2020 news articles

Here are some significant news articles from 2020:

January

• January 3: The United States and Iran engage in a military conflict after Iran launches a missile attack on two military bases in Iraq, in response to the US drone strike that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani on January 2. (Source: CNN)
• January 6: The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the outbreak of a new coronavirus, later named COVID-19, a global health emergency. (Source: WHO)

February

• February 11: The WHO declares the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. (Source: WHO)
• February 24: The United States imposes travel restrictions on China in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. (Source: NPR)

March

• March 11: The COVID-19 pandemic reaches a global milestone, with over 100,000 reported cases worldwide. (Source: WHO)
• March 13: The United States declares a national emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: CNN)
• March 25: The European Union imposes a 30-day lockdown on non-essential travel to and from the EU. (Source: BBC)

April

• April 3: The United States surpasses 200,000 reported cases of COVID-19. (Source: CDC)
• April 14: The World Health Organization reports that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 100,000 deaths worldwide. (Source: WHO)

May

• May 25: George Floyd, an African American man, is killed by a Minneapolis police officer, sparking widespread protests and calls for police reform across the United States. (Source: CNN)
• May 28: The United States surpasses 1 million reported cases of COVID-19. (Source: CDC)

June

• June 1: The United States surpasses 100,000 reported deaths from COVID-19. (Source: CDC)
• June 15: The World Health Organization reports that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 400,000 deaths worldwide. (Source: WHO)

July

• July 1: The United States surpasses 2 million reported cases of COVID-19. (Source: CDC)
• July 20: The United States surpasses 150,000 reported deaths from COVID-19. (Source: CDC)

August

• August 11: The United States surpasses 5 million reported cases of COVID-19. (Source: CDC)
• August 24: The World Health Organization reports that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 800,000 deaths worldwide. (Source: WHO)

September

• September 1: The United States surpasses 6 million reported cases of COVID-19. (Source: CDC)
• September 14: The United States surpasses 200,000 reported deaths from COVID-19. (Source: CDC)

October

• October 1: The United States surpasses 7 million reported cases of COVID-19. (Source: CDC)
• October 20: The World Health Organization reports that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 1 million deaths worldwide. (Source: WHO)

November

• November 9: The United States surpasses 10 million reported cases of COVID-19. (Source: CDC)
• November 23: The United States surpasses 250,000 reported deaths from COVID-19. (Source: CDC)

December

• December 1: The United States surpasses 11 million reported cases of COVID-19. (Source: CDC)
• December 14: The United States surpasses 300,000 reported deaths from COVID-19. (Source: CDC)

These are just a few of the many significant news articles from 2020. The year was marked by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as well as numerous other global events and crises.