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DATEBy the NumbersCOVID RelatedTrump / Election / BidenSocial Activism / Progress,
BLM Movement		DeathsNatural Disasters,
Climate Change		Other
(world events, funny/interesting stuff)
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2020
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1-JanAustralian bushfire continues, burning a record 47 million acres in total, displacing thousands, and killing 34 people. The resulting smoke is attributed to at least 445 deaths.

Floods in Indonesia displace hundreds of thousands, and kills at least 66 people
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2-JanUS drone strike in Baghdad kills Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian major general.
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4-JanFloods and landslides in Indonesia kill at least 53 people
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7-JanWuhan, China COVID-19 Pandemic Strikes – Chinese authorities identify and isolate a novel coronavirusEarthquake in Puerto Rico, island's largest in a century, followed by many aftershocks kill 1 person and destroy 800 homes
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8-JanDuke and Duchess of Sussex announce they will step down as “senior” royals.
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16-JanImpeachment trial of Trump begins on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress - only 3rd President in history to be impeached
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21-JanCenter for Disease Control (CDC) confirms first lab-confirmed COVID case in the US
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22-JanWorld Health Organization (WHO) decides NOT to declare COVID a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

First US COVID patient had at least 16 close contacts before he was placed in isolation		“We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It’s going to be just fine.” -Trump
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23-JanChina locks down the city of Wuhan75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp marked by an international forum in Jerusalem, Israel
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24-JanEarthquake in Turkey displaces thousands, kills 41 people
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26-JanAthlete Kobe Bryant & his daughter Gianna die in helicopter crash
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27-JanSupreme Court allows the Department of Homeland Security to begin enforcing the so-called public charge rule that would restrict immigrants who have received public benefits for more than a total of twelve months within any 36-month period, from attaining lawful permanent resident status.
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29-JanNumber of COVID cases passes those of SARS with over 7,700 cases in China confirmed, with 170 deathsFacebook struggles to stem spread of COVID misinformationTrump signs into law the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, to replace NAFTA
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31-JanWHO reverses decision, and declares COVID a Public Health Emergency of International ConcernJanuary 2020 was the hottest January in recorded historyUnited Kingdom formally withdraws from the European Union
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1-FebMore than 10,000 confirmed coronavirus cases worldwideAntarctica reports record-high temperatures

Locusts swarm across East Africa leads Somalia to declare national emergency, largest in 25 years
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5-FebTrump acquitted.
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6-FebMore than 25,000 confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide1st COVID related death in the US
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9-FebCoronavirus death toll of 908 people surpasses SARS (2003) death toll of 774 people.Storm Ciara makes landfall in northern Scotland bringing widespread wind and flooding to northern Europe resulting in 18 deathsParasite movie takes home the most awards at Oscars, the first time a non-English-language movie has won Best Picture.
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10-Feb“Looks like by April, you know, in theory, when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away. I hope that’s true. But we’re doing great in our country.” -TrumpMore than 30 bushfires put out by heaviest rainfall for 30 years in New South Wales, Australia, helping end one of the worst bushfire seasons ever, 46 million acres burnt, over 1 billion animals killed, 34 people dead
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11-FebWHO officially names the novel coronavirus “COVID-19” (abbreviation of coronavirus disease 2019)Snow falls in Baghdad, Iraq, for only the second time in a century
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19-FebMore than 75,000 confirmed coronavirus cases worldwideAmazon's Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to help fight climate changeBoy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy amid hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits
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23-FebFirst major COVID-19 outbreak in Europe in Italy with 152 cases and three deaths, prompting emergency measures, locking down 10 towns in Lombardy

China describes the country's COVID-19 outbreak as China's largest health emergency since 1949		Ahmaud Arbery murdered in Brunswick, GA
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24-FebNASA Mathemetician Katherine Johnson diesHarvey Weinstein convicted of rape & sexual assault

Scientists identify the first animal that doesn't need oxygen to breathe - a tiny parasite living in salmon tissue
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25-FebIran emerges as a new COVID hotspot
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26-FebCDC confirms that a California patient being treated for the coronavirus is the first US case of unknown origin, a possible sign the coronavirus is spreading in a US community.

Saudi Arabia bars overseas pilgrims from accessing religious sites of Mecca and Medina for 1st time in living memory because of COVID fears 		“When you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that’s a pretty good job we’ve done.” -Trump
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27-FebPM of Japan announces that all elementary, middle, and high schools will remain closed in March over coronavirus concerns.“It’s going to disappear. One day – it’s like a miracle – it will disappear. And from our shores, we – you know, it could get worse before it gets better. It could maybe go away. We’ll see what happens. Nobody really knows.” -Trump
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28-Feb“Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus. … They tried the impeachment hoax. They tried anything, they tried it over and over. … And this is their new hoax.” -Trump
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29-FebOver 85,000 cases & over 2,900 deaths worldwide: China, 79,394 cases and 2,838 deaths; Countries outside of China, 6,009 cases and 86 deaths; United States, 22 cases and 1 death.Washington state health officials announce the first coronavirus death in the United States.US and Taliban sign deal to end 18-year war in Afghanistan
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2-MarPutin proposes constitutional amendment banning gay marriage
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3-MarWorld Bank pledges $12 billion in emergency aid for developing countries dealing with COVIDPowerful storm producing multiple tornadoes rips through central Tennessee killing at least 25

Heavy rain and landslides hit Brazil, killing at least 18 people
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4-Mar"Once in a century" winter in Moscow the hottest in 140 years with average temperature 13.5 F with virtually no snow
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5-MarItaly announces it is locking down northern region of Lombardy
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6-MarTrump signs $8.3 billion emergency COVID-19 spending package.
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9-MarItaly announces it is locking down the whole country

Dow Jones industrial average suffers worst single-day point drop ever in wake of pandemic and numerous countries going into lockdown
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10-MarUS cases exceed 1,000 – a 50% increase within a 24-hour period“We’re prepared, and we’re doing a great job with it. And it will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away” -Trump
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11-MarItaly reports over 12,000 cases & 800 deathsWHO declares COVID-19 a global pandemic

Tom & Rita Hanks announce they have covid (in Australia) - first high-profile celebs to have it
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12-MarUS bans travel with 26 European countries, though not the UK, due to COVID-19 (UK and Ireland added a day later)
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13-MarUS declares a nationwide emergency.

Wife Of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau tests positive for COVID		"I don't take any responsibility at all." -TrumpBreonna Taylor murdered by police in Louisville, KYDeserted Italian streets ring out with song - every night people sing, dance, and play instruments together out of their windows.
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15-MarNYS shuts down - no uneccesary travel, hospitals poised for cases, hints that masking will be necessary, daily press conferences from Gov. Cuomo.

European countries impose restrictions on gatherings and borders
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16-MarMost schools and businesses in the US now closed.

France orders a national lockdown
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17-MarFirst human trial of the Moderna vaccine

EU announces a 30-day ban on entering its 26 countries for almost all travelers		Many museums, zoos, parks, etc. across the world offer virtual tours
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18-MarUS-Canada border closed.
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19-MarState of California locks down"I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic," -Trump
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22-MarIran refuses American COVID help, refers to conspiracy theory that it was manufactured by the US"We have it totally under control." -Trump
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23-MarStock market drops drastically - the largest one-day percentage change since 1933. NY Stock Exchange temporarily closes its trading floor and switches to all-electronic trading.

South Africa and the UK go into lock down		“Easter is a very special day for me. And I see it sort of in that timeline that I’m thinking about. And I say, wouldn’t it be great to have all of the churches full?” -TrumpDaniel Prude murdered by police in Rochester, NY
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24-MarIndia goes into 21-day lockdownSummer Olympics, scheduled to take place in Tokyo, Japan, postponed to summer 2021
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25-MarUS 55,000 cases
NYS 15,000 cases		UK's Prince Charles tests positive for COVID. Prince William tests positive soon after.Donuts Delite makes a donut with Fauci's face on it
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26-MarWorldwide COVID deaths surpass 1,000

US surpasses China and Italy to lead the world with 65,273 COVID-19 cases and 938 deaths.		"If you are rich, you are at risk. If you are poor, no. We poor people, we are immune.” -Mexican Governor of Puebla, Miguel Barbosa"I don't believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators." -Trump to NYS Governor CuomoRecord number of Americans file for unemployment - 3.3 million
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27-MarTrump signs the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) act, a $2.2 trillion rescue package

UK PM Johnson announces he has contracted COVID		Civil Rights leader Joseph Lowry dies
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30-MarMoscow under lockdown

3 in 4 Americans now ordered to stay home as states of Virginia, Maryland, Arizona and Florida issue lockdowns
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31-MarDr. Fauci announces that 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. are expected even if social distancing and public health measures are perfectly enacted.Overworked and undervalued Instacart shoppers threaten strike.

Everyone is baking bread, so stores are out of yeast. Everyone is giving themselves haircuts, or letting their hair grow.

Puzzles and board games!
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1-Apr33 US states restrict travel.

Brazilian president downplays pandemic saying "its not all its being made out to be"

"Navigating the Covid-19 pandemic: We’re just clambering into a life raft. Dry land is far away." -Epidemiologists Marc Lipsitch and Yonatan Grad 		Locust swarms infest 23 countries in Africa, the Arabian Pennincula, and South & South-West Asia.

China, Europe and North America also see emissions reductions and improved air quality due to lockdowns.		Toilet paper shortages worldwide.

People begin making their own hand sanitizer and masks.
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3-AprCDC announces mask-wearing guidelines and recommends people wear a mask whenever outside of the home.
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6-AprA tiger at the Bronx Zoo tests positive for COVID - 1st known case of human-to-cat transmission
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7-AprChicago Tribune reports that 68% of covid deaths occur in African American community

China ends lockdown of Wuhan after 76 days as the country reports no new deaths for the 1st time		Folk-music icon John Prine dies of COVID
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8-AprDr. Fauci estimates that 25-50% of people spreading COVID may have never felt sick (much higher than previous estimates) based on tests of cruise ship customers and data from China.
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10-AprFor the first time in US history all 50 states & all territories have issued emergency declarations.

US surpasses Italy in covid deaths, becomes the country with the highest number of deaths		Every evening at 7pm NYC residents open their windows and clap to salute healthcare workers.
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12-AprHuge storm system produces more than 40 tornadoes in the US from Texas to South Carolina killing 32 people across six statesEaster Sunday – over 100,000 watch a live broadcast from Rome of Andrea Boccelli singing in an empty cathedral. (Bocelli will announce late rin the year that he had & recovered from COVID in March)

Pope Francis delivers his message to empty St Peter's Basilica
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13-AprAlmost all US states now report widespread cases of COVID Trump administration announces they will cease funding for the WHO
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15-AprArmed protestors take Michigan state capitol to protest stay-at-home order
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16-AprNationwide State of Emergency declared in Japan
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21-Apr“The current state of everyone staying home is clearly untenable — for sanity, the economy and other reasons. But flipping a switch and saying we are opening it back up would be extremely dangerous. We don’t want to do that. So we have this model of a dimmer switch to say what can we ease back into and when." -NC Dept. of Health's Jessie Tennenbaum
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24-AprUS deaths reach 50,000Trump signs a $484 billion interim COVID-19 relief bill.Trump suggests:

"Supposing we hit the body with a tremendous - whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light, and I think you said that hasn't been checked but you're going to test it. And then I said, supposing you brought the light inside of the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. And I think you said you're going to test that too. Sounds interesting. And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning?"
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30-AprTrump claims COVID originated in a lab in Wuhan, while Office of the Director of National Intelligence says the virus is not manmade
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1-MayArmed protesters against stay-at-home-orders gather at the State Capitol in Michigan, Governor reinstates State of EmergencyCanada announces ban on 1,500 types of assault-style weapons in response to recent Nova Scotia shooting
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3-MayUS faces invasian of Asian "murder hornets"
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4-MayWorld leaders pledge $8 billion to research treatments and a vaccine for COVID, with the US and Russia not taking part
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5-MayFootage of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder begins circulatingJ. Crew becomes the first major retailer to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Will be followed by Neiman Marcus, JC Penney, Hertz, Chesapeake Energy, Virgin Atlantic, etc.
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6-MayIrish organisation repays a 170 year old favor, raising over $2 million (to date) for US Navajo Nation and Hopi Reservation badly affected by COVID-19. In 1840s Choctaw Nation sent $170 to aid Irish potato famine.
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7-MayUS Father and son arrested for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery
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8-MayReports emerge that top White House officials shelved the CDC's “Guidance for Implementing the Opening Up America Again Framework,” which include detailed advice on how to safely reopen the country.
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11-MayRochester area ready for Phase 1 reopening, and Wuhan reports new clusters of virus after having reopened.

WHO warns “extreme vigilance” needed as many countries begin easing lockdowns
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19-MayTwo dams on Tittabawassee River in central Michigan breached by floodwaters, forcing evacuation of thousands of resid
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20-MayObama criticizes the US government's handling of the pandemic during an online address to graduates, saying officials "aren't even pretending to be in charge"Cyclone Amphan in India & Bangladesh kills at least 85 peopleCrayola launches box of crayons with diverse skin tones
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25-MayGeorge Floyd murdered by police in Minneapolis, MN - "I can't breathe."Millions of cicadas in a once in 17-year event about to emerge from the earth in the US
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26-MayUS restricts travel from BrazilBLM protests begin in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis police department fires all four officers involved in George Floyd's death.		Locust swarms in western and central India worst since 1993 after spreading from Pakistan and Iran and due to extreme weather
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28-MayUS death toll surpasses 100,000State of emergency declared in Minneapolis due to protests – National Guard deployed.

Protests begin in cities across the US including Memphis, Louisville, LA, St. Louis, Chicago, NY, Atlanta, etc. - including fires, property damage, reappropriation of store goods, and spread across the country.

(From May - August there are more than 10,600 BLM protest events in the US)

Protests erupt in other countries as well , including in Australia, France, UK, South Korea, Japan, & Germany.
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29-MayTrump calls protestors "thugs" and says, "When the looting starts, the shooting starts."Derek Chauvin arrested & charged with the murder of George Floyd.
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30-MayRochester: Hundreds protest in Rochester, NY, resulting in violence on the part of protestors and police

Curfews declared in Rochester, LA, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and more cities around the country		SpaceX launches two NASA astronauts into orbit on a Crew Dragon - first private company to send astronauts to the International Space Station and first crewed launch from American soil in 9 years
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31-MayWhite House goes into lockdown due to protests, Trump taken to underground bunker. Entire DC National Guard (1,700 soldiers) activated to respond to protestors.Wiping down groceries and mail before it comes into the house.
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1-JunTrump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 to deploy the military into cities protesting to “quell the riots."
"I will fight to protect you — I am your president of law and order and an ally of all peaceful protesters.”

Trump photo op with a bible outside of a church in DC. Local reverand says she was among the protestors tear gassed so Turmp could "hold a Bible in his hand and look Christian."		Autopsies rule George Floyd's death a homicide

99th anniv. of Tulsa Race Massacre - Oklahoma schools announce they will finally begin teaching the massacre in schools, after years of leaving it unmentioned.
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6-JunTwo police officers charged with assault in Buffalo, NY after shoving an elderly protestor
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7-JunMinneapolis City Council members announce a commitment to disband Minneapolis PD.

Confederate statues start coming down across the country.
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8-JunWorld Bank states that COVID will plunge the Global Economy into the worst recession since WWII.

National Bureau of Economic Research states that recession in the US began in February 2020.
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11-Jun"Breonna's Law" passed in Louisville, KY.
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12-JunRayshard Brooks murdered by police in Atlanta, GA leading to further protests and the resignation of city's police chief
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15-JunNYPD announces they are disbanding their plainclothes, ‘anti-crime’ units.

Supreme Court rules businesses cannot fire anyone because of their LGBTQ status, and lets stand California's sanctuary law.
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17-Jun“If you look the numbers are very miniscule compared to what it was. It’s dying out.” -TrumpFormer police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks charged with murder and aggravated assault
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18-JunWorld – 8,351,700 cases, 449,175 deaths

US 2,174,500 cases, 117,743 deaths		Supreme Court rules that the rescission of DACA policy was "arbitrary and capricious" under the Administrative Procedure Act and reverses the order rescinding it.Beginning to understand that surface contamination is much less of a worry than less of a worry than close-up, person-to-person interactions for extended periods.
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19-JunJuneteenth - Protests across the US
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20-Jun"I said to my people, ‘Slow the testing down, please.’” -Trump

Trump holds his first re-election rally, only 6,200 people attend despite the campaign stating 1 million registered. Social media campaign organised by teens on TikTok, K-Pop fans and others, claims responsibility for wildly expected attendance.		Historic dust cloud from the Sahara desert reaches the Caribbean, largest for half a centuryFireworks every damn night.
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22-JunTrump extends a freeze on green cards for new immigrants and signs an executive order to suspend new H-1B, L-1, J, and other temporary work visas for skilled workers, managers, au pairs, and other non-agricultural seasonal workers through the end of 2020.Barcelona opera company performs to a theater full of house plants.
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24-JunNYS Gov. Cuomo announces people arriving from nine states hard-hit by pandemic will have to isolate for two weeksGrand jury officially indictes 3 people on malice and felony murder charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery
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25-JunNASA to name DC headquarters after 'Hidden Figure' Mary W. Jackson, its first Black female engineer

Dixie Chicks change name to "The Chicks" to remove connotations of Confederate history
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28-JunWorldwide cases surpass 10 million, death total surpasses 500,000. US accounts for over 25 percent of both.China imposes a strict lockdown on some 500,000 people near Beijing to contain a new COVID outbreak.50th anniversary of 1st Gay Pride march in New York City marked around the world

US Supreme Court rules abortion restrictions in Louisiana unconstitutional, striking down a 2014 state law		Locust invasion labelled 'Swarmageddon' by The Times of India as it reaches Delhi
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1-JulEurope opens borders to 15 safe countries after months of lockdown, excluding the US, Brazil and Russia

Melbourne, Australia re-imposes lockdown		"Godzilla" Saharan Dust cloud moves over parts of the Americas, tinting skies brown & causing air quality concerns.Putin wins national referendum allowing longer presidential terms of office
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3-JulHamilton movie released on Disney+
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4-JulRecord rain in Japan causes flooding killing a least 37 people with evacuation of more than 200,000