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HISTORY FACTS 2020s
On February 29, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported the first Covid-19 cases in the United States and the first death in the state of Washington. Between February 2020 and October 2021, more than 714,000 Americans died from the virus, surpassing the death toll from the 1918 Spanish Infuenza pandemic.
Editor Bennett Cerf challenged Dr. Seuss to write a book using no more than 50 different words. The result? Green Eggs and Ham.
Hollyhocks are tall and showy flowers representing ambition and fertility
Galileo's middle finger is on display at the Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy.
Torch lilies, or red hot pokers, symbolize passion and energy
Opossums don't "play dead." When frightened, they become overexcited and pass out.
HISTORY FACTS 2020s
Despite the challenges of Covid-19 and quarantines, the U.S. Census Bureau conducted the 2020 Census counting 331,449,281 people living in the United States as of April 1, 2020.
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Between July 24 and December 31, 2020, a series of wildfires in California, Oregon, and Washington devastated 10.2 million acres, caused nearly $20 billion in damage, and killed 47 people.
HISTORY FACTS 2020s
Associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies on September 18, 2020. She was the second woman (after Sandra Day O'Connor) and first Jewish woman to serve on the nation's highest court.
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Legendary rock musician and songwriter Eddie Van Halen dies on October 6, 2020 in Santa Monica, CA.
At the Poison Garden of Alnwick Castle in England, many of the plants are so deadly they're grown in cages.
Catmint flowers are aromatic and symbolize playfulness and joy
Women in traditional Rwandan societies avoid eating goat meat as it’s believed it will cause them to grow a beard.
Jasmine flowers are fragrant and symbolize love and sensuality
Purple coneflowers symbolize strength and healing
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In October 2020, the Washington State Department of Agriculture reported finding the first nest of Asian giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia) or "murder hornets" in the United States near Blaine, WA.
Since founding the Imagination Library in 1995, Dolly Parton has donated 100 million books to children.
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On November 3, 2020, Democratic candidate Joseph Biden defeated incumbent Republican President Donald Trump in the 2020 Presidential Election. His running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, becomes the nation's first female, African American, and Asian Vice President of the United States.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration grants emergeny use authorization to the nation's first Covid-19 vaccine on December 10, 2020, and a nationwide vaccination begins 4 days later. Between December 2020 and October 2021, approximately 187 million people are vaccinated against Covid-19 in the United States.
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As Taliban fighters advance toward Kabul, Afghanistan, the United States evacuates more than 116,000 Americans, allies, and Afghan civillians from the country between August 14–30, 2021. After nearly 20 years in Afghanistan, the last American service members withdraw from Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 30, 2021.
Bela Lugosi was buried in full Dracula costume—cape and all.
In colonial America, lobster wasn’t exactly a delicacy. In fact, it was so cheap and plentiful that it was often served to prisoners.
Without Earth’s protective magnetic field, astronauts on Mars will be exposed to solar radiation that may affect their mental fitness. They could experience lapses in attention and slower reaction times.
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On September 16, 2021, Space Exploration Technololgies Corporation—better known as "SpaceX"—launches the world's first all-civilian crewed mission into space from Cape Canaveral, FL, aboard its Crew Dragon spacecraft.
People walked differently in medieval times. They stepped with the ball of the foot first to check the ground for debris, perhaps because well-soled shoes were hard to come by.
Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue" was penned by beloved children's author Shel Silverstein.
Wendy’s chocolate Frosty is actually half chocolate and half vanilla because owner Dave Thomas thought an all-chocolate treat would be too overpowering a flavor when paired with their burgers and fries.
The Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships are held in Finland. A recent winner said he prepared for the event by “mainly drinking.”
Sunburst poppies have vibrant, star-like blooms and symbolize remembrance and honor
Before the internet, Nintendo employed “game counselors” whom players could call for advice and assistance navigating a game.