald Rea ...
is charged with seven counts in the 2017–2019 Special Counsel's investigation, including
obstruction of justice Obstruction of justice, in United States jurisdictions, is an act that involves unduly influencing, impeding, or otherwise interfering with the justice system, especially the legal and procedural tasks of prosecutors, investigators, or other gov ...
and
witness tampering Witness tampering is the act of attempting to improperly influence, alter or prevent the testimony of witnesses within criminal or civil proceedings. Witness tampering and reprisals against witnesses in organized crime cases have been a difficul ...
. **Flights are halted into New York's
LaGuardia Airport LaGuardia Airport is a civil airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City. Covering , the facility was established in 1929 and began operating as a public airport in 1939. It is named after former New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia ...
due to shortages of air traffic control staff, as a result of the ongoing government shutdown. **President Trump agrees to temporarily end the government shutdown as he backs a deal to fund federal agencies for three weeks. *
January 28 Events Pre-1600 * 98 – On the death of Nerva, Trajan is declared Roman emperor in Cologne, the seat of his government in lower Germany. * 814 – The death of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, brings about the accession ...
– The Justice Department charges Chinese tech firm
Huawei Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ( ; ) is a Chinese multinational technology corporation headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It designs, develops, produces and sells telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics and various smar ...
with multiple counts of fraud, raising U.S.-China tensions. *
January 29 Events Pre-1600 * 904 – Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher. * 946 – Caliph Al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Emir Mu'izz al-Dawla, rul ...
– Author
Marianne Williamson Marianne Deborah Williamson (born July 8, 1952) is an American author, spiritual leader, and political activist. She has written 14 books, including four ''New York Times'' number one bestsellers in the "Advice, How To, and Miscellaneous" cate ...
announces her candidacy for U.S. president. * January 30 ** Large portions of the United States are hit by a
polar vortex A circumpolar vortex, or simply polar vortex, is a large region of cold, rotating air that encircles both of Earth's polar regions. Polar vortices also exist on other rotating, low-obliquity planetary bodies. The term polar vortex can be used to ...
, bringing "once-in-a-generation" low temperatures and heavy snow. A state of emergency is declared in several states and a number of cold-related deaths are reported. ** Teachers rally in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
following a vote on January 22 to strike for higher pay. ** Sandusky, Ohio becomes the first city in the country to make Election Day a paid holiday while eliminating
Columbus Day Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492. ...
.


February

* February 1 **President Donald Trump confirms that the U.S. will leave the
Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty, formally the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles; / ДРСМ ...
. **Senator
Cory Booker Cory Anthony Booker (born April 27, 1969) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the junior United States senator from New Jersey since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Booker is the first African-American U.S. se ...
announces his candidacy for U.S. president. * February 3Super Bowl LIII is hosted at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in
Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
,
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...
.
Tom Brady Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He spent his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots organization, with which ...
, the
quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...
of the New England Patriots football team, wins his sixth championship, the most NFL world championships ever won by a single player, with the Patriots' six titles tying the Steelers for most Super Bowl wins. * February 5
State of the Union Address The State of the Union Address (sometimes abbreviated to SOTU) is an annual message delivered by the president of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress near the beginning of each calendar year on the current conditi ...
. *
February 9 Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. * 1003 – Boleslaus III is restored to authority with armed support from Bolesław I the Brave of Poland. *1539 – The first recorded race is held ...
– Senator
Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Ann Warren ( née Herring; born June 22, 1949) is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from Massachusetts, serving since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party and regarded as a ...
announces her candidacy for U.S. president. *
February 10 Events Pre-1600 * 1258 – Mongol invasions: Baghdad falls to the Mongols, bringing the Islamic Golden Age to an end. * 1306 – In front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries, Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn, spar ...
– Senator Amy Klobuchar announces her candidacy for U.S. president. *
February 12 Events Pre-1600 *1404 – The Italian professor Galeazzo di Santa Sophie performed the first post-mortem autopsy for the purposes of teaching and demonstration at the Heiligen–Geist Spital in Vienna. *1429 – English forces under ...
– Mexican drug boss
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (; born 4 April 1957), commonly known as "El Chapo" (), is a Mexican former drug lord and a former leader within the Sinaloa Cartel, an international crime syndicate. He is considered to have been one of th ...
is found guilty on all 10 counts at his drug-trafficking trial at a federal court in New York. * February 15 ** Gary Montez Martin murders five people and injures six others in a mass shooting at Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Illinois. **President Trump declares a national emergency to free up funds for his proposed border wall. *
February 16 Events Pre-1600 *1249 – Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khagan of the Mongol Empire. *1270 – Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Livonian Order in the Battle of Kar ...
– Bishop
Theodore Edgar McCarrick Theodore Edgar McCarrick (born July 7, 1930) is a laicized American bishop and former cardinal of the Catholic Church. Ordained a priest in 1958, he became an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York in 1977, then became Bishop of Metuch ...
is
defrocked Defrocking, unfrocking, degradation, or laicization of clergy is the removal of their rights to exercise the functions of the ordained ministry. It may be grounded on criminal convictions, disciplinary problems, or disagreements over doctrine or ...
, following historical sexual abuse allegations. He becomes the most senior Catholic figure to be dismissed from the priesthood in modern times. * February 19 – Senator Bernie Sanders announces his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election. * February 20U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant
Christopher Paul Hasson Christopher Paul Hasson (born ) is a former United States Coast Guard lieutenant and self-described white nationalist who pleaded guilty to federal gun and drug crimes in 2019, and the following year was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison ...
, who planned a domestic terrorist attack targeting politicians and journalists, is arrested. *
February 21 Events Pre-1600 *452 or 453 – Severianus, Bishop of Scythopolis, is martyred in Palestine. * 1245 – Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after confessing to torture and forgery. *1440 – The Pru ...
** Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax: Actor
Jussie Smollett Jussie Smollett (, born June 21, 1982) is an American actor and singer. He began his career as a child actor in 1991 debuting in '' The Mighty Ducks'' (1992). In 2015, Smollett portrayed musician Jamal Lyon in the Fox drama series ''Empire'', a ...
is arrested after being charged with disorderly conduct for staging a racist attack on himself in
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. Smollett maintains his innocence. ** Senator
Kamala Harris Kamala Devi Harris ( ; born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th vice president of the United States. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well ...
declares her candidacy for U.S. president. *
February 22 Events Pre-1600 * 1076 – Having received a letter during the Lenten synod of 14–20 February demanding that he abdicate, Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. * 1316 – The Battle of Picotin, between Ferd ...
** Singer R. Kelly is charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse for incidents dating back as far as 1998. ** '' National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System'': The
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (in case citations, S.D. Tex.) is the federal district court with jurisdiction over the southeastern part of Texas. The court's headquarters is in Houston, Texas and has six ...
rules that male-only conscription breaches the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause. * February 24 – The
91st Academy Awards The 91st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2018 and took place on February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, ...
, the first since 1989 to have no official host, are held at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with
Peter Farrelly Peter John Farrelly (born December 17, 1956) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist. Along with his brother Bobby, the Farrelly brothers are mostly famous for directing and producing quirky comedy and romantic comedy ...
's '' Green Book'' winning
Best Picture This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
.
Bryan Singer Bryan Jay Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American filmmaker. He is the founder of Bad Hat Harry Productions and has produced almost all of the films he has directed. After graduating from the University of Southern California, Singer ...
's ''
Bohemian Rhapsody "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen, released as the lead single from their fourth album, '' A Night at the Opera'' (1975). Written by lead singer Freddie Mercury, the song is a six-minute suite, notable for its lack o ...
'' wins four awards, among them Rami Malek for Best Actor, and both
Yorgos Lanthimos Georgios "Yorgos" Lanthimos ( el, Γιώργος Λάνθιμος, Giórgos Lánthimos, ; born 23 September 1973) is a Greek film director, film producer, screenwriter, photographer, theatre director and former professional basketball player. Sin ...
' ''
The Favourite ''The Favourite'' is a 2018 Historical drama, period black comedy film co-produced and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, from a screenplay by Deborah Davis (screenwriter), Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (writer), Tony McNamara. Set in early 18th ...
'' and Alfonso Cuarón's '' Roma'' both lead with ten nominations. Cuarón wins his second Best Director award, Olivia Colman wins
Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...
for ''The Favourite'',
Mahershala Ali Mahershala Ali (; born Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore, February 16, 1974) is an American actor. He has received multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. ''Time'' magazine named him one of th ...
Best Supporting Actor for ''Green Book'' and Regina King Best Supporting Actress for '' If Beale Street Could Talk''. The telecast garners nearly 29.6 million viewers. * February 27 – President Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen tells Congress that Trump had advanced knowledge of leaked Democratic emails during the
2016 Presidential campaign This national electoral calendar for 2016 lists the national/ federal elections held in 2016 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. January *7 January: Kiri ...
. * February 27–28 – The 2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit is held in Vietnam. It is the second summit with a United States President and the North Korean leader.


March

*
March 1 Events Pre-1600 *509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia. * 293 – Emperor Diocletian ...
– Washington State governor
Jay Inslee Jay Robert Inslee (; born February 9, 1951) is an American politician, lawyer, and economist who has served as the 23rd governor of Washington since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Represent ...
announces his candidacy in the 2020 presidential election. *
March 3 Events Pre-1600 * 473 – Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire. * 724 – Empress Genshō abdicates the throne in favor of her nephew Shōmu who becomes emperor of Japan. * 1575 & ...
**An unmanned demonstration flight of the SpaceX Dragon achieves successful autonomous docking with the
International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA ( ...
. **A severe tornado outbreak hits the southern states of
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,
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...
,
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
, and
South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...
, leaving at least 23 people dead and leaving 10,000 homes and businesses without electricity. *
March 4 Events Pre-1600 *AD 51 – Nero, later to become Roman emperor, is given the title '' princeps iuventutis'' (head of the youth). * 306 – Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. * 852 – Croatian Knez Trpimir I issues a st ...
– Former Colorado governor
John Hickenlooper John Wright Hickenlooper Jr. (; born February 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Colorado since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 42nd governor of Colorado from 2011 to 20 ...
announces his candidacy for the 2020 U.S. presidential election. *
March 8 Events Pre-1600 * 1010 – Ferdowsi completes his epic poem ''Shahnameh''. *1126 – Following the death of his mother, queen Urraca of León, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of León. * 1262 – Battle of Hausbergen between bou ...
– '' Captain Marvel'', directed by
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck Anna Boden and Ryan K. Fleck are an American filmmaking duo. They are best known for their collaborations on the films '' Half Nelson'', ''Sugar'', '' It's Kind of a Funny Story'', '' Mississippi Grind'' and '' Captain Marvel''. Early life ...
, is released by Marvel Studios as the 21st film of the
Marvel Cinematic Universe The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published by ...
(MCU). It becomes the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2019 during its run, earning $1.128 billion worldwide. * March 12 ** The
2019 college admissions bribery scandal In 2019, a scandal arose over a criminal conspiracy to influence undergraduate admissions decisions at several top American universities. The investigation into the conspiracy was code named Operation Varsity Blues. The investigation and rela ...
becomes public; around 50 people are accused of bribery and fraud to secure admission to elite colleges, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin. ** California governor
Gavin Newsom Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman who has been the 40th governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California f ...
places a moratorium on California's death penalty, thus ordering a reprieve for the 737 people on death row. *
March 13 Events Pre-1600 *624 – The Battle of Badr, the first major battle between the Muslims and Quraysh. *1567 – The Battle of Oosterweel, traditionally regarded as the start of the Eighty Years' War. *1591 – At the Battle of Tond ...
**
Boeing The Boeing Company () is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and p ...
grounds its entire global fleet of
737 Max The Boeing 737 MAX is the fourth generation of the Boeing 737, a narrow-body airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), a division of American company Boeing. It succeeds the Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) and competes with th ...
aircraft in response to evidence gathered following the crashes of
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Ethiopia to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. On 10 March 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft ...
and
Lion Air Flight 610 Lion Air Flight 610 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Jakarta to Depati Amir Airport, Pangkal Pinang in Indonesia. On 29 October 2018, the Boeing 737 MAX operating the route crashed into th ...
. **Former Representative
Beto O'Rourke Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke ( , ; ; born September 26, 1972) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, O'Rourke was the party's nominee for the U.S. Senat ...
announces his candidacy for the 2020 U.S. presidential election. *
March 15 Events Pre-1600 *474 BC – Roman consul Aulus Manlius Vulso celebrates an ovation for concluding the war against Veii and securing a forty years' truce. * 44 BC – The assassination of Julius Caesar takes place. * 493 – Odo ...
**President Trump issues the first veto of his presidency, striking down a Senate resolution to end his national emergency declaration to build a border wall. **Hundreds of students stage a
walkout In labor disputes, a walkout is a labor strike, the act of employees collectively leaving the workplace and withholding labor as an act of protest. A walkout can also mean the act of leaving a place of work, school, a meeting, a company, or an ...
and rally at the Capitol building, demanding legal action on
climate change In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to ...
. They are joined by students in over 1,600 simultaneous protests in 100 countries around the world. ** Robert Gentile, 82, whom federal authorities believe is a person of interest in the $500 million Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft, is released from federal custody. ** The
New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
legislature votes to replace
Columbus Day Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492. ...
with
Indigenous Peoples' Day Indigenous Peoples' Day is a holiday in the United States that celebrates and honors indigenous American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. It is celebrated across the United States on the second Monday in October, and is an ...
. *
March 17 Events Pre-1600 * 45 BC – In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda. * 180 – Commodus becomes sole emperor of the Roman Empire at the age of ei ...
**The
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approves legislation that would legally require all presidential candidates to release the last five years of their personal tax returns in order to have their names featured on both primary and general election voting ballots. **The
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announces it will guarantee free
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and fees to admitted in-state residents with a family household income of less than $50,000. *
March 18 Events Pre-1600 * 37 – Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ''(aka Caligula = Little Boots)'' emperor.Tacitus, ''Annals'' V.10. * 1068 – An earthquake in the Levant and the Ara ...
– Floods across the Midwest kill at least three people and inflict hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. *
March 19 Events Pre-1600 * 1277 – The Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce and renewing Venetian commercial privileges in the Byzantine Empire. * 1279 – A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen en ...
– American
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is the first woman to win the Abel Prize for outstanding contributions to mathematics. *
March 20 Events Pre-1600 * 673 – Emperor Tenmu of Japan assumes the Chrysanthemum Throne at the Palace of Kiyomihara in Asuka. * 1206 – Michael IV Autoreianos is appointed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. * 1600 – The Link ...
– The International
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begins with the Oakland Athletics and the
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playing in Japan at the
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. *
March 21 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the ''Vivarium'', by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas an ...
– Cesar Sayoc, 57, the Florida man accused of the October 2018 United States mail bombing attempts, pleads guilty in Manhattan federal court to 65 felony counts, including using
weapons of mass destruction A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or any other weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to numerous individuals or cause great damage to artificial structures (e.g., buildings), natu ...
in an attempted domestic terrorist attack. *
March 22 Events Pre-1600 * 106 – Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea. * 235 – Roman emperor Severus Alexander is murdered, marking the start of the Crisis of the Third Century. * 871 – Æthelr ...
**
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becomes the longest-living U.S. president at 94 years, 172 days old. **Special Counsel Robert Mueller turns in the
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of his nearly two-year investigation on whether the Trump campaign helped
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interfere in the
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. ** The
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declares that the
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militant group no longer controls any territory in Syria. The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces declare victory over the group the following day. *
March 23 Events Pre-1600 *1400 – The Trần dynasty of Vietnam is deposed, after one hundred and seventy-five years of rule, by Hồ Quý Ly, a court official. *1540 – Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last rel ...
– For the second time in a week, a survivor of the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, commits suicide. On March 17, Sydney Aiello, 19, committed suicide after being diagnosed with
post-traumatic stress disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental and behavioral disorder that can develop because of exposure to a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, child abuse, domestic violence, or other threats o ...
. *
March 24 Events Pre-1600 * 1199 – King Richard I of England is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting in France, leading to his death on April 6. *1387 – English victory over a Franco- Castilian-Flemish fleet in the Battle of Margate o ...
– Attorney General
William Barr William Pelham Barr (born May 23, 1950) is an American attorney who served as the 77th and 85th United States attorney general in the administrations of Presidents George H. W. Bush and Donald Trump. Born and raised in New York City, Barr ...
sends members of Congress a four page letter outlining the principle conclusions of the Mueller Report. * March 25 **
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outlaws bestiality. **Attorney
Michael Avenatti Michael John Avenatti (born February 16, 1971) is an American former attorney and convicted felon, best known for his legal representation and defrauding of adult film actress Stormy Daniels in unsuccessful lawsuits against then U.S. president D ...
is arrested in New York on charges of attempting to
extort Extortion is the practice of obtaining benefit through coercion. In most jurisdictions it is likely to constitute a criminal offence; the bulk of this article deals with such cases. Robbery is the simplest and most common form of extortion, al ...
more than $20 million from sports company
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. He is also charged with wire and bank fraud in a separate case in Los Angeles. **Jeremy Richman, father of 6-year-old Avielle Richman, who was among 20 children and six adults killed in the 2012
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in Newtown, Connecticut, is found dead from an apparent suicide. This follows recent suicides by two survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. *
March 26 Events Pre-1600 * 590 – Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. *1021 – On the feast of Eid al-Adha, the death of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, kept secret for six weeks, ...
** The
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fails to reach the supermajority needed to override President Trump's veto of Congress's attempt to overturn the border wall emergency declaration. ** "
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s" are made illegal in the United States. *
March 28 Events Pre-1600 * AD 37 – Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, bestowed on him by the Senate. * 193 – After assassinating the Roman Emperor Pertinax, his Praetorian Guards auction off the throne to Di ...
– The
2019 Major League Baseball season The 2019 Major League Baseball season began on March 20, while the regular season ended on September 29. It was the 150th anniversary of professional baseball, dating back to the 1869 foundation of the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The postseason beg ...
has its earliest season opener in history. *
March 29 Events Pre-1600 * 845 – Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving. * 1430 – The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures Thessalonica from the Republic of ...
** A judge in eastern
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declares a charter school's dress code unconstitutional. ** Fire destroys a building that housed executive offices at the
Highlander Research and Education Center The Highlander Research and Education Center, formerly known as the Highlander Folk School, is a social justice leadership training school and cultural center in New Market, Tennessee. Founded in 1932 by activist Myles Horton, educator Don West ( ...
in
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; arson is suspected. *
March 30 Events Pre-1600 * 598 – Balkan Campaign: The Avars lift the siege at the Byzantine stronghold of Tomis. Their leader Bayan I retreats north of the Danube River after the Avaro- Slavic hordes are decimated by the plague. *1282 &ndash ...
– President Trump issues a new permit to construct the
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. * March 31 – A 23rd horse is reported to have died at
Santa Anita racetrack Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent horse racing events in the United States during early fall, winter and in spring. The track is home to numerous prestigious races ...
in California, the latest in a string of deaths occurring since December 2018.


April

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April 1 Events Pre-1600 * 33 – According to one historian's account, Jesus Christ's Last Supper is held. * 527 – Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. *1081 – Alexios I Ko ...
**'' Bucklew v. Precythe'': the Supreme Court rules 5–4 that death row inmates are not guaranteed "painless" executions under the
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. ** The U.S. halts the delivery of
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fighter jet-related equipment to Turkey to protest the country's planned purchasing of Russia's S-400 missile defense system. ** The
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
legislature passes a
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, allowing seizure of guns from people deemed a threat to themselves or others. ** Two airports in New York join
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in banning concessions to Chick-fil-A restaurants due to the company's anti-LGBTQ record. ** Firefighters in Asbury Park, New Jersey put out a forest fire that burned 11,638 acres (18 square miles) in two days. *
April 2 Events Pre-1600 * 1513 – Having spotted land on March 27, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León comes ashore on what is now the U.S. state of Florida, landing somewhere between the modern city of St. Augustine and the mouth of the St. J ...
**
Lori Lightfoot Lori Elaine Lightfoot (born August 4, 1962) is an American attorney and politician serving since 2019 as the 56th mayor of Chicago. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before becoming mayor, Lightfoot worked in private legal practice as ...
wins the run-off in the
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, becoming the first black woman to hold the post and the first openly gay Chicago mayor. ** Prosecutors in
Waco, Texas Waco ( ) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2020 population of 138,486, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the st ...
decide to not go ahead with prosecution of individuals allegedly involved in the
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that left nine dead and 20 people injured. ** An explosion at a chemical plant in
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leaves one dead and two injured. This comes just weeks after a similar Houston-area explosion in Deer Creek, Texas on March 17. *
April 3 Events Pre-1600 * 686 – Maya king Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' assumes the crown of Calakmul. *1043 – Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. *1077 – The Patriarchate of Friûl, the first Friulian state, is created. * ...
** Representative
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, chair of the
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, sends a letter to the Internal Revenue Service asking for President Trump's tax returns. Meanwhile, the House Judiciary Committee votes to subpoena the Mueller Report. ** The
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City Council votes for new gun laws, including a ban on certain semiautomatic assault weapons. * April 4 – The 1973
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is invoked for the first time when the House votes 247–175 to end U.S. military assistance to
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in its intervention in the Yemeni Civil War; the Senate voted 54–46 on the bill in March 2019. President Trump vetoes the bill on April 16, the second veto of his presidency. * April 5 – '' Shazam!'', directed by David F. Sandberg, is released as the seventh film in the
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. *
April 6 Events Pre–1600 *46 BC – Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) at the Battle of Thapsus. * 402 – Stilicho defeats the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollentia. *13 ...
** Arson is suspected as the cause of three fires in historically black churches since March 26 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. A fourth, smaller fire was set at a majority-white church in Caddo Parish on March 31. The culprit in the case of the three black churches is arrested and charged on April 11. * April 8 – Joining
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and
Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
, the
Trump administration Donald Trump's tenure as the 45th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2017, and ended on January 20, 2021. Trump, a Republican from New York City, took office following his Electoral College victory ...
announces its intentions to designate
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
's
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; fa, سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enghelāb-e Eslāmi, lit=Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also Sepāh or Pasdaran for short) is a branch o ...
as a terrorist group. The official designation takes place on April 15. *
April 11 Events Pre-1600 * 491 – Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. *1241 – Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Mohi. *1512 – War of the League of Cambrai: Franco-Ferrare ...
** Federal prosecutors announce a 36-count indictment against lawyer
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, including bank fraud, embezzlement, tax evasion and wire fraud. ** Federal prosecutors indict Obama-era
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Greg Craig on charges of lying and hiding information related to his work for
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. **
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passes legislation to ban
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at six weeks, the fifth state to do so. *
April 15 Events Pre-1600 * 769 – The Lateran Council ends by condemning the Council of Hieria and anathematizing its iconoclastic rulings. * 1071 – Bari, the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy, is surrendered to Robert Guiscar ...
– Former
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governor
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officially announces his candidacy in the 2020 presidential election. He will run as a
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primary challenger to incumbent President Donald Trump, the first to do so. *
April 16 Events Pre-1600 * 1457 BC – Battle of Megido - the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail. * 69 – Defeated by Vitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Otho commits suicide. * 73 – Masad ...
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and Qualcomm settle a multi-year legal dispute regarding patent royalties. The deal between the two tech giants helps, among other arrangements, pave the way for Apple to have 5G iPhones on the market by 2020. *
April 18 Events Pre-1600 * 796 – King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Coria (Corbridge), Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada. The ''patrician'' Osbald of Northumbria, Osbald is crowned, but abdicates within 27 d ...
– A redacted version of the final Mueller Report is released by Attorney General
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to Congress and the general public. The report goes into detail on findings from the 2017–2019 Special Counsel probe regarding Russian contacts with the 2016 Donald Trump election campaign and matters regarding
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by President Trump himself. * April 23 – Wing Aviation, a
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offshoot company, becomes the first drone delivery service to receive Air Carrier Certification from the
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. *
April 25 Events Pre-1600 *404 BC – Admiral Lysander and King Pausanias of Sparta blockade Athens and bring the Peloponnesian War to a successful conclusion. * 775 – The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against the ...
**Former Vice President Joe Biden announces his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election, expanding the field to a record 20 candidates, the largest field of presidential candidates in U.S. history. ** A manhunt is launched for man caught on CCTV attempting to set fire to the
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in
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The suspect, Jacob Leroy Wallace, 32, is later arrested on May 2. *
April 26 Events Pre-1600 * 1336 – Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) ascends Mont Ventoux. *1348 – Czech king Karel IV founds the Charles University in Prague, which was later named after him and was the first university in Central Europe. * 1 ...
– '' Avengers: Endgame'' is released by Marvel Studios as the sequel to 2018's '' Avengers: Infinity War''. It breaks several box office records and eventually becomes the second highest-grossing film of all time, grossing $2.798 billion. * April 27 ** A
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occurs at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California on the last day of
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, resulting in one death and three injuries. ** A construction crane working on a
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office building in
Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
,
Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
, collapses onto Mercer Street, killing four people and injuring four others. *
April 28 Events Pre-1600 * 224 – The Battle of Hormozdgan is fought. Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V effectively ending the Parthian Empire. * 357 – Emperor Constantius II enters Rome for the first time to celebrate his victory ...
– Undersea explorer
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sets a new world record for the deepest ever sea dive at in the
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's
Mariana Trench The Mariana Trench is an oceanic trench located in the western Pacific Ocean, about east of the Mariana Islands; it is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth. It is crescent-shaped and measures about in length and in width. The maximum known ...
. Several unusual things are discovered at the bottom, including four new species of prawn-like
crustaceans Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean gro ...
and a new species of snailfish. *
April 30 Events Pre-1600 *311 – The Diocletianic Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire ends. *1315 – Enguerrand de Marigny is hanged at the instigation of Charles, Count of Valois. *1492 – Spain gives Christopher Columbus hi ...
** A school shooting takes place at the
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, leaving two people dead and four injured. **
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Officer Mohamed Noor is convicted of third-degree murder and manslaughter for shooting and killing Australian woman Justine Damond after she called 9-1-1 to report the possible assault of a woman.


May

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May 1 Events Pre-1600 * 305 – Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman emperor. * 880 – The Nea Ekklesia is inaugurated in Constantinople, setting the model for all later cross-in-square Orthodox churches. *1169 – N ...
Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...
becomes the first state to ban
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containers. *
May 2 Events Pre-1600 * 1194 – King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. *1230 – William de Braose is hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great. * 1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprison ...
**After designating them "dangerous individuals and organizations",
social media Social media are interactive media technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks. While challenges to the definition of ''social medi ...
giant
Facebook Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Mosk ...
purges
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, Nation of Islam leader
Louis Farrakhan Louis Farrakhan (; born Louis Eugene Walcott, May 11, 1933) is an American religious leader, Black supremacy, black supremacist, Racism, anti-white and Antisemitism, antisemitic Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theorist, and former singer who hea ...
, prominent white nationalist Paul Nehlen, right-wing figures Milo Yiannopoulos,
Laura Loomer Laura Elizabeth Loomer (born May 21, 1993) is an American far-right and anti-Muslim political activist, white nationalist, conspiracy theorist, and internet personality. She was the Republican nominee to represent Florida's 21st congressional ...
,
Paul Joseph Watson Paul Joseph Watson (born 24 May 1982) is a British far-right YouTuber, radio host, and conspiracy theorist. Until July 2016, Watson embraced the label "alt-right", but he now identifies as part of the new right. In May 2019, Facebook and Instag ...
and others from all of its platforms, including Instagram. After notable partisan outcry, President Trump later tweets on the matter, decrying perceived targeted censorship against conservatives on social media platforms by private corporations. Facebook responds that the bans were not ideologically motivated. **Mayor of
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announces her resignation from office amid state and federal investigations into whether she used bulk sales of her self-published children's book to disguise
kickbacks A kickback is a form of negotiated bribery in which a commission is paid to the bribe-taker in exchange for services rendered. Generally speaking, the remuneration (money, goods, or services handed over) is negotiated ahead of time. The kickbac ...
. *
May 3 Events Pre-1600 * 752 – Mayan king Bird Jaguar IV of Yaxchilan in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, assumes the throne. * 1481 – The largest of three earthquakes strikes the island of Rhodes and causes an estimated 30,000 casualties. ...
– New economic data shows that the U.S.
unemployment rate Unemployment, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), is people above a specified age (usually 15) not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for work during the refere ...
fell from 3.8 percent to 3.6 percent in April 2019, the lowest in 49 years, with employers adding 263,000 jobs in April versus the expected 190,000. *
May 4 Events Pre-1600 * 1256 – The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull ''Licet ecclesiae catholicae''. * 1415 – Religious reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus ar ...
**For the first time in American history, the winners of the Miss America ( Nia Franklin), Miss Teen USA ( Kaliegh Garris), and
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( Cheslie Kryst) beauty contests are all black women. **At the 2019 Kentucky Derby, longshot contender Country House wins the race after
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is disqualified, despite being the first across the finish line. *
May 5 Events Pre-1600 * 553 – The Second Council of Constantinople begins. *1215 – Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta. *1260 – Kub ...
– National security adviser
John Bolton John Robert Bolton (born November 20, 1948) is an American attorney, diplomat, Republican consultant, and political commentator. He served as the 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006, and as the 26th United Sta ...
announces the U.S. will deploy the Carrier Strike Group and four
B-52 bomber The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, which has continued to provide support and upgrades. It has been operated by the United States Air ...
s to the Middle Eastern theater to "send a clear and unmistakable message" to
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
following
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reports of an alleged Iranian plot to attack U.S. forces in the region. The military would later deploy the Marine transport ship and a
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SAM battery to the Middle East as well. *
May 6 Events Pre-1600 * 1527 – Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance. * 1536 – The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Sp ...
**According to Gallup's tracking poll, President Donald Trump's approval rating reaches 46%, the highest of his presidency thus far. **Professional golfer
Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, and holds numerous golf records. * * * Woods is widely regarded as ...
is awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, along with the Congressional Gold Medal. It is an award bestowed by the president of the United States to recognize people who have made "an especially merit ...
, becoming the fourth (and the youngest) active golfer to have received the medal. **The Arizona Senate declares pornography to be a
public health crisis A health crisis or public health crisis is a difficult situation or complex health system that affects humans in one or more geographic areas (mainly occurred in natural hazards), from a particular locality to encompass the entire planet. Health cr ...
. *
May 7 Events Pre-1600 * 351 – The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out after his arrival at Antioch. * 558 – In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, twenty years after its construction. Justinian I imm ...
A school shooting occurs at the STEM School Highlands Ranch in
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, leaving one dead and seven injured. * May 8 – **''
The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'' publishes newly obtained tax information revealing that from 1985 to 1994, Donald Trump lost $1.17 billion from his various businesses – a far greater amount than previously known, and more than any tax payer in U.S. history. **
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
,
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
, becomes the first city in the U.S. to decriminalize
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, in a vote of 51 to 49%. * May 10 – At 12:00 a.m. EST, President Trump's proposed 25 percent tariff hike on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports takes effect, escalating tensions between the two nations amid the ongoing
China–United States trade war The China–United States trade war () is an ongoing economic conflict between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America. In January 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump began setting tariffs and other trade barriers on Chin ...
. The deadline hits as negotiations between trade representatives continued. * May 13
2019 college admissions bribery scandal In 2019, a scandal arose over a criminal conspiracy to influence undergraduate admissions decisions at several top American universities. The investigation into the conspiracy was code named Operation Varsity Blues. The investigation and rela ...
: Actress Felicity Huffman pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit
mail fraud Mail fraud and wire fraud are terms used in the United States to describe the use of a physical or electronic mail system to defraud another, and are federal crimes there. Jurisdiction is claimed by the federal government if the illegal activity ...
and honest services mail fraud and admits to paying $15,000 for a proctor to change her daughter's
SAT The SAT ( ) is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States. Since its debut in 1926, its name and scoring have changed several times; originally called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, it was later called the Schol ...
answers. *
May 14 Events Pre-1600 *1027 – Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks. * 1097 – The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade. *1264 – Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and force ...
**
Abortion Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pre ...
is outlawed in the state of
Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...
, except for cases where a woman's life is threatened or a lethal fetal anomaly is present. The anti-abortion law, written to serve as a catalyst for a legal challenge against the ''
Roe v. Wade ''Roe v. Wade'', 410 U.S. 113 (1973),. was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States conferred the right to have an abortion. The decision struck down many federal and s ...
'' ruling, is set to go into effect in November. **
San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
becomes the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition technology. *
May 15 Events Pre-1600 * 221 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty. * 392 – Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbog ...
– President Trump issues an executive order invoking the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of , is a United States federal law authorizing the president to regulate international commerce after declaring a national emergency in response to any unusual and extraordinary t ...
in response to security threats from foreign telecom companies such as
Huawei Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ( ; ) is a Chinese multinational technology corporation headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It designs, develops, produces and sells telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics and various smar ...
. * May 16
New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
mayor Bill de Blasio announces his candidacy in the 2020 presidential election, expanding the
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field to a record 24 candidates, already the largest presidential primary field for any political party in American history. *
May 17 Events Pre-1600 *1395 – Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army. *1521 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason. * 1527 – Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Flo ...
**The U.S. reaches a deal with Mexico and Canada to lift steel and aluminum tariffs imposed in May 2018, paving the way for further ratification of the
United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement The Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) Commonly known as the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) in the United States and the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CU ...
(USMCA), the trade agreement set to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). **Japan lifts its ban on U.S. beef imports that were from cattle older than 20 months of age. *
May 17 Events Pre-1600 *1395 – Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army. *1521 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason. * 1527 – Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Flo ...
30 – A major tornado outbreak strikes the
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, killing at least eight people and causing "catastrophic" damage in many areas. *
May 21 Events Pre-1600 * 293 – Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Galerius as ''Caesar'' to Diocletian, beginning the period of four rulers known as the Tetrarchy. * 878 – Syracuse, Sicily, is captured by the Muslim Aghlabi ...
Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
becomes the first state to legalize human
composting Compost is a mixture of ingredients used as plant fertilizer and to improve soil's physical, chemical and biological properties. It is commonly prepared by decomposing plant, food waste, recycling organic materials and manure. The resulting m ...
, the right to allow people to have their body turned into soil after death. The process is seen as an alternative to traditional cremations and burials. *
May 22 Events Pre-1600 * 192 – Dong Zhuo is assassinated by his adopted son Lü Bu. * 760 – Fourteenth recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. * 853 – A Byzantine fleet sacks and destroys undefended Damietta in Egypt. * 1 ...
– The
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announces that the wreckage of the '' Clotilda'', the last known
slave ship Slave ships were large cargo ships specially built or converted from the 17th to the 19th century for transporting slaves. Such ships were also known as "Guineamen" because the trade involved human trafficking to and from the Guinea coast ...
to bring African slaves to the United States during the Atlantic slave trade, is found in the Mobile River. *
May 23 Events Pre-1600 * 1430 – Joan of Arc is captured at the Siege of Compiègne by troops from the Burgundian faction. *1498 – Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy. * 1533 – The marriage of King Henry VI ...
– California native
John Walker Lindh John Philip Walker Lindh (born February 9, 1981) is an American convicted felon who was captured as an enemy combatant during the United States' invasion of Afghanistan In late 2001, the United States and its close allies invaded Afghani ...
, a former
Taliban The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Islamic fundamentalist, militant Islamist, jihadist, and Pasht ...
fighter and the first person to be convicted of a crime in the
War on Terror The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is an ongoing international counterterrorism military campaign initiated by the United States following the September 11 attacks. The main targets of the campaign are militant ...
, is released from federal prison after serving 17 years of a 20-year sentence. * May 24 **President Trump authorizes the deployment of 1,500 additional troops to the
Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...
amid regional tensions with
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. **Federal judge
Carlton Reeves Carlton Wayne Reeves (born April 11, 1964) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He is the chairman as well as a member of the United States Sentencing Commission. Early ...
temporarily blocks a Mississippi law banning abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy. * May 26 - Simon Pagenaud wins the
Indianapolis 500 The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly called the Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indi ...
, driving a
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- Chevrolet for Team Penske. It was Pagenaud's first win in the event and Penske's 18th. * May 30 ** 2019 measles outbreak: The
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reports that, thus far in 2019, there have been 971 cases of measles in the U.S., the highest level in more than 25 years. **President Trump announces his intentions to apply a 5 percent
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on all Mexican imports, effective June 10, to pressure Mexico to do more to crack down on a surge in Central American migrants trying to cross the U.S. southern border. The tariffs are to increase to 10 percent on July 1, and by another 5 percent each month for three months. The tariffs are averted on June 7. **
Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
bans abortions at six weeks of pregnancy, joining five other states that have passed six-week abortion bans. **
New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...
becomes the 21st state to abolish the death penalty. *
May 31 Events Pre-1600 * 455 – Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome. * 1223 – Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol armies of Genghis Khan led by Subutai defeat K ...
– 12 people are killed, including the perpetrator, and four are injured in a
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at a municipal center in
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.


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June 3 Events Pre-1600 * 350 – The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators. * 713 – The Byzantine emperor Philippicus is blinded, depos ...
Jay-Z becomes the first hip-hop billionaire, according to ''
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'' magazine. *
June 7 Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia at Constantinople (Byzantine Empire). * 879 – Pope John VIII recognizes the Duchy of Croatia under Duke Branimir as an independent state. * 1002 – Henr ...
NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil List of government space agencies, space program ...
announces that, beginning in 2020, the
International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA ( ...
will be commercialized, allowing private companies to use the station to conduct for-profit activities, including marketing, advertising and
space manufacturing Space manufacturing is the production of tangible goods beyond Earth. Since most production capabilities are limited to low Earth orbit, the term in-orbit manufacturing is also frequently used. There are several rationales supporting in-space ...
. *
June 10 Events Pre-1600 * 671 – Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock ( clepsydra) called ''Rokoku''. The instrument, which measures time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of Ōtsu. *1190 – Third Crusade: Frederick I ...
**
United Technologies United Technologies Corporation (UTC) was an American multinational conglomerate headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut. It researched, developed, and manufactured products in numerous areas, including aircraft engines, aerospace systems, ...
and
Raytheon Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense conglomerate headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. It is one of the largest aerospace and defense manufacturers in the world by revenue and market capitali ...
agree to a merger. The resultant company is projected to be the second largest defense and aerospace contractor in the U.S. **A helicopter crashes onto the roof of the AXA Equitable Center in
New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
, killing the pilot. *
June 11 Events Pre-1600 * 173 – Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle ...
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legalizes
chemical castration Chemical castration is castration via anaphrodisiac drugs, whether to reduce libido and sexual activity, to treat cancer, or otherwise. Unlike surgical castration, where the gonads are removed through an incision in the body,
as a stipulation for child sex offenders applying for
parole Parole (also known as provisional release or supervised release) is a form of early release of a prison inmate where the prisoner agrees to abide by certain behavioral conditions, including checking-in with their designated parole officers, or ...
; the law goes into effect September 1. * June 12 ** Illinois Governor
J. B. Pritzker Jay Robert "J. B." Pritzker (born January 19, 1965) is an American billionaire businessman, philanthropist, and politician serving as the 43rd governor of Illinois since 2019. A member of the wealthy Pritzker family, which owns the worldwide ...
signs a law making
abortion Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pre ...
a "fundamental right" for pregnant individuals in the state. **At least two dozen police officers and two journalists are injured in overnight riots in
Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ...
after U.S. Marshals kill a 20-year-old black man, Brandon Webber, during an attempted arrest. **The
St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the ...
defeat the
Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...
4 games to 3, to win their first Stanley Cup Championship. *
June 14 Events Pre-1600 * 1158 – The city of Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar. * 1216 – First Barons' War: Prince Louis of France takes the city of Winchester, abandoned by John, King of England, and soon ...
– Gov.
Ron DeSantis Ronald Dion DeSantis (; born September 14, 1978) is an American politician serving as the 46th governor of Florida since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, DeSantis represented Florida's 6th district in the U.S. House of Repres ...
signs a bill making Florida the 12th state to ban sanctuary cities. *
June 18 Events Pre-1600 * 618 – Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China. * 656 – Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. * 860 – Byzantine–Rus' War: A fleet of about ...
– Twelve
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agents are sentenced to 34 years of prison for the August 24,
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murder of two CIA agents in Tres Marias, Morelos, Mexico. *
June 19 Events Pre-1600 * 325 – The original Nicene Creed is adopted at the First Council of Nicaea. *1179 – The Battle of Kalvskinnet takes place outside Nidaros (now Trondheim), Norway. Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle chan ...
Keith Raniere, leader of sex cult
NXIVM NXIVM () is the name commonly used to describe the personality cult of imprisoned racketeer and sex offender Keith Raniere. NXIVM is also the trademarked name of the defunct corporation that Raniere founded, which provided seminars and vide ...
, is found guilty of all charges against him in a New York court. * June 202019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone: President Trump orders then aborts conventional military strikes against
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
after the shoot-down of an RQ-4A surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz. He reportedly approves cyber attacks against Iranian missile systems. * June 21 ** Journalist and advice columnist E. Jean Carroll accuses President Trump of having sexually assaulted her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. **
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' 21st feature film, ''
Toy Story 4 ''Toy Story 4'' is a 2019 American computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the fourth installment in Pixar's ''Toy Story'' series and the sequel to ''Toy Story 3'' ( ...
'', the sequel to 2010's ''
Toy Story 3 ''Toy Story 3'' is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the third installment in the ''Toy Story'' series and the sequel to '' Toy Story 2'' (1999). It wa ...
'', is released in theaters. * June 23 – In a public stunt, two members of The Flying Wallendas successfully walk a quarter-mile tightrope 25 stories above
Times Square Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment hub, and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is formed by the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street. Together with adjacent ...
. *
June 24 Events Pre-1600 *1312 BC – Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa. * 109 – Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, northwest of Rome. ...
– President Trump signs an
executive order In the United States, an executive order is a directive by the president of the United States that manages operations of the federal government. The legal or constitutional basis for executive orders has multiple sources. Article Two of t ...
sanctioning Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the first such sanctions in history. *
June 25 Events Pre-1600 * 524 – The Franks are defeated by the Burgundians in the Battle of Vézeronce. * 841 – In the Battle of Fontenay-en-Puisaye, forces led by Charles the Bald and Louis the German defeat the armies of Lothair I of ...
San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
becomes the first major U.S. city to ban the sale of e-cigarettes. *
June 27 Events Pre-1600 * 1358 – The Republic of Ragusa is founded. *1497 – Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London, England. * 1499 – Americo Vespucci, on Spanish financed trip, sights coa ...
** '' Rucho v. Common Cause'' and '' Benisek v. Lamone'': The Supreme Court rules 5–4 that federal courts are constitutionally powerless to hear challenges to excessive partisan
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, leaving it up to states and Congress to legally address the issue. ** During a 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries debate, Moderator and
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"Today" host
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asked the 10 Democratic primary candidates on stage if their health plans would provide coverage for the estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. illegally. Every candidate raised their hands. One study predicts this would cost American taxpayers up to $23 billion a year. *
June 30 Events Pre-1600 * 296 – Pope Marcellinus begins his papacy. * 763 – The Byzantine army of emperor Constantine V defeats the Bulgarian forces in the Battle of Anchialus. *1422 – Battle of Arbedo between the duke of Milan ...
**During a three-way meeting at the
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with South and North Korean leaders, President Trump becomes the first sitting U.S. president to set foot on North Korean territory. Both Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pledge to restart stalled nuclear negotiations between the two countries. **Ten people are killed when a twin-engine Beechcraft BE-350 King Air crashes into a hangar, shortly after take-off at Addison Airport, Texas. *Date unknown — According to
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and ''
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'' reports, President Trump promised Chinese President
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that the US would remain quiet on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong while trade talks continued.


July

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July 2 Events Pre-1600 * 437 – Emperor Valentinian III begins his reign over the Western Roman Empire. His mother Galla Placidia ends her regency, but continues to exercise political influence at the court in Rome. * 626 – Li Shimin, t ...
– '' Spider-Man: Far from Home'', directed by Jon Watts, is released by Marvel Studios and
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as the 23rd film of the
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(MCU), the final film in its " Phase Three" slate, the final instalment in its self-styled "Infinity Saga" and the sequel to 2017's '' Spider-Man: Homecoming''. *
July 4 Events Pre-1600 *362 BC – Battle of Mantinea: The Thebans, led by Epaminondas, defeated the Spartans. * 414 – Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yields power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigned as regent and proclaime ...
**In a one-hour Independence Day event titled Salute to America, President Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. president in nearly seven decades to address a crowd at the National Mall during the holiday. President
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had previously done so in 1951. **Southern California is hit by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake, the largest in the region since 1994. *
July 5 Events Pre-1600 * 328 – The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus ( Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius. * 1316 – The Burgundian a ...
– A second, stronger earthquake of 7.1 magnitude hits Southern California. There are no reported casualties. *
July 6 Events Pre-1600 * 371 BC – The Battle of Leuctra shatters Sparta's reputation of military invincibility. * 640 – Battle of Heliopolis: The Muslim Arab army under 'Amr ibn al-'As defeat the Byzantine forces near Heliopolis (Egypt ...
**Billionaire
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and registered
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Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Edward Epstein ( ; January 20, 1953August 10, 2019) was an American sex offender and financier. Epstein, who was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, began his professional life by teaching at the Dalton School in Manhattan, des ...
is arrested on federal charges of sex trafficking and additionally charged by the
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with sex trafficking and with conspiracy to traffic minors in Florida and New York. **At least 20 people are injured, two seriously, by an apparent
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at a shopping mall in
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. *
July 7 Events Pre-1600 * 1124 – The city of Tyre falls to the Venetian Crusade after a siege of nineteen weeks. * 1456 – A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her execution. * 1520 – Spanish ''conquistad ...
– The U.S. women's soccer team wins their fourth World Cup, defending their status as the No. 1 team in the world and renewing their campaign for pay equity. * July 9 – Billionaire
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announces his candidacy for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, on the Democratic Party ticket. *
July 11 Events Pre-1600 * 472 – After being besieged in Rome by his own generals, Western Roman Emperor Anthemius is captured in St. Peter's Basilica and put to death. * 813 – Byzantine emperor Michael I, under threat by conspiracies, ...
**The
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exceeds 27,000 points for the first time in its history. **Singer R. Kelly is arrested in Chicago on federal sex trafficking charges—it is the first time he faces federal criminal charges. * July 12 ** Labor Secretary
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announces his resignation amid controversy over his
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of a 2007 sex crimes case against
Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Edward Epstein ( ; January 20, 1953August 10, 2019) was an American sex offender and financier. Epstein, who was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, began his professional life by teaching at the Dalton School in Manhattan, des ...
, the details of which resurfaced following Epstein's July 6 arrest. **In a 3–2 vote, the Federal Trade Commission approves a record $5 billion fine on
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to settle an investigation into data privacy violations. *
July 13 Events Pre-1600 * 1174 – William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173–74, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England. * 1249 – Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots. *1260 – The Livon ...
**A blackout occurs in Manhattan's West Side, affecting 73,000 customers. The blackout occurs exactly 42 years after the
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. ** Hurricane Barry approaches the
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, becoming the first hurricane of the 2019 season, with a sustained wind speed of 75 mph (120 km/h). **Willem Van Spronsen, a self-described Antifa member armed with a rifle and incendiary devices, attacks an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Washington state. Van Spronsen fires several shots at the detention center, throws incendiary devices, and sets vehicles on fire. While attempting to ignite a propane tank, Van Spronsen is shot and killed by Tacoma police officers. *
July 14 Events Pre-1600 * 982 – King Otto II and his Frankish army are defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy. * 1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II. * 142 ...
– President Trump sparks controversy over remarks directed at four Democratic congresswomen that were widely perceived as racist; Trump sharply denies the comments were racist. The House of Representatives votes 240–187 to condemn the President's remarks two days later. The controversy persisted as Trump supporters chanted similar remarks at a subsequent rally in Greenville, North Carolina on July 18. Trump disavowed the chant the next day. * July 1620 – The 50th anniversary of the
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mission is observed. *
July 17 Events Pre-1600 * 180 – Twelve inhabitants of Scillium (near Kasserine, modern-day Tunisia) in North Africa are executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world. *1048 – Damasu ...
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (; born 4 April 1957), commonly known as "El Chapo" (), is a Mexican former drug lord and a former leader within the Sinaloa Cartel, an international crime syndicate. He is considered to have been one of th ...
, former head of the
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, which became the biggest supplier of drugs to the US, is sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years. *
July 24 Events Pre-1600 *1132 – Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. * 1148 – Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade. *1304 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirl ...
Ricardo Rosselló, governor of
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, announces he will resign on August 2 following revelations of his participation in a chat group with sexist, profane, and
homophobic Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay or bisexual. It has been defined as contempt, prejudice, aversion, hatred or antipathy, m ...
comments. * July 25 – **Attorney General
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reinstates the death penalty for federal crimes. The federal government also schedules the execution of five death row inmates. **Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocks legislation to improve election security less than 24 hours after Special Counsel Robert Mueller warns of the continued threat of interference in American elections. **Sixteen
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are arrested at
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for human trafficking and drug-related offenses. Two others had been arrested on July 3. **Five women ( Alexandria "Ally" Kostial, 21; Zaria Newton, 20; Arykah Patrice White, 16; Lisa Nguyen, 59; and Shayna Catherine Cline, 19) are killed in
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in separate incidents within 24 hours. All five were killed by firearms. **Three students from the
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, members of Kappa Alpha fraternity, post a photo on Instagram taken at the Emmett Till Memorial that is widely seen as racist. The students are suspended by the fraternity but not charged with a hate crime. *
July 26 Events Pre-1600 * 657 – First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I. * 811 – Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I is killed and his heir Staurakios is se ...
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discovers the long-sought signature of
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, whose pen name was Mark Twain, inside the Mark Twain Cave in
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. *
July 27 Events Pre-1600 * 1054 – Siward, Earl of Northumbria, invades Scotland and defeats Macbeth, King of Scotland, somewhere north of the Firth of Forth. * 1189 – Friedrich Barbarossa arrives at Niš, the capital of Serbian King Ste ...
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hosts the Challenger Games at
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in California. Notable participants included Tobi Brown,
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, and Deestroying. *
July 28 Events Pre-1600 *1364 – Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina. *1540 – Henry VIII of England marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day his former Chancellor, Thom ...
– Four people, including the shooter, are killed and twelve others injured in a
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in
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. * July 30 – The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), owner of
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and other hotels, announces it will stop using small soap and shampoo containers in order to cut down on plastic waste. Marriott International and Hilton Hotels & Resorts have made similar announcements. * July 31 **The
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cuts interest rates for the first time since 2008, with a 0.25% reduction to a baseline level of 2–2.25%. **Leslie McCrae Dowless faces new charges of electoral fraud in
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. Dowless was arrested in
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and charged with trying to rig the election in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District in favor of Mark Harris, the Republican candidate.


August

* August 2 **The U.S. officially withdraws from the
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established with Russia in 1987. **Dozens of jailed immigrants are pepper-sprayed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during a protest in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. **Puerto Rico governor
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resigns, and
Pedro Pierluisi Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia (born April 26, 1959) is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer currently serving as governor of Puerto Rico. He has previously served as Secretary of Justice, Resident Commissioner, acting Secretary of State, i ...
(who was appointed secretary of state on July 31) takes the oath of office to succeed him. *
August 3 Events Pre-1600 * 8 – Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna. * 435 – Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emper ...
2019 El Paso shooting On August 3, 2019, a mass shooting occurred at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, United States. In the terrorist attack, a far-right individual killed 23 people and injured 23 others. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the sh ...
: A mass shooting occurs at a Walmart near the Cielo Vista Mall in
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, resulting in 23 fatalities and 23 injured. *
August 4 Events Pre-1600 * 598 – Goguryeo-Sui War: In response to a Goguryeo (Korean) incursion into Liaoxi, Emperor Wéndi of Sui orders his youngest son, Yang Liang (assisted by the co-prime minister Gao Jiong), to conquer Goguryeo during th ...
2019 Dayton shooting On August 4, 2019, 24-year-old Connor Betts shot and killed nine people, including his transgender brother, and wounded 17 others near the entrance of the Ned Peppers Bar in the Oregon District of Dayton, Ohio. Betts was fatally shot by respon ...
: A mass shooting occurs in the Oregon Historic District in downtown
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, resulting in 10 fatalities (including the perpetrator) and 27 injuries. *
August 7 Events Pre-1600 * 461 – Roman Emperor Majorian is beheaded near the river Iria in north-west Italy following his arrest and deposition by the ''magister militum'' Ricimer. * 626 – The Avar and Slav armies leave the siege of Co ...
– The
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rules that Pedro Pierluisi's swearing in as governor was unconstitutional and removes him from office. Secretary of Justice Wanda Vázquez Garced becomes governor. *
August 8 Events Pre-1600 * 685 BC – Spring and Autumn period: Battle of Qianshi: Upon the death of the previous Duke of Qi, Gongsun Wuzhi, Duke Zhuang of Lu sends an army into the Duchy of Qi to install the exiled Qi prince Gongzi Jiu as the ...
– The largest U.S. immigration raids in a decade result in 680 arrests in Mississippi. *
August 9 Events Pre-1600 *48 BC – Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt. * 378 – Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens ...
– The
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Supreme Court upholds a voting law that disenfranchises 10% of the state's Native Americans. *
August 10 Events Pre-1600 * 654 – Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I. * 955 – Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), traditionally known as Otto the Great (german: Otto der Gro ...
**2020 Democratic candidates for president speak at a gun forum sponsored by
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, in Des Moines, Iowa. **The
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, the Justice Department's inspector general and the New York City medical examiner launch inquiries following the death of
Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Edward Epstein ( ; January 20, 1953August 10, 2019) was an American sex offender and financier. Epstein, who was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, began his professional life by teaching at the Dalton School in Manhattan, des ...
in a Manhattan jail while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. *
August 12 Events Pre-1600 *1099 – First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid forces led by Al-Afdal Shahanshah. This is considered the last engagement of the First Crusade. * 1121 – B ...
**The Trump administration issues new rules that reject applicants for temporary or permanent
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for failing to meet income standards or for receiving public assistance such as welfare, food stamps,
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or
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. **The Department of Interior revises its implementation of the
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including preventing the
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from automatically offering full endangered species protections to wildlife classified as "threatened". **FBI agents raid Jeffrey Epstein's private Caribbean island amid ongoing investigations into alleged sex trafficking. * August 14 **An employee of the
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drives a truck through a group of peaceful protesters from
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, injuring several. ** Mylan N.V., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., and Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. are accused of blocking a Congressional investigation into rising drug prices. *
August 15 Events Pre-1600 * 636 – Arab–Byzantine wars: The Battle of Yarmouk between the Byzantine Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate begins. * 717 – Arab–Byzantine wars: Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik begins the Second Arab Siege of Const ...
**Former Colorado governor
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withdraws from the 2020 Presidential election campaign. **The
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denies
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to Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and
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(D-MI). * August 16
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rejects the suggestion that the United States might purchase
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. *
August 17 Events Pre-1600 *309/310 – Pope Eusebius is banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily, where he dies, possibly from a hunger strike. * 682 – Pope Leo II begins his pontificate. * 986 – Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle ...
– Protests are held in Portland that rally: Proud Boys
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, a “patriot movement” militia group, and American Guard. They are met with three times as many counter protesters. *
August 17 Events Pre-1600 *309/310 – Pope Eusebius is banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily, where he dies, possibly from a hunger strike. * 682 – Pope Leo II begins his pontificate. * 986 – Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle ...
18 – Anti-gun rallies are held in over 100 cities in all 50 states. *
August 20 Events Pre-1600 * AD 14 – Agrippa Postumus, maternal grandson of the late Roman emperor Augustus, is mysteriously executed by his guards while in exile. * 636 – Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take con ...
Richard Ross Jr., police commissioner of
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, resigns amid allegations that members of his department engaged in sexual harassment and racial and gender discrimination against women serving in the ranks. * August 21 – Washington governor
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announces the end of his 2020 presidential bid. *
August 22 Events Pre-1600 * 392 – Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. * 851 – Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland. *1138 – Battle of the Standard between Scotland a ...
– A federal grand jury in Los Angeles charges 80 people, mostly
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ns, in a conspiracy to steal and then launder millions of dollars. 14 people are arrested. *
August 23 Events Pre-1600 *30 BC – After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, the eldest son of Mark Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and only child of Julius Cae ...
**The first recorded death due to
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is announced by the
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(CDC), amid concern over a mystery lung disease in the United States, linked to the use of e-cigarettes. **
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bans advertisements of “assault-style rifles/sniper rifles.” *
August 26 Events Pre-1600 * 683 – Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah. *1071 – The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most ...
Johnson & Johnson is ordered to pay $572 million for contributing to the
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in Oklahoma. *
August 28 Events Pre-1600 * 475 – The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna. * 489 – Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way ...
**New York senator
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withdraws from the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. **16-year-old Swedish student
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arrives in New York Harbor after sailing across the Atlantic. Thunberg plans to testify at a UN summit on
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s. *
August 29 Events Pre-1600 * 708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708). * 870 – The city of Melite surrenders to an Aghlabid army following a siege, putting an end to Byzantine M ...
– Federal judge Amy Totenberg rules that the state of
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must replace all of its voting machines or use paper ballots in time for the March 24, 2020 Presidential primary election. Several faulty voting machines were reported during the
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gubernatorial primary on August 27. *
August 31 Events Pre-1600 * 1056 – After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty. * 1057 – Abdication of Byzantine Emperor Michael VI Bringas after just one year ...
Midland–Odessa shootings: Seven people are killed and 21 others wounded in a spree shooting in West Texas, between the cities of Midland and Odessa. The suspect is shot and killed by police outside a movie theater in Odessa.


September

* September 2 – An early-morning fire on a dive boat off
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and
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, California results in 25 dead and 9 missing. * September 3 **The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passes a resolution calling the NRA a "domestic terrorist organization". **
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announces they will stop selling handgun ammunition and certain types of ammo for short-barrelled rifles.
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asks shoppers to refrain from openly carrying guns even if it is legal. Other major retailers follow suit. **The Cherokee Nation names an official delegate to the
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for the first time. *
September 4 Events Pre-1600 * 476 – Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire. * 626 – Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne ove ...
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hosts ten town hall meetings for as many Democratic presidential hopefuls to discuss
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. *
September 6 Events Pre-1600 * 394 – Battle of the Frigidus: Roman emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His Frankish ''magister militum'' Arbogast escapes but commits suicide two days later. *1492 – Christopher Colu ...
**
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makes landfall on
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, North Carolina as a Category 1 storm. 350,000 residents and businesses in North Carolina and South Carolina are left without electricity. **Following three deaths, the
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recommends against the use of electronic cigarettes. **Th
Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office
(AITO) is established, as part of the
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. *
September 7 Events Pre-1600 * 70 – A Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem. * 878 – Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII. *1159 – Pope Alexander III is chosen. *1191 – Third Cr ...
– President Trump announces he called off planned Camp David peace talks with the
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after they claimed responsibility for the September 5th Kabul bombings which killed a U.S. soldier. *
September 8 Events Pre-1600 * 617 – Battle of Huoyi: Li Yuan defeats a Sui dynasty army, opening the path to his capture of the imperial capital Chang'an and the eventual establishment of the Tang dynasty. *1100 – Election of Antipope Theodo ...
Mark Sanford Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr. (born May 28, 1960) is an American politician and author who served as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district from 1995 to 2001 and again from 2013 to 2019, and also as the ...
, former governor and US representative from
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announces his candidacy for the 2020 Republican presidential nomination. *
September 9 Events Pre-1600 * 337 – Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans succeed their father Constantine I as co-emperors. The Roman Empire is divided between the three Augusti. *1000 – Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. * 1141 – ...
– The inspector general of Intelligence, Michael Atkinson, notifies the House Intelligence Committee about an "urgent" and "credible"
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complaint involving an apparent July 25 telephone call in which President
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promised Ukrainian president
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$250 million if he would reopen an investigation into
Hunter Biden Robert Hunter Biden (born February 4, 1970) is an American attorney who is the second son of U.S. President Joe Biden and his first wife Neilia Hunter Biden. He is also a hedge fund, venture capital, and private-equity fund investor who for ...
son of former Vice President Joe Biden. The White House denies doing anything wrong and refuses to release the complaint. *
September 10 Events Pre-1600 * 506 – The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. *1419 – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France. * 1509 – An eart ...
** National Security Advisor
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is dismissed by President Trump. **Two former senior
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officials are arrested on charges of bribery in relation to
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relief. *
September 12 Events Pre-1600 *490 BC – Battle of Marathon: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians and their Plataean allies defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece. * 372 – Sixteen Kingdoms: Jin ...
** Former Illinois and Florida nursing home owner Philip Esformes is convicted of $1.3 billion
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and sentenced to 20 years in prison. ** During the third 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries debate Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, arguing for a mandatory buyback of assault weapons, declares, “Hell yes, we are going to take your AR-15, AK-47.” *
September 13 Events Pre-1600 * 585 BC – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia. * 509 BC – The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hi ...
– Actress Felicity Huffman is sentenced to 14 days in prison, a fine of $30,000 and 250 hours of
community service Community service is unpaid work performed by a person or group of people for the benefit and betterment of their community without any form of compensation. Community service can be distinct from volunteering, since it is not always performe ...
for her involvement in the college admissions scandal. * September 15– Drug company
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files for bankruptcy in response to lawsuits related to the Opioid epidemic in the United States, opioid epidemic. *September 16 **48,000 union members of the United Automobile Workers go on strike against General Motors. **''Saturday Night Live'' fires comedian Shane Gillis after his anti-Asian and anti-gay videos come to light. Presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who is Taiwanese-American and was called a “Jew c***k,” forgives Gillis. **An 18-year-old Oklahoma woman is arrested for felony terrorist hoax. She was in possession of an AK-47 and a shotgun at the time of the arrest. *September 17 ** Interest rates on repurchase agreements (or "repos") in the United States experience a September 2019 events in the U.S. repo market, sudden and unexpected spike. ** 33 inches of rain from Tropical Storm Imelda falls on Hamshire, Texas, Hamshire and other areas of southeastern Texas, causing severe flooding. *September 18 – President
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revokes California, California's authority to set its own Clean Air Act (United States), auto emission standards. *September 19 **President and CEO Dennis Veilleux of gun manufacturer Colt announces the company will stop producing rifles such as the Colt AR-15, AR-15 for personal use. **30 Afghanistan, Afghan nut farmers are killed and 40 injured in a U.S. drone attack in Nangarhar Province. **United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD Secretary Ben Carson is accused by members of his department of making transphobic remarks at a meeting in San Francisco. He says his comments about "big, hairy men" using women's homeless shelters were a "mischaracterization." **Six-year-old Kaia Rolle is handcuffed, fingerprinted, mug-shot, and charged with battery after throwing a tantrum at Lucious and Emma Nixon Academy, a Charter schools in the United States, charter school in Orlando, Florida. The same police officer also arrested an eight-year-old in an unrelated incident the same day. The officer was subsequently suspended. *September 20 **Thousands of students across the United States join their counterparts world-wide in School strike for climate, demonstrations against climate change. The demonstrations are led by 16-year-old Swedish activist
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and 12-year-old Colorado activist Haven Coleman. **New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announces his withdrawal from the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. **Ten 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Democratic presidential candidates participate in an LGBTQ Forum sponsored by GLAAD, The Advocate (LGBT magazine), The Advocate, One Iowa, and The Gazette (Cedar Rapids), The Gazette. **The proposed "invasion" by 2,000,000 truth-seekers of the classified Air Force base known as Area 51 falls short of its goal by about 1,999,970 participants. Only the Pentagon takes it seriously, threatening to bomb participants. They later apologize. * September 21 **President
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approves deployment of several hundred troops and military equipment including MIM-104 Patriot, Patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates following the 2019 Abqaiq–Khurais attack, September 14 attack on Saudi oil refineries. **At least five deaths are reported due to Tropical Storm Imelda in southeast Texas. 40 inches (101.6 cm) of rain falls in 72 hours in one of the wettest tropical storms in American history. **Greek police arrest a 65-year-old Lebanon, Lebanese suspect in the 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847 and the death of U.S. Navy Petty Officer Robert Stethem. **The Federal Bureau of Investigation announces a $15,000 reward in search of individuals involved in three arson attacks on Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso, Roman Catholic churches that serve Hispanics and migrants in El Paso, Texas. **Vice President Mike Pence ignores a century-old tradition that prohibits motor vehicles on Mackinac Island, Michigan, when he sent an eight-car motorcade to a Republican Party (United States), Republican Party meeting. *September 22 – Three men are dead and four are hospitalized due to a mysterious "medical situation" in
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. All are believed to be middle-aged men, and all were wearing orange wristbands. *September 24 **Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announces the start of a formal Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump, impeachment inquiry against President Trump. **The United States Navy announces three suicides aboard the in one week. *September 25 – The White House releases details of a July 25 phone call between President Trump and
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, in which Trump asks the Ukrainian President to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. *September 26 – The Trump administration says it plans to allow only 18,000 refugees to resettle in the United States in the 2020 fiscal year, its lowest level since the modern program began in 1980. *September 27 **''
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'' reports that Wayne LaPierre, chief of the National Rifle Association offered President Trump "financial support for the president's defense" if the president will "stop the games" on gun-control legislation. The NRA denies any wrongdoing. **Kurt Volker, special envoy to Minsk Protocol, Ukraine, resigns. *September 28 **Sixty-seven Climate change in the United States, climate change protesters are arrested at a coal plant in Bow, New Hampshire. **Coal miners in Cumberland, Kentucky have called off the protest that began two months ago against their employer, Blackjewel, when the company suddenly declared Bankruptcy in the United States, bankruptcy and did not pay their wages. They intend to continue their fight in court. *September 30 **New York Congressman Chris Collins (New York politician), Chris Collins resigns and then pleads guilty to insider trading and lying to the FBI. **California governor
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signs a law over the objections of the National Collegiate Athletic Association that allows college athletes to be financially compensated for the use of their names, images, and likenesses.


October

* October 1 **The first cannabis cafe in the United States opens in Los Angeles, California. **The Florida Department of Education announces that some teachers in some districts will be allowed to carry guns in schools. * October 2 **Gabby Giffords and March for Our Lives host a forum on gun safety for 2020 United States presidential election, 2020 presidential candidates in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nine candidates laid out plans for stronger gun control. Senator Bernie Sanders does not attend as he is recovering from an operation. **Senate Democratic Caucus, Senate Democrats ask the Internal Revenue Service, IRS to revoke the tax-exempt status of the NRA. **California becomes the second state, after
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, to allow the establishment of public banks as an alternative to commercial banks. The idea is to provide low-interest loans for businesses, affordable housing, and municipal infrastructure. **Dallas police officer Amber Guyger is sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of murdering Botham Jean in his home. This is the first time a white female police officer has been convicted of murdering an unarmed black man. Joshua Brown, a key witness in the trial, is killed two days later. **Ten anti-drone protesters are arrested at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada. * October 3 **Finland agrees to return Native American cultures in the United States, Native American remains and other artifacts stolen in 1891 to Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. **
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refuses to run an ad for the Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign, saying it includes false claims against former Vice President Joe Biden. Fox News rejects a request from the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign to not run the ad either. **President Trump calls on Ukraine and China to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son
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. **''The Washington Post'' reports an Internal Revenue Service employee filed a
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complaint reporting that an unnamed political appointee at the United States Department of the Treasury tried to interfere with the tax audits for President Trump or Vice President Mike Pence. **European Commission spokesperson Daniel Rosario threatens retaliatory measures if the United States imposes a US$7.5 billion (€6.823 billion) tariff on products such as olives, whiskey, wine, cheese, yogurt, and airplanes. The tariffs are scheduled to take effect on October 18. *October 4 **Microsoft says a group called ''Phosphorus,'' which is linked to the
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ian government, has attempted to hack accounts belonging to American journalists, former government officials, and the 2020 United States presidential election, as well as prominent Iranians living outside Iran. **The Bureau of Land Management ends a five-year moratorium on leasing federal land in California to fossil fuel companies, opening 725,000 acres (1100 sq. miles; 29,000 ha) to drilling in San Benito County, California, San Benito, Monterey County, California, Monterey, and Fresno County, California, Fresno counties. **Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the United States has picked up its attacks in Afghanistan since peace talks with the
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fell apart last month. In August, ''Politico'' reported that the U.S. troop strength is about 13,000, fewer than the authorized 14,000. **A report by the Associated Press finds that 1,700 Roman Catholic priests accused of being Catholic Church sexual abuse cases, sex offenders live freely in the United States. ** Joker (2019 film), Joker is released in theatres. *October 7 – Federal judge Victor Marrero orders Trump to turn over eight years of tax returns, saying he cannot endorse a "categorical and limitless assertion of presidential immunity from judicial process." An United States courts of appeals, appeals court grants a temporary Stay of proceedings, stay of the order. *October 9 – ''The Wall Street Journal'' reports that two foreign-born businessmen, close associates of Rudy Giuliani, have been arrested on campaign finance violation charges. Igor Fruman (Belarusian) and Lev Parnas ( Ukrainian), worked with Giuliani in trying to convince the Trump–Ukraine scandal, Ukraine government to find dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden. *October 11 **President Trump's 4th U.S. Homeland Security Advisor, Kevin McAleenan, resigns. **Marie Yovanovitch, the former ambassador to Ukraine, testifies at the Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. Former diplomats and oversight committee members praise Yovanovitch's "bravery" for testifying in response to a subpoena but in defiance of a State Department order. **100,000 people in northern Los Angeles County, California are evacuated as the 2019 California wildfires, Saddle Ridge Fire grows to more than 7,500 acres and is 13% contained. 25 homes are destroyed and one death is reported. **Defense Secretary Mark Esper announces that the U.S. is sending additional troops and weapons to
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. *October 12 **Students at Georgia Southern University burn books written by Jennine Capó Crucet, a Cuban-American author, who had been invited to the school to discuss white privilege. **Democratic incumbent Governor of Louisiana John Bel Edwards is narrowly forced into a run-off in his bid for a second term. He advances to a runoff (November 16) with wealthy Republican businessman Eddie Rispone. **Two people are killed and 20 injured when a Hard Rock Cafe, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino under construction in downtown New Orleans partially collapses. * October 14 –
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is celebrated in Alaska, Minnesota, and North Carolina as well as several cities. * October 15 – Twelve 2020 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums, Democratic presidential candidates appear on the same stage at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio in a debate sponsored by ''
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'' and
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. *October 18 **The United States Department of State finishes its investigation into Hillary Clinton email controversy, Hillary Clinton's email controversy, citing violations by 38 people, some of whom may be punished. The State Department determined that there was "deliberate mishandling of classified information". **The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration announces that refugee flights to the United States have been canceled for the second time, as refugees are capped at 18,000. *October 19 – 26,000 people attend a campaign rally for Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign, Bernie Sanders in Long Island City, Queens, New York. *October 21 **Four drug companies, McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, reach a $260 million out-of-court settlement with Summit County, Ohio, Summit County and Cuyahoga County, Ohio in the Opioid epidemic in the United States. **Thirty Republican Party (United States), Republican Members of the House of Representatives, led by Matt Gaetz, storm a secure hearing room and violate security precautions, demanding they be allowed to participate in the Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump despite not being members of the committees that are investigating the president. *October 23 –
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announces that its 53-qubit 'Sycamore' processor has achieved quantum supremacy. *October 24 **Representative Tim Ryan (Ohio politician), Tim Ryan withdraws from the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. **Senator Kamala Harris 2020 presidential campaign, Kamala Harris announces she is withdrawing from the October 25–27 ''Second Step Presidential Justice Forum'' at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina, after learning that President Trump was scheduled to receive an award. Former Vice President Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign, Joe Biden, Senator Elizabeth Warren 2020 presidential campaign, Elizabeth Warren, Senator Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign, Bernie Sanders, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Secretary Julian Castro 2020 presidential campaign, Julian Castro, Senator Amy Klobuchar 2020 presidential campaign, Amy Klobuchar, Representative John Delaney 2020 presidential campaign, John Delaney, and Representative
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are still expected to attend. Trump receives the award for his leadership in the passage of the First Step Act. *October 25 **The longest strike in General Motors, General Motors' history ends when 57% of the members of the United Automobile Workers union vote to ratify a contract. **Journalist Max Blumenthal ("The Grayzone") is arrested and charged with assault in a case related to a May 7 incident at the Venezuela, Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC. *October 26 **Senator Kamala Harris reverses herself on participation in the "Second Step Justice Forum" after 20/20 Club drops its sponsorship. Senator Cory Booker 2020 presidential campaign, Cory Booker announces he will attend also. **Two are killed and at least twelve injured at a shooting during a party in Greenville, Texas, celebrating the homecoming of Texas A&M University–Commerce. *October 27 ** President Trump announces that the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in a U.S. special forces Barisha raid, operation on October 26. It was reported that Baghdadi detonated a suicide vest after being chased into a tunnel. **Representative Katie Hill (politician), Katie Hill resigns amid accusations she had an illicit sexual relationship with a staff member. Hill denies the accusation. **200,000 people evacuate List of California wildfires, wildfires in Northern California that destroy 79 structures including 31 homes. Governor
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declares a state of emergency. *October 28 **A
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court rules that the state can't proceed with next year's House primary elections due to political gerrymandering. **On his first visit to
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calls the city "embarrassing to us as a nation" and blasts the police superintendent for not attending his speech at the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Thousands protest against Trump, who called for "a surge," or militarization, of the nation's police. *October 29 **The National Collegiate Athletic Association announces they will allow college athletes to be paid. New rules must be ready no later than January 2021. **A rupture occurs in the
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near Edinburg, North Dakota with an estimated 9,120 barrels spilled. This is the second significant spill in two years. **Murray Energy files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. *October 30 **Michael Baden, Dr. Michael Baden, one of the world's leading Forensic pathology, forensic pathologists, describes his findings of the Death of Jeffrey Epstein, Jeffrey Epstein suicide, noting that the financier's injuries appeared more consistent with murder than suicide, contradicting an earlier report by the New York City Medical Examiner. Dr. Barbara Sampson, the chief Medical Examiner, sticks by the original finding that Epstein's death was due to suicide by hanging. **Wildfires rage across California, with a rare "extreme red-flag warning" issued from weather officials, as gusts exceed 70 mph (113 km/h). **The
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lowers its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point, to a range of 1.5% to 1.75%, the third cut in four months. **Social media website Twitter bans all political advertising worldwide. **The Washington Nationals defeat the Houston Astros in the seventh and deciding game of the 2019 World Series, capturing their first championship in franchise history. *October 31 **The House of Representatives votes 232–196 in favor of formally proceeding with an Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump, impeachment inquiry against President Trump. **The United States Department of the Treasury announces that federal debt surpasses $23 trillion for the first time. This is a 16% increase since Donald Trump became president in
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. **Five are killed and four wounded in a Orinda shooting, shooting at a house party in Orinda, California.


November

*November 1 **Former Representative Beto O'Rourke 2020 presidential campaign, Beto O'Rourke suspends his campaign for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination. **A law that allows almost all citizens to open carry guns goes into effect in Oklahoma. ** Oklahoma commutes 500 prison sentences, the largest number in the state's history. *November 2 – ''The Washington Post'' reports that the Mexico–United States barrier, United States-Mexico Border Wall has been easily breached multiple times using inexpensive and easily attainable electric saws. *November 3 **President Trump threatens to cut off federal aid to combat List of California wildfires, California wildfires. **McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook is fired for having a consensual relationship with an employee. *November 5 – The Federal Communications Commission approves a merger between T-Mobile US, T-Mobile and Sprint Corporation. *November 5 – The 2019 United States elections are held. **2019 Virginia Senate election & 2019 Virginia House of Delegates election: Democrats take control of the legislature for the first time in twenty years.Massive, Major Victories for Democrats in Virginia and Kentucky as Trump Fails to Deliver Wins for His GOP Candidates
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**New York City voters approve a ballot measure that would establish Ranked-choice voting in the United States, ranked-choice voting in primary and special elections for all local offices beginning in 2021. *November 6 **Donald Trump Jr. Tweets a Breitbart News link purportedly revealing the name of the whistleblower whose allegations started the Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) called for the media to release the person's name. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), said the name out loud in a hearing unrelated to the impeachment inquiry. **The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' publishes a report that says the Halloween shooting at an Airbnb rental property in Orinda, California is part of a pattern of violence at such parties, involving the shooting of 42 people and 17 deaths. **Transcripts released from the closed-door hearings of the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump reveal that witnesses were concerned about a ''quid pro quo'' (English: "this for that") holding up millions of dollars in aid to
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in return for dirt on
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and his father, former Vice President Joe Biden. Witnesses were Marie Yovanovitch and Michael McKinley, Bill Taylor, Gordon Sondland and Kurt Volker,Key diplomat changes testimony and admits quid pro quo with Ukraine
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George Kent, Alexander Vindman, Fiona Hill, and Laura Cooper. Lawyer Rudy Giuliani hires three attorneys as his dealings in Ukraine have attracted the scrutiny of federal prosecutors and House impeachment investigators. *November 7 **Two former Twitter employees are charged with spying for
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. Ahmad Abouammo, a U.S. citizen, was arrested in Seattle on November 3, but Ali Alzabarah, a Saudi citizen, is presumably back in the Middle East. **The Weather Channel, ''Mother Jones (magazine), Mother Jones'', and "Climate Desk" sponsor a one-hour special about Climate change mitigation featuring five Democratic and three Republican candidates in the 2020 United States presidential election. *November 8 **Transform Holdco LLC, which purchased nearly all of the assets of Sears Holdings, Sears Holdings Corp in February, announces that it will be closing 96 Sears and K-Mart stores across the country. **By filing as a candidate in Alabama, former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg officially declares his candidacy for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination. *November 9 – KSI wins his rematch against fellow youtuber
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in both of their KSI vs. Logan Paul II, professional boxing debuts. *November 12 – The Southern Poverty Law Center publishes a report accusing White House aid Stephen Miller (political advisor), Stephen Miller of promoting white nationalism. Eventually over 80 Democratic Members of Congress call on him to resign *November 13 **The first public hearings of the Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump, Trump impeachment inquiry are held, beginning with William B. Taylor Jr., Bill Taylor and George P. Kent, George Kent. **United States Department of Justice proposes a program to reduce gun violence. *November 14 **2019 Saugus High School shooting, A mass shooting occurs at Saugus High School (California), Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, resulting in 3 deaths (including the perpetrator) and 3 injuries. **Managing director of Bain Capital and former Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick announces his candidacy for 2020 United States presidential election, President. **New Jersey demands Uber pay $640 million in taxes and fines for wrongly classifying employees as independent contract workers. **Taylor Swift says talent agent Scooter Braun and her former label CEO Scott Borchetta are prohibiting her from performing some of her old songs. *November 15 **President Trump pardons two officers convicted of war crimes and restores the rank to a third. **
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is found guilty on all seven felony counts over lying to Congress and witness tampering. *November 17 – Four people are killed and six are wounded in a shooting at a football-watch party in Fresno, California. *November 18 **National Zoological Park (United States), Smithsonian National Zoo returns a Giant pandas around the world, four year-old giant panda named "Bei Bei" to China. **Representative Eric Swalwell farts aloud while being interviewed on MSNBC by Chris Matthews, sparking #FartGate online. Swalwell denies ripping the fart and pins the blame on either Matthews or a moving mug. *November 20 **At the Trump impeachment hearing, Gordon Sondland states that there was a ''quid pro quo'' in the Trump–Ukraine scandal, Ukraine scandal, pushed by Rudy Giuliani and ordered by Trump. **The fifth 2020 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums, Democratic Party presidential debate is held in
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and hosted by MSNBC and ''The Washington Post''. *November 21 – At a showcase in Los Angeles, Tesla, Inc., Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the Tesla Cybertruck, the company's first electric pickup truck. * November 22 ** Walt Disney Animation Studios' 58th animated film, ''Frozen II'', a sequel to 2013's ''Frozen (2013 film), Frozen'', is released in theaters. Although critical reception is not as strong as its predecessor (though still positive), it is, to date, the animation studio's biggest commercial success (earning $1.450 billion), the tenth highest-grossing film of all time and the second highest-grossing animated film of all time behind The Lion King (2019 film), ''The Lion King'' remake earlier in the year. ** A Fred Rogers film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, directed by Marielle Heller is released in theaters. *November 23 – More than 100 students and alumni from Harvard and Yale protest the universities' complicity in Global warming, climate change by running onto the field during half-time at the annual Harvard–Yale football rivalry, Harvard–Yale football game. *November 24 **Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, 77, officially announces his campaign for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination. **President Trump orders Defense Secretary Mark Esper to fire Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer, Richard Spencer after the latter removes Eddie Gallagher (Navy SEAL), Eddie Gallagher from SEAL Team 7. *November 25 **President Trump signs the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act (PACT Act) into law, making animal cruelty a federal felony. The bill expands on 2010 legislation that made creation or distribution of "Crush fetish, animal crushing" videos illegal. **Conan (dog), Conan, the Dogs in warfare, Special Operations Military Working Dog that participated in the raid on ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is honored at the White House. **Federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson rules that former White House counsel Don McGahn must testify to House impeachment investigators. The Justice Department plans to appeal the ruling. *November 27 – The federal government passes the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.


December

*December 1 **The White House announces that President
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will not participate in the Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump, House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing on December 3. **Former Representative Joe Sestak withdraws from the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. **United States Department of Energy, Energy Secretary Rick Perry resigns. *December 2 **Former Montana Governor Steve Bullock (American politician), Steve Bullock withdraws from the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. **Representative Duncan D. Hunter, Duncan Hunter (R-CA) pleads guilty to corruption charges and resigns from Congress. **At least six people die in Thanksgiving-weekend storms. More than 150 flights are canceled and 900 are delayed. *December 3 **Senator Kamala Harris 2020 presidential campaign, Kamala Harris suspends her campaign for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination. **The United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House Intelligence Committee releases a report accusing President
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of using his office to further his personal interests. *December 5 –
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submits a petition in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit against the Federal Communications Commission, FCC's decision to prohibit rural U.S. network providers from using equipment from the China-based vendor due to national security concerns, asking that the recent FCC order be overturned. *December 6 **Four people die in a Naval Air Station Pensacola shooting, mass shooting by a Saudi Arabia, Saudi aviation student that was being trained by the U.S. military. **The U.S. unemployment rate drops to 3.5%, the lowest in 50 years. **Kansas City, Missouri becomes the first city in the U.S. to approve free public transportation. **The
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approves 228–187 to restore parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Trump threatens to veto if the bill is approved by the Senate. *December 8 – rapper Juice WRLD aka Jarad Anthony Higgins dies from a drug overdose. *December 9 **The United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, Inspector General of the Department of Justice issues a Crossfire Hurricane (FBI investigation)#2019 Justice Department Inspector General report, report that concludes that the Crossfire Hurricane (FBI investigation), FBI investigation into the 2016 Trump campaign was legally justified and conducted without political bias, but reprimands the FBI for Trump Tower wiretapping allegations, abusing its authority regarding United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) warrants. **''Sports Illustrated'' names soccer star Megan Rapinoe Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, Sportsperson of the Year. *December 10 **Democrats in the House of Representatives announce formal charges against President Trump that accuse him of abusing power and obstructing Congress, making him the fourth U.S. president in history to face impeachment. ** A 2019 Jersey City shooting, mass shooting occurs at a kosher grocery store in Jersey City, New Jersey. The attack is officially designated domestic terrorism two days later. *December 11 **The World Trade Organization (WTO) is left unable to intervene in trade disputes, after the U.S. blocks the appointment of new panel members. **Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin controversially pardons or commutes sentences for 428 convicts, including child rapists and murderers; one commutation was for the brother of a family that raised $21,500 to pay off Bevin's campaign debt. **''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine names climate activist
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Time Person of the Year, Person of the Year *December 12 **The Federal Communications Commission approves a proposal to designate 988 as the hotline phone number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. **Federal judge Clark Waddoups rules that America Samoa, American Samoans are U.S. citizens and should be granted U.S. passports. *December 13 – Construction begins on the Navy oiler , named for LGBTQ leader Harvey Milk. *December 15 – Hallmark Channel faces a backlash after pulling ads that show same-sex couples celebrating marriages. The backlash caused an almost immediate reversal of the plan. *December 16 **Boeing announces that it will suspend production of the Boeing 737 MAX—which was involved in two accidents earlier this year—in January 2020. **A dozen people are killed by winter storms in Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri. 27 tornadoes hit
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, and Louisiana, killing three in northern Alabama and one in Vernon Parish, Louisiana. *December 17 **A former employee of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints alleges that the Church illegally built a $100 billion investment fund intended for charitable purposes and owes billions in taxes. The Church denies the allegations. **New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signs a bill restoring Voting rights in the United States, voting rights to 80,000 people who are on parole or probation, joining 17 other states with similar laws. Governor Murphy later signs a law making New Jersey the fifteenth state to grant driver's licenses for illegal immigrants in the United States on December 19. *December 18 **The U.S.
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votes largely along party lines to forward two First impeachment of Donald Trump, articles of impeachment against President
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to the Senate, accusing him of abuse of power and Contempt of Congress, obstructing Congress. Donald Trump becomes the third U.S. president to be impeached by the House. **The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rules 2–1 to uphold a lower court ruling that the Individual shared responsibility provision, individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. **The Government Accountability Office raises ethics questions about a federal contract awarded by the United States Department of Transportation, Department of Transportation to Boone County, Kentucky that appears to be designed to help the reelection campaign of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. *December 19 **For the first time in U.S. history, the economy starts and ends a decade without a recession, avoiding a recession for an entire calendar decade. **The House of Representatives approves the
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(USMCA), the North American trade deal set to replace NAFTA. **U.S. Steel announces it will lay off 1,545 workers at its Great Lakes Works production plants near Detroit, MI. **Washington state legislator Matt Shea (R-Spokane Valley, Washington, Spokane Valley) is accused of Domestic terrorism in the United States, domestic terrorism on three occasions, including for his participation in the Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, 2016 Bundy-family takeover of a wildlife refuge in Oregon. **The sixth 2020 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums, Democratic presidential debate is held in Los Angeles, hosted by ''Politico'' and PBS. Seven candidates participate. **Camille Schrier of Virginia wins the Miss America 2020 beauty pageant. *December 20 **The United States Space Force (USSF) is founded, becoming the sixth U.S. military service branch and the first new service branch in 72 years. **The federal government authorizes, for the first time, the use of federal funds to research geoengineering. ** ''Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' is released as the Ninth and last film of the Star Wars saga, ''Star Wars'' saga. *December 21 – White Sands National Park becomes the 62nd National Park in the United States. *December 22 **Two days after a failed launch, the Boeing CST-100 Starliner makes a soft landing in New Mexico. **At least 13 people are injured during a shooting at a memorial for an earlier shooting victim in Englewood, Chicago, IL. **Fog and ice cause a 69-car Multiple-vehicle collision, pileup westbound on Interstate 64 in Virginia, I-64 near Williamsburg, Virginia. 51 people are injured. Two died and 46 were injured when a similar accident involving 30 vehicles took place on December 18 along Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania, I-80 in White Deer Township, Union County, Pennsylvania. *December 23 **''Business Insider'' reports that 9,300 retail stores will close by the end of the year, including all 2,500 of Payless ShoeSource, 805 of Gymboree, 650 of DressBarn, and 520 of Charlotte Russe (clothing retailer), Charlotte Russe. **Former Congressman Dennis Kucinich endorses Tulsi Gabbard 2020 presidential campaign, Tulsi Gabbard's 2020 presidential campaign. **Twenty horses are shot and killed in Floyd County, Kentucky. *December 25 – Ambassador Daniel Lewis Foote is recalled from Zambia after defending gay rights and denouncing corruption. *December 27 **A judge temporarily blocks a
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law that requires Voter ID laws in the United States, voter ID. Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein is undecided as to whether to appeal. **The Food and Drug Administration officially raises the legal age for tobacco products, e-cigarettes, and vaping cartridges from 18 to 21. **An article in ''The Washington Post'' accuses former American Cardinal
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of paying bribes totaling US$600,000 to Pope John Paul II ($50,000) and Pope Benedict XVI ($291,000) and 100 Vatican employees to cover-up sexual misconduct accusations against him. *December 28 – Police in New York City are reported to have investigated at least five and possibly eight cases of History of antisemitism in the United States, antisemitic attacks during the week. These follow shootings at a Kosher grocery store and a Jewish cemetery in Jersey City just two weeks earlier. *December 30 **Former president Barack Obama and incumbent president Donald Trump tie in Gallup's most admired man and woman poll. Michelle Obama is chosen as the most admired woman. **91 groups with connections to public lands send a letter to United States Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt demanding that acting Bureau of Land Management director William Perry Pendley resign or be removed from office. *December 31 **Thousands protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, in response to an airstrike that killed 25 on December 27. **Illinois Governor
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pardons 11,017 low-level Decriminalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States, marijuana convictions.


2019 in Numbers

*Economy of the United States, Economics **List of countries by GDP (nominal), Nominal GDP: $21,439.45 billion (#1), List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita, per capita: 65,112 (#8).Projected GDP Ranking (2019-2024)
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**Purchasing power parity Ranking: $21,439.45 (#2), List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita, per capita: $65,112 (#11). **Growth rate: 2.1% (3rd quarter estimate).U.S. Economy at a Glance
Bureau of Economic Analysis, retrieved Dec 27, 2019
**Personal income in the United States: Increase 0.5% in November 2019, compared to +0.1% in October; Wages and salaries increase 0.4% in November, compared to 0.5% in October. **Current account (balance of payments), Current account deficit: Down $1.1 billion, or 0.9%, to $124.1 billion in the third quarter of 2019. The third quarter deficit was 2.3% of GDP. **Unemployment in the United States, Unemployment rate: Fell from 3.9% in January to 3.5% in November. **Federal debt: $22.6 trillion on September 30; up from $22 trillion in February. **National debt of the United States, Federal deficit (Fiscal 2019): $984 billion (highest since Great Recession in the United States, 2012. **Stock Market: S&P 500 Index, S&P 500 close: 3,230.78; NASDAQ Composite, NASDAQ Composite close: 8,972.60; Dow Jones Industrial Average, Dow Jones Industrial Average close: 28,534.44. *Education in the United States, Education **Programme for International Student Assessment (15-year-olds): The OECD ranks the United States #24/63 with 1489 total points; 500 in reading (average 493), 487 in math (average 496), and 502 in science (average 501). **Best universities: ''QS Top Universities'' ranks Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Harvard University, and California Institute of Technology the four best universities in the world. University of Chicago is #9. *Immigration to the United States, Immigration **Immigrants (2017, the year with the most recent figures): 44.4 million people, 13.6% of the total population; 77% are legally authorized and 45% are Naturalization, naturalized citizens. **Country of origin of immigrant population (2017): Mexico (25%) China (6%), India (6%), the Philippines (5%) and El Salvador (3%). Regionally: South and East Asia (27%), Europe/Canada (13%), the Caribbean (10%), Central America (8%), South America (7%), the Middle East (4%) and sub-Saharan Africa (4%). **Country of origin for new immigrants (2017): Total: 1,000,000; India (126,000 people), Mexico (124,000), China (121,000) and Cuba (41,000). **Overstayed visas vs. illegal border crossings: The Center for Migration Studies of New York estimates that 62% of the undocumented immigrants in the U.S. had overstayed their visas versus 38% who crossed the border illegally. **Persons detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (September 10, 2019): 52,722. in 200 detention centers.24 immigrants have died in ICE custody during the Trump administration
By Hannah Rappleye and Lisa Riordan Seville, NBC News, June 9, 2019
**Deaths during ICE custody: 15 (2019); 24 (January 21, 2017 – June 9, 2019). **Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) participants: 600,000. *Gun violence in the United States, Gun violence **Total deaths: 38,820 (children 0-11, 208), (teens 12–17, 765). **Homicide, murder, unintentional: 14,494. **Suicide: 23,826. **Injuries : 29,054. **Mass shootings in the United States, Mass shootings: Measurements of mass shootings vary greatly. Gun Violence Archive reports 410 incidents by December 27; ABC News reports 21 incidents and 124 killed by September 30. **Mass murders: 30 incidents. **Gun safety laws passed (2019 legislative session): 23 states and Washington, D.C., DC; 70 laws. **Officer-involved incidents: 70 incidents; officer killed or injured: 297; suspect killed: 1,197. *Demographics of the United States, Population 330,193,593 (est, Dec 26); #3 in world. Most populous: California (39,747,267) Least populous: Wyoming (572,381). **Demographics of the United States, Life expectancy: 78.6 years for a baby born in 2017, down from 78.7 years in 2016.
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cites a 72% increase in overdoses in the last decade (including a 30% increase in opioid overdoses from July 2016 to September 2017), a ten-year increase in liver disease (men 25 to 34 increased by 8%; women by 11%), and a 33% increase in suicide rates since 1999.


Births

*January 24 – A Pudú (South American deer) in Los Angeles Zoo. * March 16 – April (giraffe), April the Giraffe gives birth to her fifth calf. *July 12 – An unnamed endangered male Malayan tapir, born at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, WA. *November 25 – An unnamed female Southern white rhinoceros was born by artificial semination at the San Diego Zoo. A male, Edward, was born to a different mother in July. Indian rhinoceroses born through artificial insemination in 2019 include Monica (b. at Zoo Miami in May) and an unnamed male (b. at Buffalo Zoo on June 21). *December 24 – An unnamed Black rhinoceros, black rhino is born at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, Michigan.


Deaths


See also

* 2019 in American music * 2019 in American soccer * 2019 in American television * List of American films of 2019 * 2019 United States elections * 2019 in politics and government * 2019 in United States politics and government


References


External links

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