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{{Year in the United States|2020}}
{{Year in U.S. states and territories|2020}}

The following is a list of notable events, births and deaths from '''2020 in the United States'''.

The US was heavily impacted by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], which by the end of the year killed over 300,000 people within American borders. America also became a political battleground for various issues, with various instances of [[Racism in the United States|racism]] and more so [[Police brutality in the United States|police brutality]] commencing [[2020–2022 United States racial unrest|a wide movement of racial unrest]] and the [[George Floyd protests]]. The year has been characterized by some as among the most tumultuous in American history.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Kane |first=Caitlin |date=December 28, 2020 |title=2020 was a difficult year for many, but according to historians, it's not the most stressful year in U.S. history |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/most-stressful-years-american-history/ |work=CBS News |access-date=June 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rosenwald |first=Michael S. |date=December 30, 2020 |title=Was 2020 the worst year ever? Historians weigh in. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/12/30/ranking-2020-worst-year-history/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=June 15, 2023}}</ref>

[[Donald Trump]] was a central figure to American politics during his final full year of his first term as president, which saw not only the pandemic and racial unrest but also Trump's [[First impeachment trial of Donald Trump|first impeachment trial]] and the appointment of [[Amy Coney Barrett]] to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]. While Trump lost the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 election]] to former Vice President [[Joe Biden]], he has disputed the result of the election, and effort continued into both 2021 and 2022 to [[Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election|overturn the election]]. 
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==Incumbents==

===Federal government===
* [[President of the United States|President]]: [[Donald Trump]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Florida]])
* [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]: [[Mike Pence]] (R-[[Indiana]])
* [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]]: [[John Roberts]] ([[New York (state)|New York]])
* [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]]: [[Nancy Pelosi]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[California]])
*[[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Senate Majority Leader]]: [[Mitch McConnell]] (R-[[Kentucky]])
* [[United States Congress|Congress]]: [[116th United States Congress|116th]]

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===Governors===
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*[[Governor of Alabama]]: [[Kay Ivey]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]])
*[[Governor of Alaska]]: [[Mike Dunleavy (politician)|Mike Dunleavy]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of Arizona]]: [[Doug Ducey]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of Arkansas]]: [[Asa Hutchinson]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of California]]: [[Gavin Newsom]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) 
*[[Governor of Colorado]]: [[Jared Polis]] (Democratic) 
*[[Governor of Connecticut]]: [[Ned Lamont]] (Democratic) 
*[[Governor of Delaware]]: [[John Carney (Delaware politician)|John Carney]] (Democratic)
*[[Governor of Florida]]: [[Ron DeSantis]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of Georgia]]: [[Brian Kemp]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of Hawaii]]: [[David Ige]] (Democratic)
*[[Governor of Idaho]]: [[Brad Little (politician)|Brad Little]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of Illinois]]: [[J. B. Pritzker]] (Democratic)  
*[[Governor of Indiana]]: [[Eric Holcomb]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of Iowa]]: [[Kim Reynolds]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of Kansas]]: [[Laura Kelly]] (Democratic) 
*[[Governor of Kentucky]]: [[Andy Beshear]] (Democratic)
*[[Governor of Louisiana]]: [[John Bel Edwards]] (Democratic)
*[[Governor of Maine]]: [[Janet Mills]] (Democratic) 
*[[Governor of Maryland]]: [[Larry Hogan]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of Massachusetts]]: [[Charlie Baker]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of Michigan]]: [[Gretchen Whitmer]] (Democratic) 
*[[Governor of Mississippi]]: [[Phil Bryant]] (Republican) (until January 14), [[Tate Reeves]] (Republican) (since January 14)
*[[Governor of Missouri]]: [[Mike Parson]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of Minnesota]]: [[Tim Walz]] (Democratic) 
*[[Governor of Montana]]: [[Steve Bullock (American politician)|Steve Bullock]] (Democratic)
*[[Governor of Nebraska]]: [[Pete Ricketts]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of Nevada]]: [[Steve Sisolak]] (Democratic) 
*[[Governor of New Hampshire]]: [[Chris Sununu]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of New Jersey]]: [[Phil Murphy]] (Democratic)
*[[Governor of New Mexico]]: [[Michelle Lujan Grisham]] (Democratic) 
*[[Governor of New York]]: [[Andrew Cuomo]] (Democratic)
*[[Governor of North Carolina]]: [[Roy Cooper]] (Democratic)
*[[Governor of North Dakota]]: [[Doug Burgum]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of Ohio]]: [[Mike DeWine]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of Oklahoma]]: [[Kevin Stitt]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of Oregon]]: [[Kate Brown]] (Democratic)
*[[Governor of Pennsylvania]]: [[Tom Wolf]] (Democratic)
*[[Governor of Rhode Island]]: [[Gina Raimondo]] (Democratic)
*[[Governor of South Carolina]]: [[Henry McMaster]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of South Dakota]]: [[Kristi Noem]] (Republican) 
*[[Governor of Tennessee]]: [[Bill Lee (Tennessee politician)|Bill Lee]] (Republican) 
*[[Governor of Texas]]: [[Greg Abbott]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of Utah]]: [[Gary Herbert]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of Vermont]]: [[Phil Scott]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of Virginia]]: [[Ralph Northam]] (Democratic)
*[[Governor of Washington]]: [[Jay Inslee]] (Democratic)
*[[Governor of West Virginia]]: [[Jim Justice]] (Republican)
*[[Governor of Wisconsin]]:  [[Tony Evers]] (Democratic) 
*[[Governor of Wyoming]]: [[Mark Gordon (politician)|Mark Gordon]] (Republican)  
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===Lieutenant governors===
{{see also|List of current United States lieutenant governors}}
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*[[Lieutenant Governor of Alabama]]: [[Will Ainsworth]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]) 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Alaska]]: [[Kevin Meyer (politician)|Kevin Meyer]] (Republican)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas]]: [[Tim Griffin]] (Republican)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of California]]: [[Eleni Kounalakis]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Colorado]]: [[Dianne Primavera]] (Democratic) 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut]]: [[Susan Bysiewicz]] (Democratic) 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Delaware]]: [[Bethany Hall-Long]] (Democratic)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Florida]]: [[Jeanette Nunez]] (Republican) 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Georgia]]: [[Geoff Duncan]] (Republican) 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii]]: [[Josh Green (politician)|Josh Green]] (Democratic)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Idaho]]: [[Janice McGeachin]] (Republican) 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Illinois]]: [[Juliana Stratton]] (Democratic)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Indiana]]: [[Suzanne Crouch]] (Republican)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Iowa]]: [[Adam Gregg]] (Republican) 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Kansas]]: [[Lynn Rogers (politician)|Lynn Rogers]] (Democratic)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky]]: [[Jacqueline Coleman]] (Democratic)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana]]: [[Billy Nungesser]] (Republican)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Maryland]]: [[Boyd Rutherford]] (Republican) 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts]]: [[Karyn Polito]] (Republican)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Michigan]]: [[Garlin Gilchrist]] (Democratic) 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota]]: [[Peggy Flanagan]] (Democratic) 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi]]: [[Tate Reeves]] (Republican) (until January 14), [[Delbert Hosemann]] (Republican) (since January 14)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Missouri]]: [[Mike Kehoe]] (Republican)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Montana]]: [[Mike Cooney]] (Democratic)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska]]: [[Mike Foley (Nebraska politician)|Mike Foley]] (Republican)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Nevada]]: [[Kate Marshall]] (Democratic) 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey]]: [[Sheila Oliver]] (Democratic)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico]]: [[Howie Morales]] (Democratic) 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of New York]]: [[Kathy Hochul]] (Democratic)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina]]: [[Dan Forest]] (Republican)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota]]: [[Brent Sanford]] (Republican)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Ohio]]: [[Jon A. Husted]] (Republican) 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma]]: [[Matt Pinnell]] (Republican) 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania]]: [[John Fetterman]] (Democratic)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island]]: [[Daniel McKee]] (Democratic)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina]]: [[Pamela Evette]] (Republican) 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota]]: [[Larry Rhoden]] (Republican) 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee]]: [[Randy McNally]] (Republican)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Texas]]: [[Dan Patrick (politician)|Dan Patrick]] (Republican)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Utah]]: [[Spencer Cox (politician)|Spencer Cox]] (Republican)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Vermont]]: [[David Zuckerman (politician)|David Zuckerman]] ([[Vermont Progressive Party|Progressive]])
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Virginia]]: [[Justin Fairfax]] (Democratic)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Washington]]: [[Cyrus Habib]] (Democratic)
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin]]: [[Mandela Barnes]] (Democratic) 
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==Ongoing events==
*[[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]]
*[[2020–2021 United States racial unrest]]
*[[2020 United States elections]]

== Events by month ==
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=== January ===
* [[January 1]]
**Iraqi militiamen and protesters disperse from the site of the [[Embassy of the United States, Baghdad|U.S. embassy in Baghdad]] a day after [[Attack on the United States embassy in Baghdad|attacking]] it.<ref>{{cite web|website=The New York Times|title=Iraqi Protesters Ending Standoff at U.S. Embassy, on Orders From Militia Leaders|date=Jan 1, 2020|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/01/world/middleeast/us-embassy-baghdad-iraq.html|author1=Falih Hassan|author2=Alissa J. Rubin}}</ref>
**[[Recreational drug use|Recreational marijuana]] becomes legal in [[Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web|website=Reuters|title=Recreational marijuana becomes legal in Illinois on New Year's Day|date=Dec 24, 2019|author=Brenden O'Brien|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-marijuana-illinois/recreational-marijuana-becomes-legal-in-illinois-on-new-years-day-idUSKBN1YS0US}}</ref>
**Several new regulations take effect in the United States, including new regulations on retirement funds, new minimum wage rules, and new overtime rules.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/overtime-rules-lower-chinese-tariffs-and-more-6-new-regulations-taking-effect-jan-1-184911346.html|title=Overtime rules, lower Chinese tariffs and more: 6 new regulations taking effect Jan. 1|website=finance.yahoo.com|date=December 30, 2019 }}</ref>
**All books and films published in 1924 enter the [[public domain in the United States]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2020/ |title=Public Domain Day 2020 |website=web.law.duke.edu |access-date=March 22, 2021}}</ref>
* [[January 3]] – 2019–2021 Persian Gulf crisis: President [[Donald Trump]] approves the [[Assassination of Qasem Soleimani|targeted killing]] of [[Iran]]ian general [[Qasem Soleimani]] and Iraqi paramilitary leader [[Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis]] in [[Baghdad]], Iraq.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/twitter-trends-with-world-war-iii-afte-assassination-of-iraqi-commander-in-us-airstrike-2444295.html|title=Twitter Trends with World War III after Assassination of Iraqi Commander in US Airstrike|date=January 3, 2019|work=News18}}</ref>
* [[January 5]] – The [[77th Golden Globe Awards]] are held in [[Beverly Hills, California]].<ref>[https://www.cnet.com/news/golden-globes-2020-where-to-watch-date-start-time-and-nominations/ Golden Globes 2020: Where to watch, date, start time and nominations] Jennifer Bisset, Cnet.com, retrieved December 31, 2019</ref>
* [[January 6]] – Former film producer [[Harvey Weinstein]] is charged with four additional counts of rape and sexual battery in a [[Los Angeles]] court.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-06/harvey-weinstein-criminal-charges-los-angeles-prosecutors|title=On eve of Manhattan sex assault trial, Harvey Weinstein charged with 2013 attacks on women in Los Angeles |date=January 6, 2020}}</ref>
* [[January 8]]
**Persian Gulf crisis: Iran [[Operation Martyr Soleimani|attacks]] Iraqi military bases hosting U.S. troops, injuring more than 110 service members.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200222-number-of-us-troops-wounded-in-iran-attack-now-at-110-pentagon|title=Number of US troops wounded in Iran attack now at 110: Pentagon|date=2020-02-22|website=France 24|language=en|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref>
**The [[American Cancer Society]] reports a 2.2% drop in the [[cancer]] death rate between 2016 and 2017, the largest single-year decline in mortality for this disease ever recorded in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pressroom.cancer.org/CancerStats2020|title=Cancer Mortality Continues Steady Decline, Driven by Progress against Lung Cancer|date=January 8, 2020|access-date=January 8, 2020|publisher=American Cancer Society}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Cancer statistics, 2020|date=January 8, 2020|publisher=ACS Journals|doi=10.3322/caac.21590|pmid=31912902|last1=Siegel|first1=Rebecca L.|last2=Miller|first2=Kimberly D.|last3=Jemal|first3=Ahmedin|journal=CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians|volume=70|issue=1|pages=7–30|doi-access=free}}</ref>
* [[January 9]]
**Persian Gulf crisis: The [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] votes 224–194 to pass a non-binding [[War Powers Resolution#Iran 2020|War Powers Resolution]] to limit the president's ability to pursue military actions against Iran without congressional consent.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-passes-war-powers-resolution-in-rebuke-of-trumps-actions-against-iran|title=House passes War Powers Resolution in rebuke of Trump's actions against Iran|date=January 9, 2020|work=Fox News}}</ref>
**The [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] reportedly finds "nothing of consequence" in its two-year investigation into the business dealings of former [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/justice-dept-winds-down-clinton-related-inquiry-once-championed-by-trump-it-found-nothing-of-consequence/2020/01/09/ca83932e-32f9-11ea-a053-dc6d944ba776_story.html|title=Justice Dept. winds down Clinton-related inquiry once championed by Trump. It found nothing of consequence.|date=January 9, 2020|access-date=January 10, 2020|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
* [[January 10]] – For the first time since the [[Great Recession]], women outnumber men in the American workforce, with women holding 50.04% of all jobs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/women-outnumber-men-us-workforce-jobs-report-first-time-recession-2020-1-1028810054|work=Business Insider|title=Women now outnumber men in the American workforce for the first time since the Great Recession|date=January 10, 2020}}</ref>
* [[January 11]]
**[[Puerto Rico]] is hit by a 5.9{{M|w}} earthquake and several 5.0{{M|w}} [[2019–20 Puerto Rico earthquakes|earthquakes]], following the 7 January 6.4{{M|w}} that left one dead and several wounded in addition to thousands without electric power.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/quake-stunned-puerto-rico-hit-another-6-0-magnitude-temblor-n1114021 Quake-stunned Puerto Rico hit by another 5.9-magnitude shock] NBC News, January 11, 2020</ref>
**At least seven people are killed by wind and rain storms across [[Southern United States|the South]].<ref>[https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/477842-at-least-7-dead-as-storms-stretch-across-south At least 7 dead as storms stretch across South] BY TAL AXELROD, The Hill, January 11, 2020</ref>
* [[January 14]]
**The seventh [[2020 Democratic Party presidential debates|Democratic presidential debate]] is held in [[Des Moines, Iowa]].<ref name=politics>{{citation|website=NBC News|title=The 2019-2020 presidential election calendar: Primaries, debates, caucuses and more|access-date=Dec 22, 2019|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/2020-presidential-election-events-calendar-n1036266|author=Savannah Smith}}</ref> Six candidates participate.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/democratic-debate-who-won-iowa-biden-sanders-warren-buttigieg-steyer-drake-university/ Sanders-Warren tension dominates final debate before Iowa caucuses] CBS News, January 15, 2020</ref>
**The [[Women's National Basketball Association]] and its players' union reach an eight-year agreement allowing top players to earn $500,000 with an average salary of $130,000. It also provides fully paid [[Maternity leave in the United States|maternity leave]].<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wnba-salary-cba-new-labor-deal-hikes-average-salary-130000-paid-maternal-leave-today-2019-01-14/ "Historic" WNBA labor deal to hike average salary to $130,000, provide paid maternity leave] CBS News, January 14, 2020</ref>
**[[Delta Air Lines Flight 89]], en route to [[Shanghai]], dumps fuel on a school playground near [[Los Angeles International Airport]]. 60 people, including 17 children, are treated for skin irritation.<ref>[https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/students-treated-for-skin-irritation-after-apparent-fuel-dump-from-plane-over-school/2290653/ 60 People Treated for Skin Irritation After a Plane Dumps Fuel Over School Near LAX] By Jonathan Lloyd and Patrick Healy, NBC 4 News, January 14, 2020 [https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-elementary-school-students-hurt-plane-apparently-dumps-fuel-playground California elementary school students hurt after plane dumps fuel over playground; more than 50 people treated] By Louis Casiano, Fox News, January 14, 2020</ref>
* [[January 15]] – President Donald Trump and China's Vice Premier [[Liu He (politician)|Liu He]] sign the [[China–United States trade war#2020|U.S.–China Phase One trade deal]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wearden |first1=Graeme |title=US and China sign Phase One trade deal, but experts are sceptical - business live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2020/jan/15/us-china-trade-deal-trump-tariffs-global-risks-uk-inflation-business-live |website=The Guardian |date=January 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Donnan |first1=Shawn |last2=Wingrove |first2=Josh |last3=Mohsin |first3=Saleha |title=U.S. and China Sign Phase One of Trade Deal |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-15/u-s-china-sign-phase-one-of-trade-deal-trump-calls-remarkable |newspaper=Bloomberg.com |date=January 15, 2020}}</ref>
* [[January 16]] – The [[First impeachment trial of Donald Trump|impeachment trial]] of President Donald Trump begins in the [[U.S. Senate]].<ref>{{cite web|website=The Guardian|location=London|title=Trump impeachment trial begins as Schiff reads out charges against president – live|date=January 16, 2020|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/jan/16/trump-impeachment-trial-live-news-ukraine-pelosi-giuliani-latest-updates-senate-democrats|author=Amanda Holpuch}}</ref>
* [[January 20]] – 22,000 people attend a [[Right to keep and bear arms in the United States|gun rights]] [[2020 VCDL Lobby Day|rally]] at the [[Virginia State Capitol]] in [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] to protest proposed gun laws.<ref>{{cite web|website=CBS News|title=Thousands of gun-rights activists converge in Virginia's capital to protest proposed gun laws|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/richmond-virginia-gun-rally-activists-virginia-capitol-protest-proposed-laws-today-2020-01-20-live-updates/|date=January 20, 2020}}</ref>
* [[January 21]] – [[COVID-19 pandemic]]: The first case of [[COVID-19]] [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|in the United States]] is confirmed by the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC).<ref>{{cite web|website=CNN|title=CDC confirms first US case of Wuhan coronavirus|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/21/health/wuhan-coronavirus-first-us-case-cdc-bn/index.html|date=Jan 21, 2020|access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref>
*[[January 22]] – The [[History of the Oakland Raiders|Oakland Raiders]] officially relocate to [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/raiders-officially-say-goodbye-to-oakland-relocate-to-las-vegas-for-2020-and-beyond/|title=Raiders officially say goodbye to Oakland, relocate to Las Vegas for 2020 and beyond|website=CBSSports.com|date=January 22, 2020 |language=en|access-date=January 27, 2020}}</ref>
* [[January 24]] – Donald Trump becomes the first sitting president to personally attend the annual [[March for Life (Washington, D.C.)|March for Life]] anti-abortion protest in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/24/politics/trump-march-for-life/index.html|date=January 24, 2020|title=Trump vows support for anti-abortion movement at March for Life rally|work=CNN}}</ref>
* [[January 26]]  
**A [[2020 Calabasas helicopter crash|helicopter crash]] in [[Calabasas, California]] kills nine people, including basketball star [[Kobe Bryant]] and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28569415 |title=NBA, sports worlds mourn the death of Kobe Bryant|date=January 26, 2020|website=[[ESPN]] |access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>
**The [[62nd Annual Grammy Awards]] are held in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], hosted by [[Alicia Keys]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/11/14/15-time-grammy-award-winner-alicia-keys-returns-as-host-of-the-62nd-annual-grammy-awards-794503/20191114cbs01/ |title=15-Time Grammy(R) Award Winner Alicia Keys Returns as Host of "The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards(R)" |date=November 14, 2019 |work=[[The Futon Critic]] |access-date=March 22, 2021}}</ref>
* [[January 28]]
** Fotis Dulos attempts suicide at his home in Connecticut; gets airlifted to a Bronx hospital where he would die 2 days later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fotis-dulos-charged-estranged-wife-s-murder-dies-after-suicide-n1126401|title=Fotis Dulos, charged with killing his estranged wife, dies 2 days after suicide attempt|website=[[NBC News]]|date=January 30, 2020}}</ref>
* [[January 29]]
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]]: President Donald Trump establishes the [[White House Coronavirus Task Force]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-regarding-presidents-coronavirus-task-force/|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|title=Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the President's Coronavirus Task Force}}</ref>
**President Trump signs the [[United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement]] (USMCA).<ref>{{cite web|website=BBC News|title=Trump signs US Mexico Canada Agreement|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51300625|date=Jan 29, 2020|access-date=January 31, 2020}}</ref>
* [[January 30]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The CDC confirms the first case of human-to-human transmission of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|website=CNBC|title=CDC confirms first human-to-human transmission of coronavirus in US|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/30/cdc-confirms-first-human-to-human-transmission-of-coronavirus-in-us.html|date=Jan 30, 2020|access-date=January 30, 2020}}</ref>
* [[January 31]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: President Donald Trump imposes travel restrictions preventing foreign nationals from entering the U.S. if they visited China within the previous two weeks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moritsugu |first1=Ken |last2=Miller |first2=Zeke |title=US bars foreigners coming from China for now over virus fear |url=https://apnews.com/9e22f8aabe2f454593b9f9b4c67eb31f |access-date=March 24, 2020 |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |date=January 31, 2020}}</ref>
**The U.S. Senate votes 51–49 against calling witnesses in President Trump's impeachment trial.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cheney |first1=Kyle |last2=Bresnahan |first2=John |last3=Desiderio |first3=Andrew |date=January 31, 2020 |title=Republicans defeat Democratic bid to hear witnesses in Trump trial |publisher=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/31/murkowski-to-vote-against-calling-witnesses-in-impeachment-trial-109997 |access-date=February 1, 2020}}</ref>
**President Trump expands his [[Trump travel ban|travel ban]] to include six new countries: [[Eritrea]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Myanmar]], [[Nigeria]], [[Sudan]], and [[Tanzania]].<ref>{{cite news |title=US travel ban: Trump puts restrictions on six more countries|url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51335011|access-date=February 1, 2020|work=BBC News|date=January 31, 2020}}</ref>
**At a [[Human trafficking in the United States|human trafficking]] summit in the [[White House]], Trump reportedly creates a new White House position dedicated solely to addressing the issue.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://fortune.com/2020/01/31/trump-human-trafficking-bill-executive-order/|title=Trump signs order creating White House position focused on human trafficking|date=January 31, 2020|access-date=February 1, 2020|work=Fortune}}</ref>

=== February ===

*[[February 2]] – [[Super Bowl LIV]]: The [[Kansas City Chiefs]] defeat the [[San Francisco 49ers]], 31–20. [[Jennifer Lopez]] and [[Shakira]] co-headline the [[Super Bowl LIV halftime show|halftime show]].
*[[February 3]] – The 2020 [[Iowa]] [[2020 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses|Democratic]] and [[2020 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses|Republican caucuses]] take place. The Democratic caucus results are delayed due to problems with a [[Shadow Inc.#IowaReporterApp|vote-counting app]].<ref>[https://www.ft.com/content/947aa21c-46ff-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441 Democrats’ Iowa caucus result delayed after count chaos] by Demetri Sevastopulo & Adam Samson, Financial Times, February 5, 2020</ref>
*[[February 4]] – President Donald Trump delivers his [[2020 State of the Union Address|third State of the Union]] address. Among the guests are Venezuelan opposition leader [[Juan Guaidó]] and conservative radio host [[Rush Limbaugh]], who is awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]].<ref>{{cite web|website=Politico|title=Trump's 2020 State of the Union address|date=Feb 4, 2020|access-date=February 4, 2020 |url=https://www.politico.com/interactives/2020/trump-state-of-the-union-2020-live-fact-check-transcript-2-4-20/}}</ref>
*[[February 5]] – The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump concludes with the Senate voting 52–48 to [[First impeachment trial of Donald Trump|acquit]] on the [[Abuse of power|first article of impeachment]] and 53–47 on [[Contempt of Congress|the second charge]]. [[Utah]] Senator [[Mitt Romney]] becomes the first ever senator to vote to remove a president of their own political party.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/05/trump-acquitted-in-impeachment-trial.html|title=Trump acquitted of both charges in Senate impeachment trial|date=February 5, 2020|work=CNBC}}</ref>
*[[February 6]] – The [[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration]] (NHTSA) gives permission for [[Nuro]] Inc. to deploy up to 5,000 driverless delivery vehicles across the country. It is the first time the NHTSA allows deployment of [[Vehicular automation|automated driving system]]s without meeting all national auto safety standards.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nuro-autonomous-regulations-idUSKBN20023T|work=Reuters|title=Pizza-toting robots: U.S. lets Nuro deploy driverless delivery vehicles|date=February 6, 2020|access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref>
*[[February 9]] – The [[92nd Academy Awards]], the second in a row with no official host, are held at [[Dolby Theatre]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]].<ref>[https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/oscars Oscars 2020: Everything You Need To Know] BY ALLYSSIA ALLEYNE, Vogue Britain, December 3, 2019</ref> [[Bong Joon-ho]]'s ''[[Parasite (2019 film)|Parasite]]'' becomes the first [[South Korea]]n film to receive Academy Award recognition, winning four awards as well as becoming the first non-English-language film to win [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]; Joon-ho also wins [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]. [[Todd Phillips]]' ''[[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]]'' leads the nominations with 11, with [[Joaquin Phoenix]] winning [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]. [[Renée Zellweger]] wins [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for ''[[Judy (film)|Judy]]'', [[Brad Pitt]] [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for ''[[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood]]'' and [[Laura Dern]] [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for ''[[Marriage Story]]''. The telecast garners over 23.6 million viewers, a 20% decrease from the previous year, at that point the lowest viewership for the ceremony since [[Nielsen Media Research|Nielsen]] began compiling figures.
*[[February 10]] – Former Congressman [[J. C. Watts]] launches the first all-news channel aimed at African Americans, the [[Black News Channel]].<ref>{{cite web|website=NBC News|date=Feb 10, 2020|access-date=Feb 10, 2020|title=First 24-hour news channel "by and for" African Americans set to launch during Black History Month|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/first-24-hour-news-channel-african-americans-set-launch-during-n1132516}}</ref>
*[[February 11]] – The [[New Hampshire primary#2020|2020 New Hampshire primaries]] are held.<ref name=politics/>
*[[February 13]] – The [[McClatchy]] newspaper chain files for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]].<ref>{{cite web|website=CBS News|title=McClatchy, second-largest U.S. newspaper chain, files for bankruptcy|date=Feb 13, 2020|access-date=Feb 13, 2020|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mcclatchy-newspaper-bankruptcy-second-largest-chain/}}</ref>
*[[February 17]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: More than 300 Americans are evacuated from the [[COVID-19 pandemic on Diamond Princess|quarantined ''Diamond Princess'' cruise ship]] in Japan, including 14 who have tested positive for the [[COVID-19]] coronavirus.<ref>{{cite web|website=ABC News|title=14 Americans evacuated from cruise ship in Japan test positive for novel coronavirus|author=Morgan Winsor|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/14-americans-evacuated-cruise-ship-japan-test-positive/story?id=69026322}}</ref>
**The national [[Boy Scouts of America]] files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Independently funded local councils are not effected.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boy-scouts-america-hobbled-multiple-sex-abuse-lawsuits-declares-bankruptcy-n1125026 Boy Scouts of America, hobbled by multiple sex-abuse lawsuits, files for bankruptcy protection] NBC News, February 18, 2020</ref>
**[[Pier 1 (retail chain)|Pier 1 Imports]] files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to do so in [[Canada]] as well.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2020/02/17/pier-1-is-officially-for-sale-after-filing-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy/ Pier 1 Is Officially For Sale After Filing For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy] by Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, February 17, 2020</ref>
**[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] CEO [[Jeff Bezos]] pledges $10 billion to fight [[climate change]] using a new fund called the Bezos Earth Fund.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/science/jeff-bezos-donates-10b-to-fight-climate-change Jeff Bezos donates $10B to fight climate change] By Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, February 17, 2020</ref>
*[[February 19]] – The [[Utah State Senate|Utah Senate]] votes to decriminalize [[polygamy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Utah Senate supports bill decriminalising polygamy |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51562737 |access-date=February 19, 2020|work=BBC News |date=February 19, 2020 }}</ref>
*[[February 20]] – [[Political consulting|Political consultant]] [[Roger Stone]] is sentenced to 40 months in prison after being found guilty of witness tampering, obstructing an official proceeding, and five counts of making false statements.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-roger-stone-remain-free-pending-sentencing-67044838 |title=The Latest: Roger Stone to remain free pending sentencing |agency=The Associated Press |work=[[ABC News]] |date=November 15, 2019}}</ref>
*[[February 21]]
** [[Wells Fargo]] agrees to pay a $3 billion fine as a result of the [[Wells Fargo account fraud scandal|2016 fake account scandal]].<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/wells-fargo-pay-3-billion-over-fake-account-scandal-n1140541 Wells Fargo to pay $3 billion over fake account scandal] By Pete Williams, NBC News, February 21, 2020</ref>
** ''[[Hunters (2020 TV series)|Hunters]]'' debuts on [[Amazon Video]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon Prime Video Sets February 21 Debut for Al Pacino Conspiracy Thriller Series "Hunters"|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/01/03/amazon-prime-video-sets-february-21-debut-for-al-pacino-conspiracy-thriller-series-hunters-733011/20200103amazon01/|work=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>
*[[February 22]] – The [[2020 Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses]] are held. The [[2020 Republican Party presidential primaries#Cancellation of state caucuses or primaries|Republican caucuses are cancelled]] with President Trump winning all delegates by default.<ref name=politics/>
*[[February 23]] – [[Murder of Ahmaud Arbery|Ahmaud Arbery is murdered]] in [[Glynn County, Georgia]]. No arrests are made until May.<ref name="FirstCoastNews20200522">{{Cite news|last=Feindt|first=Casey|date=May 22, 2020|title=GBI: William 'Roddie' Bryan Jr.'s crime 'helped cause the death of Ahmaud Arbery'|work=First Coastal News|url=https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/crime/attorney-for-man-charged-with-murder-reportedly-filmed-ahmaud-arbery-killing-to-give-update-friday/77-ad834209-7eef-4e9e-b5a2-564978f51451|access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref>
*[[February 24]] – Former film producer [[Harvey Weinstein]] is found guilty of [[Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases|rape]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Harvey Weinstein found guilty at rape trial |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/feb/24/harvey-weinstein-guilty-trial-charges-verdict |work=The Guardian |date=February 24, 2020|access-date=February 24, 2020}}</ref>
*[[February 25]]
** Amazon opens its first [[Amazon Go|cashierless grocery store]], located in [[Seattle]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Amazon opens its first cashierless grocery store|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/25/amazon-opens-its-first-cashierless-grocery-store/|publisher=Tech Crunch |date=February 25, 2020|access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Bob Chapek]] is named CEO of [[The Walt Disney Company]] replacing [[Bob Iger]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-02-25/bob-chapek-named-walt-disney-co-ceo-replacing-bob-iger |title=Bob Chapek named Walt Disney Co. CEO, replacing Bob Iger |date=February 25, 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
*[[February 26]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: First case of community spread reported in California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-26/california-coronavirus-case-could-be-first-spread-in-u-s-community-cdc-says|title=California coronavirus case could be first spread within U.S community, CDC says|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 27, 2020}}</ref>
*[[February 27]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: Growing fear of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic causes the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] to plunge by 1,190.95 points (4.4%), closing at 25,766.64—its largest one-day points decline in history. This follows several days of large falls, the Dow's worst week since 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dow plunges 1,100 points as the coronavirus sends the market tumbling into correction territory|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/26/dow-futures-fall-after-microsoft-issues-coronavirus-warning.html|publisher=CNBC |date=February 27, 2020|access-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref>
**Marine commandant General [[David H. Berger]] orders the removal of [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] symbols from [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] bases around the world.<ref>[https://thehill.com/policy/defense/484897-marine-commandant-orders-removal-of-confederate-paraphernalia-at-bases Marine commandant orders removal of Confederate paraphernalia at bases] By Justin Wise, The Hill, February 27, 2020</ref>
**Former [[List of mayors of Baltimore|Baltimore mayor]] [[Catherine Pugh]] is sentenced to three years in prison and three years probation after pleading guilty to tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud the government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/02/27/catherine-pugh-healthy-holly-former-baltimore-mayor-sentenced-3-years-latest/|title=Catherine Pugh Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison In 'Healthy Holly' Scandal|date=February 27, 2020}}</ref>
*[[February 29]]
**The [[Presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]] and the [[Taliban]] sign a [[Afghan peace process#2020 agreement|conditional peace agreement]] in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]] as part of a process to end the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|war in Afghanistan]].<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/us-taliban-sign-landmark-agreement-in-bid-to-end-americas-longest-war/ar-BB10yMNg?ocid=sf2 U.S.-Taliban sign landmark agreement in bid to end America's longest war] NBC News, February 29, 2020</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic: The [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States#February|first death]] from COVID-19 in the U.S. is reported by officials in [[Washington (state)|Washington state]], as the total number of cases nationwide reaches 66.<ref>{{cite web |title=First coronavirus death in the U.S. happens in Washington state|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/1st-coronavirus-death-u-s-officials-say-n1145931|work=NBC News|date=February 29, 2020|access-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref>
**The [[2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary]] is held;<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/485317-sanders-congratulates-biden-on-south-carolina-win-shifts-focus-to-super Sanders congratulates Biden on South Carolina win, shifts focus to Super Tuesday] BY JULIA MANCHESTER, The Hill, February 29, 2020</ref> billionaire candidate [[Tom Steyer]] suspends his presidential campaign.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/485321-steyer-drops-out-of-2020-race Steyer drops out of 2020 race] The Hill, February 29, 2020</ref>

=== March ===
* [[March 1]] – Former [[South Bend, Indiana]] mayor [[Pete Buttigieg]] suspends his [[Pete Buttigieg 2020 presidential campaign|presidential campaign]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Buttigieg ends historic presidential campaign, urges unity|url=https://apnews.com/9a141437992adacfa6dfa04c4e197b86|publisher=AP|date=March 1, 2020|access-date=March 2, 2020}}</ref>
* [[March 2]]
**A [[Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2020|tornado outbreak]] strikes four counties around [[Nashville, Tennessee]], killing 26 people.<ref>[https://www.today.com/video/nashville-tornado-death-toll-rises-to-at-least-24-dozens-still-missing-79981637617 Nashville tornado death toll rises to at least 24; dozens still missing] Today (NBC News), March 4, 2020  [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nashville-tornado-putnam-county-death-toll-rises-today-2020-04-03/ Tennessee couple describes "flying in the air" during deadly tornado] By DAVID BEGNAUD, CBS NEWS, March 4, 2020</ref>
**Senator [[Amy Klobuchar]] suspends her [[Amy Klobuchar 2020 presidential campaign|presidential campaign]].<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Corasaniti|first1=Nick|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/us/politics/amy-klobuchar-drops-out.html|title=Amy Klobuchar Drops Out of Presidential Race and Plans to Endorse Biden|date=March 2, 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 2, 2020|last2=Burns|first2=Alexander|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
**[[MSNBC]] commentator [[Chris Matthews]] announces his retirement.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/chris-matthews-announces-retirement-mutually-parts-ways-msnbc-n1147536 Chris Matthews announces retirement, mutually parts ways with MSNBC] By Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, March 2, 2020</ref>
* [[March 3]] – [[Super Tuesday#2020|Super Tuesday 2020]] takes place.<ref>[https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2020-presidential-primary-schedule-calendar/super-tuesday-2020/ Super Tuesday 2020] Election Central, retrieved December 22, 2019</ref>
* March [[March 10|3–10]] – The [[2020 Democrats Abroad presidential primary]] takes place.<ref>[https://www.democratsabroad.org/2020_gpp_results The 2020 Global Presidential Primary Results Are In!] posted by DA NEWS, DA NEWS EDITOR, 23 March 2020</ref>
* [[March 4]]
**[[COVID-19]] pandemic: At least 130 cases of COVID-19 are reported in the United States, with ten deaths in [[COVID-19 pandemic in Washington (state)|Washington State]] and one in [[COVID-19 pandemic in California|California]].<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/coronavirus-outbreak-death-toll-us-infections-latest-news-updates-2020-03-04/ Coronavirus updates: U.S. death toll rises to 11 with California's first death] CBS News, March 4, 2020</ref> California governor [[Gavin Newsom]] declares a state of emergency.<ref>[https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/486046-california-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-over-coronavirus California governor declares state of emergency over coronavirus] The Hill, March 4, 2020</ref>
**Former [[New York City]] mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]] suspends his [[Michael Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign|presidential campaign]].<ref>[https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/03/04/after-billionaire-bloomberg-ends-bid-buy-election-biden-endorsement-shows-where-big After Billionaire Bloomberg Ends Bid to Buy Election, Biden Endorsement Shows 'Where the Big Money Is Going'] byJulia Conley, Common Dreams, March 4, 2020</ref>
* [[March 5]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: The Senate approves an [[Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020|$8.3 billion federal emergency aid package]] in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Senate passes $8.3 billion coronavirus bill, sending it to Trump|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/486147-senate-passes-83-billion-coronavirus-bill-sending-it-to-trump|work=The Hill|date=March 5, 2020|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref> President Trump signs the bill into law the next day.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Verge|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/6/21167822/coronavirus-donald-trump-aid-package-emergency-shelby-rand-paul|title=Trump signs $8.3 billion emergency coronavirus aid package|date=March 6, 2020|access-date=March 7, 2020}}</ref>
**The [[Arizona House of Representatives]] passes a bill banning transgender females from sports.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arizona House passes ban on transgender females in women's sports; Dems dub it 'Show me your genitals' bill |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/arizona-house-gop-passes-transgender-bill-to-protect-girls-in-sports |website=Fox News |access-date=March 5, 2020|date=March 5, 2020 }}</ref>
**Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]] suspends her [[Elizabeth Warren 2020 presidential campaign|presidential campaign]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Elizabeth Warren ends presidential bid|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51759386|work=BBC News|date=March 5, 2020 |access-date=March 5, 2020}}</ref>
*[[March 6]]
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Florida|Florida]] reports two deaths from COVID-19, the first confirmed U.S. fatalities outside of the [[West Coast of the United States|west coast]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Florida reports its first 2 coronavirus deaths |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/07/us/florida-coronavirus-deaths/index.html|publisher=CNN|date=March 7, 2020|access-date=March 7, 2020}}</ref>
***The annual [[South by Southwest]] (SXSW) festival is [[South by Southwest#2020|canceled]] due to COVID-19 fears; it is the first time the event has been canceled in its 34-year history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/6/21162247/sxsw-2020-cancelled-coronavirus-austin-texas-virus-fears-public-health-event|work=The Verge|date=March 6, 2020|access-date=March 7, 2020|title=SXSW 2020 canceled due to coronavirus}}</ref>
*[[March 7]] – COVID-19 pandemic: [[COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]] records its first case of COVID-19.<ref>{{cite web |title=Washington, D.C., has first 'presumptive positive' test for coronavirus|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-washingtondc/washington-d-c-has-first-presumptive-positive-test-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN20U0ZY|publisher=Reuters|date=March 7, 2020 |access-date=March 8, 2020}}</ref>
* [[March 9]]
**[[2020 stock market crash#Black Monday I (9 March)|Black Monday 2020]]: Share prices fall sharply in response to economic concerns and the impact of COVID-19. The Dow Jones industrial average plunges more than 2,000 points, its biggest ever fall in intraday trading.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51796806|title=Black Monday: Shares face biggest fall since financial crisis|website=BBC News|language=en|date=March 9, 2020|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> [[Price of oil|Oil prices]] plunge by as much as 30% in early trading, the biggest fall since 1991, after Saudi Arabia launches a [[2020 Russia–Saudi Arabia oil price war|price war]] with Russia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Oil prices plunge as much as 30% after OPEC deal failure sparks price war |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/08/oil-plummets-30percent-as-opec-deal-failure-sparks-price-war-fears.html |access-date=March 9, 2020 |agency=CNBC}}</ref>
**The U.S. begins a conditional [[Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2020–2021)|troop withdrawal]] from [[Afghanistan]]; American troop numbers are to be reduced from 12,000 to 8,600 within 135 days.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51810498|work=BBC|title=Afghanistan conflict: US begins withdrawing troops|date=March 9, 2020|access-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref>
* [[March 10]] – COVID-19 pandemic: COVID-19 cases in the U.S. exceed 1,000, with a 50% increase within a 24-hour period and infections reported in 35 states.<ref>{{cite web |title=US coronavirus cases pass 1,000 as crisis hits the campaign trail|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/11/us-coronavirus-cases-pass-1000-as-crisis-hits-the-campaign-trail|work=The Guardian|date=March 11, 2020|access-date=March 11, 2020}}</ref>
* [[March 11]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: 
***President Trump announces a 30-day ban on incoming travel from [[Europe]] (with the exception of the [[United Kingdom]]), effective midnight EDT (0400 GMT) on March 13. The announcement occurs the same day the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) declares the COVID-19 outbreak a [[pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51857462 |title=Coronavirus: EU condemns Trump travel ban on 26 European countries|work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=March 12, 2020 |access-date=March 12, 2020}}</ref> The travel ban is extended to the UK and [[Ireland]] on March 16.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51891662 |title=Coronavirus: US to extend travel ban to UK and Ireland |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=14 March 2020 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
***The [[National Basketball Association]] [[Suspension of the 2019-20 NBA season|suspends]] its season after [[Utah Jazz]] center [[Rudy Gobert]] test positive for the virus, becoming the first major professional sports league to do so.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nba.com/news/coronavirus-pandemic-causes-nba-suspend-season|title=Coronavirus pandemic causes NBA to suspend season after player tests positive | work=nba.com | date=March 12, 2020 | access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref>
**Persian Gulf crisis: A British soldier and two Americans are killed in a [[2020 Camp Taji attacks|rocket attack]] in [[Taji, Iraq]].
**The Justice Department and the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] announce the arrest of more than 600 alleged members of the [[Jalisco New Generation Cartel]].<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/487064-feds-arrests-over-600-alleged-mexican-cartel-members Feds arrest over 600 alleged Mexican cartel members] {{in lang|en}} BY J. EDWARD MORENO, The Hill, March 11, 2020</ref>
**Former film producer [[Harvey Weinstein]] is sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harvey Weinstein jailed for 23 years in rape trial
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51840532|work=BBC News|date=March 11, 2020|access-date=March 11, 2020}}</ref>
*[[March 12]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: 
***The [[Metropolitan Opera]], [[Carnegie Hall]], and the [[New York Philharmonic]] announce temporary shutdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [[Governor of New York|New York Governor]] [[Andrew Cuomo]] subsequently announces restrictions on gatherings of 500 people or more, prompting all [[Broadway theatre]]s to close.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/2020/3/12/21177174/broadway-closing-shut-down-coronavirus 
|title=All Broadway shows will close for a month due to coronavirus |author=Romano, Aja |date=March 12, 2020 |publisher=Vox |access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref>
***The [[National Hockey League]] and [[Major League Soccer]] also suspend their seasons following the NBA suspension the night before. [[Major League Baseball]] suspends [[Spring Training|spring training]]. 
***The [[NCAA]] cancels all Winter and Spring championships, including its [[2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|men's]] and [[2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|women's]] basketball tournaments, marking the first time both tournaments have been cancelled.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-03-12/ncaa-cancels-remaining-2020-winter-and-spring-championships|title=NCAA cancels remaining 2020 winter and spring championships|work=NCAA.com|date=March 12, 2020|access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref>
**[[2020 stock market crash#Black Thursday (12 March)|Black Thursday 2020]]: Following a series of recent major falls, the Dow Jones plunges yet again, this time by over 9.5%, along with markets around the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51829852 |title=Coronavirus: Global stocks plunge as coronavirus fears spread |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=March 12, 2020 |access-date=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
**Federal judge [[Anthony Trenga]] orders [[whistleblower]] [[Chelsea Manning]] be released from prison, but must pay accrued fines of $256,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/politics/chelsea-manning-suicide-attempt-virginia-jail/index.html|title=Federal judge orders Chelsea Manning's release from jail|author1=Katelyn Polantz |author2=Veronica Stracqualursi |author3=Mark Morales|website=CNN|date=March 12, 2020|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref>
[[File:COVID-19 outbreak USA per capita cases map.svg|thumb|Confirmed COVID-19 cases per million inhabitants]]
*[[March 13]]
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***President Trump declares a [[List of national emergencies in the United States|national emergency]] in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, freeing up $50 billion in disaster relief funds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/13/donald-trump-coronavirus-national-emergency-sketch|title='I don't take responsibility': Trump shakes hands and spreads blame over coronavirus|website=The Guardian|date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 14, 2020}}</ref>
***The [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) grants emergency authorization for a coronavirus test by Swiss diagnostics maker [[Hoffmann-La Roche|Roche]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.roche.com/media/releases/med-cor-2020-03-13.htm|title=Roche's cobas SARS-CoV-2 Test to detect novel coronavirus receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization and is available in markets accepting the CE mark|date=March 13, 2020|access-date=March 13, 2020|work=Roche}}</ref>
**[[Bill Gates]] steps down from the board of [[Microsoft]] to focus on philanthropic activities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51883377|title=Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board to focus on philanthropy|website=BBC News|date=March 13, 2020|access-date=March 14, 2020}}</ref>
**[[Breonna Taylor]], a 26-year-old [[emergency medical technician]], is [[Shooting of Breonna Taylor|shot eight times]] by [[Louisville Metro Police Department|Louisville police]] during a [[no-knock warrant]] as part of a [[narcotics]] investigation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/05/13/breonna-taylor-not-target-louisville-police-investigation-when-shot/5181690002/|title=Senator Kamala Harris demands federal investigation of police shooting of Breonna Taylor in Kentucky|first=Tessa Duvall, Darcy Costello and Phillip M.|last=Bailey|website=USA TODAY}}</ref>
*[[March 15]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The [[Federal Reserve]] announces that it will cut its target interest rate to 0-0.25 percent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20200315a.htm|title=Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement|website=Federal Reserve|date=March 15, 2020|access-date=March 17, 2020}}</ref>
*[[March 16]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: 
***Most schools nationwide are [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education|closed by this date]]. 
***The Dow Jones [[2020 stock market crash#Black Monday II (16 March)|falls by −2,997.10]], the single [[List of largest daily changes in the Dow Jones Industrial Average|largest point drop in history]] and the second largest percentage drop ever at −12.93%, a larger crash than the [[Wall Street Crash of 1929]].
***The first Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating a potential [[COVID-19 vaccine]] begins at [[Kaiser Permanente|Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute]] in [[COVID-19 pandemic in Washington (state)|Seattle]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-clinical-trial-investigational-vaccine-covid-19-begins|title=NIH clinical trial of investigational vaccine for COVID-19 begins |date=16 March 2020|access-date=17 March 2020|work=NIH}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://investors.modernatx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/moderna-announces-first-participant-dosed-nih-led-phase-1-study|title=Moderna Announces First Participant Dosed in NIH-led Phase 1 Study of mRNA Vaccine (mRNA-1273) Against Novel Coronavirus|date=16 March 2020|access-date=17 March 2020|work=Moderna|archive-date=December 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231234146/https://investors.modernatx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/moderna-announces-first-participant-dosed-nih-led-phase-1-study|url-status=dead}}</ref>
***The [[2020 Kentucky Derby]] is postponed until September 5, the first postponement since 1945.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wdrb.com/news/kentucky-derby-to-be-postponed-until-september-as-concerns-heighten/article_5e88ecce-6557-11ea-8c64-1bf69c1bc962.html|title=First Saturday in September: Pandemic delays Kentucky Derby to late summer|work=WDRB|date=16 March 2020}}</ref>
*[[March 17]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: [[COVID-19 pandemic in West Virginia|West Virginia]] becomes the [[U.S. state and local government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic|50th state]] to have a confirmed a case of COVID-19.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/west-virginia-becomes-50th-us-state-to-confirm-coronavirus-case|work=Fox News|title=West Virginia becomes 50th US state to confirm coronavirus case|date=17 March 2020}}</ref>
**After 20 seasons, [[New England Patriots]] quarterback [[Tom Brady]] [[2020 NFL season|announces]] he will not re-sign with the team, instead selecting free agency.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001106575/article/tom-brady-announces-he-wont-return-to-patriots|work=National Football League|date=17 March 2020|title=Tom Brady announces he won't return to Patriots}}</ref>{{importance inline|date=July 2020}}
*[[March 18]]
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***President Trump signs the [[Families First Coronavirus Response Act]] into law and announces he will invoke the [[Defense Production Act of 1950|Defense Production Act]] to improve U.S. medical resources<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/18/politics/trump-defense-production-act-coronavirus/index.html|title=Trump to invoke Defense Production Act to expand production of hospital masks and more|work=CNN|date=18 March 2020|access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref> and that he directed the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development|Housing and Urban Development Department]] (HUD) to suspend evictions and foreclosures of federal housing until the end of April.<ref>{{cite news|title=Trump orders HUD to suspend evictions and foreclosures|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/488227-trump-orders-hud-to-suspend-evictions-and-foreclosures|work=The Hill}}</ref> He also announces the temporary closure of the [[Canada–United States border]]; cross-border trade will continue.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51949243|title=US-Canada border to close amid virus crisis|work=BBC|date=18 March 2020}}</ref>
***The Dow Jones [[2020 stock market crash#17–20 March|closes down 6 percent]], falling below 20,000 points.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/18/business/stock-updates-march-18/|title=Stock trading halted for fourth time this month as S&P 500 drops 7%|work=Boston Globe|date=18 March 2020|access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref>
**A 5.9{{M|w}} [[2020 Salt Lake City earthquake|earthquake]] hits [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, Utah]].<ref name="CNN">{{cite news |last1=Hanna |first1=Jason |last2=Toropin |first2=Konstantin |title=A 5.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Utah, knocking out power to thousands |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/18/us/utah-earthquake/index.html |access-date=March 18, 2020 |work=CNN |publisher=Cable News Network |date=March 18, 2020}}</ref>
**Representative [[Tulsi Gabbard]] suspends her [[Tulsi Gabbard 2020 presidential campaign|presidential campaign]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/03/19/tulsi-gabbard-ends-presidential-campaign/2009989001/|title=Tulsi Gabbard ends presidential campaign, backs Joe Biden|work=[[USA Today]]|author1=Jason Lalljee|author2=Rebecca Morin|date=March 19, 2020|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref>
*[[March 19]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The [[United States Department of Labor|Department of Labor]] reports that 281,000 Americans filed for [[Unemployment in the United States|unemployment]] in the last week, a 33 percent increase over the prior week and the biggest percentage increase since [[1992 in the United States|1992]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/19/economy/unemployment-benefits-goldman-sachs/index.html|title=Goldman Sachs predicts 2.25 million Americans filed initial unemployment claims this week, the highest on record|website=CNN|date=March 20, 2020|access-date=March 21, 2020}}</ref>
*[[March 20]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The governor of New York orders staff at all "non-essential" businesses to remain at home as the number of COVID-19 cases in the state exceeds 7,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51980671|title=New York orders all non-essential businesses to shut doors|website=BBC News|date=March 20, 2020|access-date=March 20, 2020}}</ref>
*[[March 21]] – COVID-19 pandemic: Biotech company [[Cepheid Inc]] reports that it has been granted [[Food and Drug Administration|FDA]] approval for a new rapid diagnostic test, able to detect COVID-19 in 45 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cepheid.mediaroom.com/2020-03-21-Cepheid-Receives-Emergency-Use-Authorization-from-FDA-for-Rapid-SARS-CoV-2-Test|title=Cepheid Receives Emergency Use Authorization from FDA for Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Test|website=Cepheid|date=March 21, 2020|access-date=March 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/21/politics/fda-coronavirus-test/index.html|title=FDA authorizes new test that could detect coronavirus in about 45 minutes|website=CNN|date=March 21, 2020|access-date=March 21, 2020}}</ref>
*[[March 22]]
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***President Trump says the [[United States National Guard|National Guard]] has been activated in California, Washington, and [[COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)|New York]], thus far the most impacted states during the pandemic.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-he-s-activated-national-guard-new-york-california-n1166211|title=Trump says he's activated National Guard in New York, California and Washington state|work=NBC News|date=22 March 2020|access-date=23 March 2020}}</ref> The [[Washington National Guard]] clarifies that it was yet to be "activated", only put on stand-by.<ref>{{cite news|title=WA National Guard says it's not activated yet, despite Pres. Trump announcement|url=https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/wa-national-guard-says-its-not-activated-yet-despite-pres-trump-announcement/YKK2RABFS5FU3PBWPWEYY3NAZE/|work=KIRO 7|date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
***The [[USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)|USNS ''Comfort'' (T-AH-20)]] [[hospital ship]] is announced to be deployed to New York. The [[USNS Mercy (T-AH-19)|USNS ''Mercy'' (T-AH-19)]] is to be deployed to Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2020/03/22/navy-hospital-ship-will-be-sent-to-new-york-to-help-battle-coronavirus/|title=Navy hospital ship will be sent to New York to help battle coronavirus|date=22 March 2020|work=New York Post}}</ref>
***[[Rand Paul]] (R-KY) is the first senator to test positive for [[COVID-19 pandemic in Kentucky|COVID-19]].<ref>[https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/22/819840467/sen-rand-paul-has-tested-positive-for-the-coronavirus Sen. Rand Paul Has Tested Positive For The Coronavirus] NPR, March 22, 2020</ref>
*[[March 23]] – Colorado becomes the 22nd state to abolish the [[Capital punishment in the United States|death penalty]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.axios.com/colorado-death-penalty-polis-abolish-e7c3207b-99d0-4ee9-9b49-9bde081aa4eb.html|title=Colorado governor signs bill abolishing death penalty|date=23 March 2020|work=Axios}}</ref>
*[[March 24]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: 
***The Dow Jones jumps by over 2,100 points, or 11.3 percent—its biggest one-day percentage gain since [[1933 in the United States|1933]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/24/stock-market-live-updates-dow-futures-up-900-limit-up-hope-for-a-stimulus-deal.html|title=Stock market live updates: Dow soars 2,100 points, biggest jump in 80 years, stimulus close|website=CNBC|date=March 24, 2020|access-date=March 24, 2020}}</ref>
***The U.S. [[box office]] records zero revenue [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema|for the first time ever]].<ref>{{cite news|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/24/us-box-office-zero-revenue-first-time-ever-coronavirus-the-invisible-man|title=US box office records zero takings for first time ever as coronavirus crisis bites|date=24 March 2020}}</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Nevada|Nevada]] governor [[Steve Sisolak]] bans the use of anti-[[malaria]] drugs for COVID-19 treatment, notably [[chloroquine]] and [[hydroxychloroquine]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2020/mar/24/sisolak-bars-malaria-drugs-for-coronavirus-patient/|title=Sisolak bars malaria drugs for coronavirus patients|work=Las Vegas Sun|date=24 March 2020}}</ref>
***FBI agents kill a man in [[Belton, Missouri]] suspected of [[COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri#Timeline|plotting a bombing attack]] at a [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] hospital believed to be treating COVID-19 patients.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/domestic-terrorist-allegedly-plotted-car-bomb-hospital-coronavirus/story?id=69803480|title=Domestic terror suspect allegedly plotted to use car bomb on hospital during coronavirus pandemic|work=ABC News|date=25 March 2020|access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref>
**A [[Gallup (company)|Gallup]] poll places President Trump's approval rating at 49 percent, his highest thus far.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/489285-gallup-trump-job-approval-rating-matches-all-time-high|work=The Hill|date=24 March 2020|title=Gallup: Trump job approval rating matches all-time high}}</ref> A separate [[The Hill (newspaper)|''Hill'']]-[[Harris Insights & Analytics|HarrisX]] poll places him at 50 percent, his highest since August [[2018 in the United States|2018]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/489340-poll-trump-lands-50-percent-approval-for-first-time-in-two|title=Poll: Trump approval rating hits 50 percent for first time in almost 2 years|work=The Hill|date=24 March 2020|access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
*[[March 25]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: 
***Nationwide COVID-19 deaths surpass 1,000 as the total number of cases reach almost 69,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/26/coronavirus-live-updates-china-cases-spains-death-count-surpasses-china.html|title=Coronavirus live updates: US deaths soar past 1,000, according to Johns Hopkins University|website=CNBC|date=March 25, 2020|access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref>
***The White House and the Senate agree to a [[CARES Act|$2 trillion stimulus package]]—the largest in U.S. history—to [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States#Economic|boost the economy]] amid the ongoing pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/25/politics/stimulus-senate-action-coronavirus/index.html|title=White House, Senate reach historic $2 trillion stimulus deal amid growing coronavirus fears|website=CNN|date=March 25, 2020|access-date=March 25, 2020}}</ref> The Senate subsequently approves the negotiated bill (the CARES Act) in a 96–0 vote.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pramuk |first1=Jacob |title=Senate passes $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, sending it to the House |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/25/senate-passes-2-trillion-coronavirus-stimulus-package.html |website=CNBC |date=March 26, 2020 |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref> Trump signs the bill into law on March 27 after a House [[Voice vote#United States|voice vote]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/27/house-passes-2-trillion-coronavirus-stimulus-bill-sends-it-to-trump.html|work=CNBC|date=27 March 2020|title=Trump signs $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill as the US tries to prevent economic devastation}}</ref>
***[[The Pentagon]] orders a 60-day halt on all overseas troop travel and movement as 227 U.S. troops have thus far tested positive for COVID-19. The withdrawal from Afghanistan will continue.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pentagon orders halt overseas movement for U.S. military over coronavirus|date=25 March 2020|access-date=26 March 2020|agency=Reuters|url=https://news.trust.org/item/20200325203242-zgoc4}}</ref>
*[[March 26]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: 
***Nationwide COVID-19 infections exceed 82,000—surpassing infections in China and [[COVID-19 pandemic in Italy|Italy]]—as the U.S. now has more cases reported than any other country to date.<ref>{{cite news|title=Coronavirus US live: US now has more cases than any other country – as it happened|date=27 March 2020|access-date=27 March 2020|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/mar/26/coronavirus-us-live-house-vote-2tn-stimulus-package-bill-senate-news-updates-trump}}</ref>
***The Department of Labor reports that 3.28 million Americans filed for [[unemployment benefits]] in the last week, the largest increase in U.S. history. It supersedes the all-time high of 695,000 in October [[1982 in the United States|1982]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/26/weekly-jobless-claims.html|title=Jobless claims soar past 3 million to record as coronavirus sends Americans to the unemployment line|date=26 March 2020|work=CNBC}}</ref>
**The Trump administration indicts Venezuelan president [[Nicolás Maduro]]'s government of [[Illegal drug trade|drug trafficking]] and [[narcoterrorism]] and offers a $15 million reward for information leading to Maduro's arrest.<ref>[https://www.infobae.com/america/venezuela/2020/03/26/estados-unidos-sancionara-al-regimen-de-nicolas-maduro-por-sus-vinculos-con-el-narcoterrorismo-internacional/ The United States accused Nicolás Maduro of narco-terrorism and offered USD 15 million for data leading to his arrest] {{in lang|es}} Infobae, 26 Mar 2020</ref>
**The [[United States Space Force|Space Force]] launches its first satellite, a $1.4 billion [[Advanced Extremely High Frequency|Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6)]] military communications satellite.<ref>[https://www.space.com/why-space-force-launching-rockets-coronavirus-pandemic.html Here's why the Space Force just launched a rocket as the world fights the coronavirus pandemic] By Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 March 2020</ref>
*[[March 27]] – President Trump signs the [[CARES Act]] in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Covid-19 Pandemic Timeline Fast Facts|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/09/health/covid-19-pandemic-timeline-fast-facts/index.html|access-date=2022-01-11|website=CNN|date=August 9, 2021 }}</ref> 
*[[March 29]] – U.S.-led coalition troops [[Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq (2020)|withdraw]] from Iraq's [[K-1 Air Base]], the third base transferred to the Iraqi military this month.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/us-led-coalition-pulls-3rd-113811539.html US-led forces pull out of 3rd Iraqi base this month] by SAMYA KULLAB, AP, 29 Mar 2020</ref>
*[[March 31]]
**COVID-19 pandemic:
*** Nationwide reported COVID-19 cases exceed 163,000 as the national death toll reaches 3,000. Three-quarters of the U.S. population are under lockdown as [[COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland|Maryland]], [[COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia|Virginia]], [[COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona|Arizona]] and [[COVID-19 pandemic in Tennessee|Tennessee]] become the latest states to restrict movement.<ref>{{cite news|title=Coronavirus: Three out of four Americans under some form of lockdown|date=31 March 2020|access-date=31 March 2020|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52103066}}</ref>
***U.S. dairy producers dump thousands of gallons of milk as farmers cannot get their product to market due to a [[truck driver]] shortage.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-dairy-insight/u-s-dairy-farmers-dump-milk-as-pandemic-upends-food-markets-idUSKBN21L1DW U.S. dairy farmers dump milk as pandemic upends food markets] Reuters, 3 Apr 2020</ref>
**The [[Federal Communications Commission]] mandates cell phone providers implement [[STIR/SHAKEN]] by June 30, 2021 for large carriers and June 30, 2022 for small carriers to prevent [[robocall]]s maliciously using [[caller ID spoofing]] to avoid being traced.<ref>[https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/31/fcc-mandates-strict-caller-id-authentication-to-beat-back-robocalls/ FCC mandates strict caller ID authentication to beat back robocalls] Tech Crunch, March 31, 2020</ref>
**A 6.5{{M|w}} [[2020 Central Idaho earthquake|earthquake]] strikes [[Central Idaho]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/nation/days-after-idaho-s-earthquake-experts-seek-answers-about-historic-unexpected-event/article_ccd3b483-f528-55ca-8c27-d2eba918084d.html|access-date=April 10, 2020|date=April 9, 2020|title=Days after Idaho's earthquake, experts seek answers about historic, unexpected event|work=Herald Mail Media|archive-date=April 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410022926/https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/nation/days-after-idaho-s-earthquake-experts-seek-answers-about-historic-unexpected-event/article_ccd3b483-f528-55ca-8c27-d2eba918084d.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===April===
*[[April 1]]
**The Trump administration deploys anti-drug Navy ships and [[Airborne early warning and control|AWACS]] planes near [[United States–Venezuela relations|Venezuela]] in reportedly the largest military build-up in the region since the [[United States invasion of Panama|1989 invasion of Panama]].<ref>[https://apnews.com/d4c51884ba3ac6a4311b6f548434f958 Trump: US to deploy anti-drug Navy ships near Venezuela] AP, 1 April 2020</ref>
**Coal companies owned by West Virginia Governor [[Jim Justice]] agree to pay $5 million for thousands of [[mine safety]] violations.<ref>[https://apnews.com/7a82d015133943b21f45117115bdbb2e West Virginia governor's coal companies to pay $5M in fines] AP, 1 Apr 2020</ref>
*[[April 3]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The CDC recommends all citizens consider wearing cloth or fabric face coverings in public.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover.html|date=3 April 2020|access-date=6 April 2020|title=Recommendation Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings, Especially in Areas of Significant Community-Based Transmission|work=CDC}}</ref>
*[[April 6]] 
**COVID-19 pandemic: Nationwide COVID-19 deaths surpass 10,000, with more than 19,800 recoveries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/|title=United States Coronavirus: 5,531,282 Cases and 172,630 Deaths - Worldometer|website=worldometers.info}}</ref>
**President Trump signs an executive order encouraging future long-term commercial exploitation of various celestial bodies and mining of [[lunar resources]].<ref>{{cite web | url =https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-encouraging-international-support-recovery-use-space-resources/ |title=Executive Order on Encouraging International Support for the Recovery and Use of Space Resources| date=April 6, 2020| via =[[NARA|National Archives]] | work =[[whitehouse.gov]] | access-date =April 7, 2020}}</ref>
*[[April 7]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The U.S. records the most COVID-19 deaths in a single day to date, with more than 1,800 fatalities reported, taking the cumulative total to nearly 13,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52209954|date=8 April 2020|access-date=8 April 2020|title=Coronavirus: US records highest death toll in single day|work=BBC News}}</ref> This is overtaken on April 15 when 2,371 deaths are recorded in a single day, topping 30,800 fatalities.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.trust.org/item/20200415213634-wt4o0|agency=Reuters|title=U.S. coronavirus deaths increase by record amount for second straight day - Reuters tally|date=15 April 2020|access-date=16 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[April 8]]
**Senator [[Bernie Sanders]] suspends his [[Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign|presidential campaign]], leaving [[Joe Biden]] as the presumptive Democratic nominee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52219756|date=8 April 2020|access-date=8 April 2020|title=US election 2020: Bernie Sanders suspends presidential campaign|work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/bernie-sanders-drops-out-presidential-race-n1155156|date=8 April 2020|access-date=8 April 2020|title=Bernie Sanders drops out of presidential race|work=NBC News}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***Over 100 inmates at [[Monroe Correctional Complex]] in [[Monroe, Washington]] riot after six inmates test positive for COVID-19.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2020-04-09/virus-sparks-prison-riot-hits-more-wa-long-term-care-homes|work=U.S. News|title=Virus Sparks Prison Riot, Hits More WA Long-Term Care Homes|date=9 April 2020}}</ref>
***[[The Broadway League]] extends the Broadway theatre shutdown through June 7,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2020/04/08/broadway-extends-coronavirus-shutdown-through-june-7 |title=Broadway Extends Coronavirus Shutdown Through June 7 |date=April 9, 2020 |publisher=Spectrum News/NY1 |access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref> projecting the longest shutdown in Broadway history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://broadwaynews.com/2020/03/12/the-history-of-broadway-shutdowns/ |title=The history of Broadway shutdowns |author=Russo, Gillian |date=March 12, 2020 |publisher=Broadway News |access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref>
*[[April 11]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: 
***The U.S. becomes the country with the highest number of reported COVID-19 deaths: over 20,000, overtaking [[COVID-19 pandemic in Italy|Italy]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/04/11/coronavirus-latest-news/|date=11 April 2020|access-date=11 April 2020|title=Live updates: U.S. coronavirus death toll reaches 20,000, surpassing Italy|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
***For the first time in U.S. history, all 50 states have simultaneous federal major [[Disaster area|disaster declarations]] after [[COVID-19 pandemic in Wyoming|Wyoming]] receives the final declaration. [[COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]], the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islands]], the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Northern Mariana Islands|Northern Mariana Islands]], [[COVID-19 pandemic in Guam|Guam]] and [[COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico]] also have major disaster declarations by this time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/11/every-state-in-the-us-is-now-under-a-major-disaster-declaration-amid-coronavirus-pandemic.html|work=CNBC|title=Every US state is now under a major disaster declaration amid coronavirus pandemic|date=11 April 2020|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[April 12]] – At least 30 people are killed and 1.3 million left without electricity after an [[2020 Easter tornado outbreak|Easter tornado outbreak]] across the South.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://weather.com/storms/tornado/news/2020-04-13-tornadoes-storms-impacts-south-carolina-georgia-mississippi-arkansas|date=13 April 2020|work=The Weather Channel|title=22 Killed as Tornadoes, Storms Tear Across the South; 1.3 Million Without Electricity}}</ref>
*[[April 14]] – COVID-19 pandemic: President Trump announces that he will suspend U.S. funding of the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) pending an investigation into its early response to the outbreak.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52289056|work=BBC News|title=Coronavirus: US to halt funding to WHO, says Trump|date=15 April 2020|access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[April 15]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: 
***[[Michigan]] Governor [[Gretchen Whitmer]] faces two federal lawsuits accusing her of violating constitutional rights during the state's [[COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan#Government response|containment efforts]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.trust.org/item/20200416145022-vjhiv|agency=Reuters|title=Michigan residents sue Governor Whitmer over coronavirus pandemic orders|date=16 April 2020}}</ref> Thousands of people attend a [[COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan#Protests|protest in Lansing]] as [[2020 United States anti-lockdown protests|anti-lockdown sentiment]] spreads.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Moore |first1 = Mark |title = Protesters Clog Streets in Michigan over Whitmer Coronavirus Stay-Home Order |url = https://nypost.com/2020/04/15/michigan-citizens-protest-over-coronavirus-stay-home-order/ |website = [[New York Post]] |access-date = April 15, 2020 |date = April 15, 2020 }}</ref>
***New York Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] signs an executive order requiring everyone in the state to wear a mask or a mouth/nose covering in public when not [[social distancing]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/15/us/new-york-facemasks/index.html|work=CNN|title=New Yorkers must wear masks when unable to socially distance, Gov. Cuomo says|date=15 April 2020|access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[April 16]]  
**COVID-19 pandemic: 
***It is revealed that nearly 22 million Americans have filed for [[Unemployment in the United States|unemployment]] within a single month due to COVID-19 lockdowns, the worst unemployment crisis since the [[Great Depression]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/another-5-million-people-filed-jobless-claims-last-week-bringing-n1185056|title=5 million more people filed jobless claims last week, bringing total to almost 22 million in one month|date=6 April 2020|work=NBC News}}</ref>
***The Trump administration reveals federal guidelines outlining a three-phased, gradual reopening of schools, commerce, and services for parts of the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/420a38ec14101eab70e07be367ee6422|title=Trump unveils phased approach to reopening economy|date=April 16, 2020|work=Associated Press}}</ref>
*[[April 17]] – COVID-19 pandemic: [[Texas]] is the first state to begin easing coronavirus-related restrictions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-health/2020/04/17/texas-gov-greg-abbott-keeps-schools-closed-but-eases-some-coronavirus-restrictions/|title=Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says schools to remain closed for rest of academic year but eases some coronavirus restrictions|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=17 April 2020}}</ref> Florida's [[Duval County, Florida|Duval County]] is the first in the state to ease restrictions, with [[Jacksonville Beach, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Atlantic Beach, Florida|Atlantic]], and [[Neptune Beach, Florida|Neptune]] being the first beaches in the state to reopen, on a limited basis.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/04/17/jacksonvilles-beaches-among-1st-to-reopen/|work=News4Jax|title=Visitors cheer as Jacksonville beaches reopen|date=17 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[April 20]] – [[Price of oil|Oil prices]] reach a record low, falling into negative values, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia–Saudi Arabia oil price war.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oil prices fall to historic lows |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/apr/20/coronavirus-live-news-us-deaths-pass-40000-as-italy-records-lowest-fatalities-in-a-week-latest-updates?page=with:block-5e9de6808f0895b8b22830d0#block-5e9de6808f0895b8b22830d0 |work=The Guardian |date=20 April 2020 |access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[April 21]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: The state of [[Missouri]] challenges China's [[sovereign immunity]] in [[United States district court|U.S. district court]] by suing three Chinese government ministries, two local governments, two laboratories and the [[Communist Party of China|Chinese Communist Party]] over its handling of the COVID-19 outbreak.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/21/840550059/missouri-sues-china-communist-party-over-the-coronavirus-pandemic|work=NPR|date=21 April 2020|access-date=29 April 2020|title=Missouri Sues China, Communist Party Over The Coronavirus Pandemic}}</ref>
**A bipartisan Senate report reaffirms intelligence findings that Russia meddled in the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bipartisan Senate report reaffirms intelligence findings that Russia meddled in 2016 elections |url=https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/493889-bipartisan-senate-report-reaffirms-intelligence-community-findings-that |work=The Hill |date=21 April 2020 |access-date=22 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE UNITED STATES SENATE ON RUSSIAN ACTIVE MEASURES CAMPAIGNS AND INTERFERENCE IN THE 2016 U.S. ELECTION VOLUME 4: REVIEW OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT WITH ADDITIONAL VIEWS |url=https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Report_Volume4.pdf |work=U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence |date=21 April 2020 |access-date=22 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[April 22]] – COVID-19 pandemic: President Trump signs an immigration executive order halting the issuance of certain [[green card]]s for 60 days.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abc11.com/politics/trump-signs-immigration-order-as-part-of-covid-19-pandemic-crackdown/6122704/|title=Trump signs immigration order as part of coronavirus pandemic crackdown|date=22 April 2020|access-date=29 April 2020|work=ABC11|archive-date=April 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429093509/https://abc11.com/politics/trump-signs-immigration-order-as-part-of-covid-19-pandemic-crackdown/6122704/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[April 24]]
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey|New Jersey]] reports 100,000 cases and 5,617 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=N.J. Cases Top 100,000 With Some Counties' Progress Slipping |url=https://news.yahoo.com/n-j-cases-top-100-194517946.html |website=news.yahoo.com |date=April 24, 2020 |access-date=Apr 26, 2020}}</ref>
***President Trump signs a $483 billion bill to rescue small businesses.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trump signs huge new economic relief spending package |url=https://news.yahoo.com/trump-signs-huge-economic-relief-spending-package-204019289.html |website=news.yahoo.com |access-date=Apr 26, 2020}}</ref>
*[[April 27]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: Nationwide confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 1 million.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oliviera |first1=Nelson |title=U.S. set to become first country with 1 million reported coronavirus cases |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-united-states-first-country-one-million-cases-20200427-ndgyccahcbgyplrawxkc23pgfa-story.html |access-date=28 April 2020 |publisher=[[NY Daily News]] |date=27 April 2020}}</ref>
**[[The Pentagon]] officially releases [[Pentagon UFO videos|three short videos]] showing "[[Unidentified flying object|unidentified aerial phenomena]]" that had previously been revealed by ''[[The New York Times]]'' in 2019.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/27/politics/pentagon-ufo-videos/index.html| title=Pentagon officially releases UFO videos| work=CNN| date=27 April 2010| access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[April 29]] &ndash; The [[United States Department of Commerce|Department of Commerce]] reports that the U.S. economy shrank by 4.8% in the first quarter of 2020, its most severe contraction since [[Global financial crisis in September 2008|2008]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52466864|title=Coronavirus: US economy shrinks at fastest rate since 2008|date=29 April 2020|access-date=29 April 2020|work=BBC News}}</ref>
*[[April 30]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: Armed protesters enter [[Michigan State Capitol|Michigan's State Capitol]] building to demand an end to lockdown measures.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-01/armed-us-protesters-seek-end-to-coronavirus-restrictions/12205586|title=Armed protesters enter Michigan's state capitol to demand end to coronavirus lockdown|date=30 April 2020|access-date=1 May 2020|work=ABC News}}</ref>
**[[NASA]] selects three U.S. companies—[[Blue Origin]], [[Dynetics]], and [[SpaceX]]—to design and develop human landing systems for the agency's [[Artemis program]], one of which is planned to deliver the [[Artemis 3|first woman and next man on the Moon]] by [[2024]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-names-companies-to-develop-human-landers-for-artemis-moon-missions|title=NASA Names Companies to Develop Human Landers for Artemis Moon Missions|date=30 April 2020|access-date=1 May 2020|work=NASA}}</ref>

===May===
*[[May 1]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The FDA authorizes emergency [[remdesivir]] use to treat the sickest COVID-19 patients.<ref>{{cite news |title=FDA grants remdesivir emergency use authorization for COVID-19 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-grants-remdesivir-emergency-use-authorization-covid-19-n1197576 |access-date=1 May 2020 |work=[[NBC News]] |date=1 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last1=Lovelace | first1=Berkeley Jr. |last2=Feuer |first2=William |title=Gilead gets emergency FDA authorization for remdesivir to treat coronavirus, Trump says |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/01/gilead-gets-emergency-fda-authorization-for-remdesivir-to-treat-coronavirus-trump-says.html |access-date=1 May 2020 |publisher=[[CNBC]] |date=1 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[May 2]] – [[2020 Kansas Democratic primary]]:<ref name=politics/> Joe Biden wins in a mail-in primary with [[Ranked voting#Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)|ranked choice voting]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Levy|first1=Adam |title=Joe Biden wins Kansas Democratic primary |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/03/politics/joe-biden-kansas-primary-results/index.html |website=CNN |date=May 3, 2020 |access-date=May 4, 2020}}</ref>
*[[May 3]] – The United States faces an invasion of [[Asian giant hornet]]s (''Vespa mandarinia magnifica''), threatening domestic bees.<ref>{{cite web |title=US bracing for invasion of monster hornets |url=https://news.yahoo.com/us-bracing-invasion-monster-hornets-184204926.html |website=news.yahoo.com |date=May 3, 2020 |access-date=May 4, 2020}}</ref>
*[[May 7]] – The Department of Justice drops charges against former National Security Advisor [[Michael Flynn]] in the [[Mueller special counsel investigation|Mueller investigation]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=AP Exclusive: Justice Dept dropping Flynn's criminal case|url=https://apnews.com/ae1ad252bb13490db2ceffc5d17b6d92|date=2020-05-07|website=AP NEWS|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> On May 11, nearly 2,000 former Justice Department officials sign a letter calling for [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] [[William Barr]] to resign over what they describe as his improper intervention in the Flynn case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nearly 2K former DOJ officials call for AG Barr to resign over Flynn case |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/2000-doj-officials-call-ag-barr-resign-flynn/story?id=70615677 |website=ABC News|date=11 May 2020|access-date=12 May 2020}}</ref> 
*[[May 8]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The national [[Unemployment in the United States|unemployment level]] reaches 14.7%, with more than 33 million jobless claims having been filed since mid-March.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: US unemployment claims hit 33.3 million amid virus |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52570600 |website=BBC News|access-date=7 May 2020|date=7 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[May 12]]  – COVID-19 pandemic: The Broadway League extends its shutdown of Broadway theatres for a second time, projecting reopening on September 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/broadway-shutdown-extended-september-6 |title=Broadway shutdown extended through September 6 |author=Jessica Napoli  |date=May 12, 2020 |publisher=Fox News |access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref>
*[[May 13]] – COVID-19 pandemic: President Donald Trump's former [[Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign|election campaign]] chairman, [[Paul Manafort]], is released to home confinement due to fears of possible [[COVID-19]] infection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/trump-campaign-chairman-paul-manafort-released-home-confinement/story?id=70642927|title=Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort released to home confinement amid coronavirus concerns|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=ABC News}}</ref>
*[[May 15]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: The Trump administration formally announces [[Operation Warp Speed]], a [[public–private partnership]] for accelerating the development of a [[COVID-19 vaccine]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Conklin|first=Audrey|date=15 May 2020|title=Trump launches 'Operation Warp Speed' for coronavirus vaccine|work=Fox Business|url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/trump-vaccine-development-operation-warp-speed|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref>
**The [[United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence|Senate Intelligence Committee]] submits the fifth and final volume of its report on Russian election meddling to the [[Director of National Intelligence#Office of the Director of National Intelligence|ODNI]] for classification review. The report totals "nearly 1,000 pages". It is released on August 18, reportedly providing new information about President Trump's relationship with Russian officials.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/18/donald-trump-us-senate-report-russia-campaign|title=US Senate report goes beyond Mueller to lay bare Trump campaign's Russia links|work=The Guardian|date=August 18, 2020|access-date=August 18, 2020}}</ref>
**A 6.4{{M|w}} earthquake strikes [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/nation/usgs-reports-magnitude-6-5-earthquake-in-western-nevada/article_f93b5d3d-7dd4-56c9-95f6-82b2a997f913.html|access-date=May 15, 2020|date=May 15, 2020|title=Vegas-Reno highway cracked, closed after 6.5 quake in Nevada|work=Herald Mail Media|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604034102/https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/nation/usgs-reports-magnitude-6-5-earthquake-in-western-nevada/article_f93b5d3d-7dd4-56c9-95f6-82b2a997f913.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[May 16]]
**[[2020 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Arthur|Tropical Storm Arthur]] is the first storm of the [[2020 Atlantic hurricane season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tropical Storm Arthur forms off Florida, becoming the first named storm of the season |url=https://news.yahoo.com/tropical-depression-forms-off-coast-213840816.html |website=news.yahoo.com |access-date=May 16, 2020}}</ref>
**An explosion in [[Little Tokyo, Los Angeles]] sets multiple buildings on fire and leaves 11 firefighters injured.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-16/explosion-in-downtown-l-a-leaves-multiple-buildings-on-fire|title=11 firefighters hurt in downtown L.A. explosion that caused fires at several buildings|date=May 17, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> 
**A massive fire destroys a historic condominium in [[Padre Island]], Texas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Massive fire at condominium complex on South Padre Island, Texas |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/massive-fire-condominium-complex-south-padre-island-texas-n1208616 |website=NBC News |date=May 16, 2020 |access-date=May 17, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[May 18]] – The FBI confirms that the 2019 [[Naval Air Station Pensacola shooting]] was the first terrorist attack on U.S. territory that had been directed by a foreign actor since [[September 11 attacks|9/11]].<ref>{{cite web |title=FBI: Pensacola gunman prodded by al Qaeda to attack |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fbi-pensacola-gunman-prodded-al-qaeda-attack-n1209276 |website=NBC News |date=May 18, 2020 |access-date=May 19, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[May 19]] 
**COVID-19 pandemic: The U.S. surpasses 1.5 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and 90,000 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tracking The Pandemic: How Quickly Is The Coronavirus Spreading State By State? |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/16/816707182/map-tracking-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-in-the-u-s |website=NPR.org |access-date=May 19, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
** Two dams in [[Midland County, Michigan|Midland County]], [[Michigan]], fail, resulting in extensive evacuations and the declaration of a state of emergency.<ref>{{cite web |title= Thousands evacuate area in Michigan after two dams fail and governor warns one city could see 9 feet of water |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/19/us/michigan-dam-collapse/index.html |website=CNN.com |date=May 20, 2020 |access-date=May 20, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
**The [[Congressional Budget Office]] reports a 38% fall in GDP on an annualized basis in the second quarter of 2020, with 26 million more unemployed Americans than in Q4 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=CBO projects 38% drop in GDP, $2.1 trillion increase in the deficit |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/cbo-projects-38percent-drop-in-gdp-dollar21-trillion-increase-in-the-deficit/ar-BB14jIWp?li=BBnb7Kz |website=MSN|access-date=20 May 2020|date=19 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[May 20]] – COVID-19 pandemic: James Jamal Curry, 31, who spat and coughed on a police officer in [[Miami, Florida]] after claiming to have COVID-19, is indicted for committing a [[Biological warfare|biological weapon]] hoax (terrorism).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Deese |first1=Kaelan |title=Florida man who spit, coughed on police officers after claiming to have the coronavirus indicted on federal terrorism charges |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/499306-florida-man-who-spit-coughed-on-police-officers-after-claiming-to-have |website=TheHill |access-date=May 23, 2020 |language=en |date=23 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[May 25]] – [[Minneapolis Police Department|Minneapolis police officer]] [[Derek Chauvin]] [[murder of George Floyd|murders]] [[George Floyd]], 46, by kneeling on his neck, as three other officers watch. Video of the incident goes viral and the four officers are subsequently fired.<ref>{{cite web |title='I can't breathe': Man dies after pleading with officer during Minneapolis detainment |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-dies-after-pleading-i-can-t-breathe-during-arrest-n1214586 |website=NBC News |date=May 26, 2020 |access-date=May 28, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> 
[[File:Protest against police violence - Justice for George Floyd, May 26, 2020 11.jpg|thumb|May 26: [[George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] begin.]]
*[[May 26]]
**[[George Floyd protests]]: [[George Floyd protests in Minnesota|Major protests]] begin in the [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] (Twin Cities) area following the murder of George Floyd.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2020/05/29/george-floyd-protests-how-did-we-get-here/5283225002/ |title=George Floyd protests: How did we get here?|last1= Sergent|first1= Jim |last2= Loehrke |first2= Janet |last3= Padilla |first3= Ramon |last4= Hertel |first4= Nora|date= June 1, 2020 |website=usatoday.com |publisher= USA Today |access-date=June 6, 2020}}</ref>
**For the first time, [[Twitter]] labels a tweet by President Trump "misleading" and includes a "fact check" link.<ref>{{cite web |title=Twitter labeled Trump tweets with a fact check for the first time |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/26/tech/twitter-trump-fact-check/index.html |website=CNN |date=May 26, 2020 |access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
*[[May 27]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: The official nationwide death toll surpasses 100,000—more Americans than were killed in the [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] and [[Korean War|Korean wars]] combined, and approaching that of the [[First World War]], when more than 116,000 Americans died in combat.<ref>{{cite web |title=US passes 100,000 coronavirus deaths as states relax lockdown measures |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/27/us-coronavirus-deaths-toll-1000000 |website=The Guardian|date=28 May 2020|access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=U.S coronavirus deaths top 100,000 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-coronavirus-deaths-top-100000/ar-BB14FYKn |website=msn.com |access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
**George Floyd protests: [[George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul|Protests in Minneapolis]] turn violent as activists call for murder charges against the police officers involved in George Floyd's murder.<ref>{{cite web |title=George Floyd protest turns deadly; Minneapolis mayor requests National Guard |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/conflict-erupts-minneapolis-l-protests-over-george-floyd-death-n1216096?icid=related |website=NBC News | date=May 28, 2020 |access-date=May 28, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Activists call for murder charges in George Floyd's death. But they're rare against police. |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/activists-call-murder-charges-george-floyd-s-death-it-s-n1217181 |website=NBC News |date=May 28, 2020 |access-date=May 28, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
**President Trump threatens to shut down Twitter and other social media platforms, accusing them of bias against [[Conservatism in the United States|conservatives]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Trump threatens to shut down social media companies |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52821304 |website=BBC News|date=27 May 2020|access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[May 28]]
**George Floyd protests: A state of emergency is declared in the Twin Cities, with hundreds of [[Minnesota National Guard|National Guard]] soldiers deployed on the streets as protests [[List of George Floyd protests in the United States|spread nationwide]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Governor Walz Signs Executive Order Activating National Guard to Protect the People of Minnesota |url=https://mn.gov/governor/news/#/detail/appId/1/id/433799 |website=Office of Governor Tim Walz |date=28 May 2020|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref>
**President Trump signs an executive order rolling back liability protections for social media companies over user-generated content.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trump signs executive order targeting Twitter after fact-checking row |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52843986 |website=BBC News|date=28 May 2020|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pelosi Statement on Trump Social Media Executive Order|url=https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/52820-2|website=Speaker.gov|date=28 May 2020|access-date=29 May 2020|archive-date=December 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221142913/https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/52820-2|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[May 29]]
**George Floyd protests:
***Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin is charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd.<ref>{{cite web |title=George Floyd death: Ex-officer charged with murder in Minneapolis |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52854025 |website=BBC News |date=29 May 2020|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref> An independent autopsy concludes on June 1 that Floyd's cause of death was "homicide caused by [[asphyxia]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=George Floyd family calls for first-degree murder charges against cop after independent autopsy finds asphyxiation killed him|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/01/george-floyd-family-calls-for-first-degree-murder-charges-against-cop.html |website=CNBC |date=1 June 2020|access-date=1 June 2020}}</ref> Minnesota Attorney General [[Keith Ellison]] later increases the charge against Derek Chauvin to [[Murder (United States law)#Degrees|second degree]] on June 3; charges against the three other officers who were present are also filed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Derek Chauvin's Murder Charge Will Now Be 2nd Degree; 3 Other Ex-MPD Officers Also Face Charges|url=https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/06/03/derek-chauvins-murder-charge-will-now-be-2nd-degree-3-other-ex-mpd-officers-also-face-charges/|website=CBS Minnesota|date=3 June 2020|access-date=3 June 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603184959/https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/06/03/derek-chauvins-murder-charge-will-now-be-2nd-degree-3-other-ex-mpd-officers-also-face-charges/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
***Twitter hides a tweet by President Trump after he reacts to the [[2020–2021 Minneapolis–Saint Paul racial unrest|Minneapolis unrest]] by warning that "[[when the looting starts, the shooting starts]]." Twitter says the post violates its rules on glorifying violence.<ref>{{cite web |title=Twitter hides Trump tweet for 'glorifying violence' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52846679 |website=BBC News|date=29 May 2020|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[May 30]]
**The [[Crew Dragon Demo-2|first crewed flight]] of the [[SpaceX Dragon 2]] (initially scheduled for May 27 but delayed due to weather) is launched from [[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A|Cape Canaveral]], [[Florida]], the first crewed spacecraft to launch from U.S. soil since [[STS-135|2011]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rocket Report: Demo-2 launch this spring, concerns about Firefly's backer|url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02/rocket-report-demo-2-launch-this-spring-concerns-about-fireflys-backer/2/|date=February 14, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227123840/https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02/rocket-report-demo-2-launch-this-spring-concerns-about-fireflys-backer/2/|archive-date=February 27, 2020|access-date=March 11, 2020}}</ref>
**George Floyd protests: Curfews are declared in Los Angeles, [[Philadelphia]] and [[Atlanta]] as riots and protests continue nationwide. The weeks' rioting is termed the worst instance of civil unrest in the United States since the 1968 [[King assassination riots]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Curfews declared in cities across US|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/may/30/george-floyd-protests-minnesota-governor-riots-looting-police?page=with:block-5ed2e3678f087122eca529a0#block-5ed2e3678f087122eca529a0 |website=The Guardian |date=31 May 2020|access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[May 31]] – In response to the [[2020–2021 United States racial unrest|wave of civil unrest]] across the country, President Trump says he will designate the far-left activist group [[Antifa (United States)|Antifa]] a terrorist organization.<ref>{{cite web |title='There are anarchists': Minnesota officials say 'outside agitators' are hijacking peaceful protests |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/05/30/george-floyd-protests-riots-violent-outside-agitators-minnesota/5291658002/ |website=USA Today |date=30 May 2020 |access-date=31 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Trump Says Will Label Antifa Terror Organization Amid Unrest |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-31/trump-says-he-ll-label-antifa-a-terror-organization-amid-unrest |newspaper=Bloomberg.com |date=31 May 2020 |access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref> The next day, June 1, Trump threatens to deploy the military to quell the riots<ref>{{cite web |title=George Floyd death: Trump threatens to send in army to end unrest|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52886736 |website=BBC News|date=2 June 2020|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> and conducts a controversial [[Donald Trump photo op at St. John's Church|photo-op]] at [[St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square|St. John's Episcopal Church]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bump|first=Phillip|date=June 2, 2020|title=Timeline: The clearing of Lafayette Square|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/02/timeline-clearing-lafayette-square/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Top general apologizes for appearing in photo-op with Trump after forceful removal of protesters |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/11/politics/milley-trump-appearance-mistake/index.html |website=CNN |date=11 June 2020|access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref>

===June===
*[[June 2]] – [[Blackout Tuesday]], an industry-driven collective protest against [[racism]] and [[police brutality]] inspired by the George Floyd protests, is observed.<ref name="Verge">{{cite news |last1=Statt |first1=Nick |title=Spotify to add 8:46-minute moment of silence to playlists and podcasts in honor of George Floyd |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/1/21277501/spotify-blackout-tuesday-george-floyd-racism-police-brutality-violence-protest |work=The Verge |date=June 1, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|agency=Reuters|date=2020-06-01|title=MTV Goes Dark, Record Labels Hit Pause as U.S. Protests Rage|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/06/01/arts/01reuters-minneapolis-police-music-black-out-tuesday.html|access-date=2020-06-02|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Sandra |title=Music industry leaders vow to pause business for a day in observation of Blackout Tuesday |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/01/entertainment/blackout-tuesday-the-show-must-be-paused/index.html |work=CNN |date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
*[[June 3]] – A 5.5 M<sub>w</sub> earthquake said to be an aftershock of the [[2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes]] hits near [[Searles Valley, California]]. No injuries or damages are reported.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Klar |first1=Rebecca |title=5.5-magnitude earthquake hits California |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/news/501063-55-magnitude-earthquake-hits-california |website=TheHill |access-date=June 3, 2020 |language=en |date=3 June 2020}}</ref>
*[[June 5]] – Washington, D.C. mayor [[Muriel Bowser]] designates a two-block-long section of [[16th Street NW]] as "[[Black Lives Matter Plaza]]".<ref>{{cite news |first = Emily |last = Belfiore |date = June 5, 2020 |title = DC Mayor Changes Street Name to Black Lives Matter Plaza |url = https://www.eonline.com/news/1158968/washington-d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser-changes-street-name-to-black-lives-matter-plaza |access-date = June 7, 2020 |website = E! Online |language = en-US }}</ref>
*[[June 8]]
**Amid unrest in Seattle, protestors declare an [[Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone|autonomous zone]] in the city's [[Capitol Hill, Seattle|Capitol Hill]].<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://q13fox.com/2020/06/10/protesters-take-over-streets-outside-abandoned-spd-east-precinct/|title=Protesters take over streets outside abandoned SPD East Precinct|date=June 9, 2020|last=Janavel|first=AJ|type=News report which aired 7:33am local time|publisher=[[KCPQ]] (Q13)|access-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611002124/https://q13fox.com/2020/06/10/protesters-take-over-streets-outside-abandoned-spd-east-precinct/|archive-date=June 11, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
**Amid [[List of changes made due to the George Floyd protests|renewed national debate]] over [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] monuments, Army Secretary [[Ryan D. McCarthy]] says he will consider renaming the service's 10 bases and facilities that are named after Confederate leaders, a reversal of the Army's previous position on the issue.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Seligman |first1=Lara |title=Army reverses course, will consider renaming bases named for Confederate leaders |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/08/army-reverses-course-will-consider-renaming-bases-named-for-confederate-leaders-307594 |website=POLITICO |date=June 8, 2020 |access-date=June 8, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> A provision to rename the bases is later included in the [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021|2021 National Defense Authorization Act]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stripes.com/news/us/defense-bill-moving-forward-with-measure-to-scrub-confederate-names-from-bases-rebuking-trump-s-veto-threat-1.653986|title=Defense bill moving forward with measure to scrub Confederate names from bases, rebuking Trump's veto threat|date=December 2, 2020|access-date=January 1, 2021|work=Stars and Stripes}}</ref>
*[[June 9]] – [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] General [[Charles Q. Brown Jr.|Charles Brown]] becomes the first African American to lead a branch of [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. Armed Forces]] and the first African American [[Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force|Air Force Chief of Staff]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gen-charles-brown-confirmed-air-force-chief-staff/story?id=71152066|work=ABC News|title=Gen. Charles Brown confirmed as next Air Force chief of staff, becoming first black military service chief in American history|date=June 9, 2020|access-date=June 13, 2020}}</ref> 
*[[June 10]] – COVID-19 pandemic: Nationwide confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 2 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Hits 2 Million Coronavirus Cases As Many States See A Surge Of Patients |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/06/10/873473805/u-s-hits-2-million-coronavirus-cases-as-many-states-see-a-surge-of-patients |website=NPR |date=10 June 2020|access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref>
*[[June 11]] – The Trump administration authorizes [[List of executive actions by Donald Trump|sanctions and additional visa restrictions]] against the [[International Criminal Court]] in retaliation for their [[International Criminal Court investigation in Afghanistan|investigation]] into potential war crimes by U.S. officials.<ref>{{cite news|work=CNN|title=Trump authorizes sanctions against International Criminal Court officials|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/11/politics/icc-executive-order/index.html|date=June 11, 2020|access-date=June 13, 2020}}</ref>
*[[June 12]]
**The [[Minneapolis City Council]] votes unanimously to disband the [[Minneapolis Police Department]] and replace it with a "community" safety department, however it is prevented from doing so by the [[Municipal charter|city charter]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fox9.com/news/defunding-the-minneapolis-police-department-would-likely-require-public-vote-to-change-charter|title=Defunding the Minneapolis Police Department would likely require public vote to change charter|publisher=Fox 9 News|date=June 7, 2020|access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref>
**Protests breakout in [[Atlanta]] following the [[killing of Rayshard Brooks]], 27, by a police officer in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Officer-kills-black-man-police-chief-resigns-15338604.php|title=Officer kills black man; police chief resigns|first=Rachel|last=Siegel|date=June 14, 2020|website=Times Union|access-date=June 14, 2020}}</ref> The next day, June 13, [[List of Police Chiefs of Atlanta|Atlanta Chief of Police]] [[Erika Shields]] resigns and protesters burn down the fast food restaurant where the incident took place.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/atlanta-wendys-burns-demonstrators-block-interstates-after-police-kill-another-black-man-1510731|work=Newsweek|title=Atlanta Wendy's Burns, Demonstrators Block Interstates After Police Kill Another Black Man|date=June 13, 2020}}</ref>
*[[June 14]] – COVID-19 pandemic: New infections increase by 25,000, the highest since May 2, in part due to increased testing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Record spikes in new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations sweep parts of U.S. |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/record-spikes-in-new-coronavirus-cases-hospitalizations-sweep-parts-of-u-s-idUSKBN23L0JB |website=Reuters |access-date=June 14, 2020 |language=en |date=14 June 2020}}</ref>
*[[June 15]]
**The [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] rules that [[Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964]], which makes it illegal for employers to discriminate because of a person's sex, also covers [[LGBT rights in the United States|sexual orientation]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-existing-civil-rights-law-protects-gay-lesbian-n1231018|work=NBC News|title=Supreme Court rules existing civil rights law protects gay and lesbian workers|date=June 15, 2020|access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic: The FDA withdraws emergency use authorization for [[hydroxychloroquine]] to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients, citing unnecessary risk.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-pulls-emergency-use-authorization-hydroxychloroquine-covid-19-n1231076|work=NBC News|title=FDA pulls emergency use authorization of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19|date=June 15, 2020|access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref>
*[[June 18]] – The [[Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA) withdraws the introduction of federal limits for [[perchlorate]], which has been linked to brain damage in infants.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/epa-drops-regulation-for-contaminant-linked-to-infant-brain-damage|work=PBS|title=EPA drops regulation for contaminant linked to infant brain damage|date=June 18, 2020|access-date=June 18, 2020}}</ref>
*[[June 19]] – [[Juneteenth]] is observed across the country. 
*[[June 20]] – President Trump holds his first [[2020 Trump Tulsa rally|2020 campaign rally]] [[Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign#2020 campaign developments|in months]] at the [[Bank of Oklahoma Center]] in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Haberman|first=Maggie|date=June 21, 2020|title=The President's Shock at the Rows of Empty Seats in Tulsa|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/us/politics/trump-tulsa-rally.html|access-date=June 22, 2020}}</ref>
*[[June 25]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The U.S. reaches a record daily high of 40,000 new COVID-19 cases, following a reversal in the downward trend of infections in early June. Southern and western states are the worst affected.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: US hits record high in daily cases|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53191287 |website=BBC News|date=26 June 2020|access-date=26 June 2020}}</ref>
*[[June 26]]
**President Trump signs an executive order against the destruction or vandalism of public monuments, memorials, or statues.<ref>{{cite web |title=Executive Order on Protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues and Combating Recent Criminal Violence|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-protecting-american-monuments-memorials-statues-combating-recent-criminal-violence/ |date=26 June 2020|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref>
**''[[The New York Times]]'' reports that a Russian [[Unit 29155|military intelligence unit]] offered [[Russian bounty program|bounties]] to [[Taliban]]-linked militants for the killing of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan and that President Trump was briefed on the findings in late March 2020, but did not authorize any response.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/politics/russia-afghanistan-bounties.html |website=The New York Times|date=26 June 2020|access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref> Trump denies he was ever briefed on the matter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trump denies briefing about reported bounties on US troops|url=https://apnews.com/02975c59e71e65327e2f582cd1a91f43 |website=Associated Press|date=29 June 2020|access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref>
*[[June 29]] – COVID-19 pandemic: Arizona Governor [[Doug Ducey]] orders all bars, nightclubs, gyms, movie theaters and water parks to close for 30 days due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=BREAKING: Gov. Ducey closes all bars, gyms, movie theaters for 30 days|url=https://www.kold.com/2020/06/29/breaking-gov-ducey-closes-all-bars-gyms-movie-theaters-close-days/ |website=KOLD|date=29 June 2020|access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref>
*[[June 30]] – Following a vote by the [[Mississippi Legislature|state legislature]], Mississippi governor [[Tate Reeves]] signs a bill retiring the official [[Flag of Mississippi|Mississippi state flag]], the last state flag incorporating the [[Modern display of the Confederate battle flag|Confederate Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia]] into its design. A commission is established to design a new state flag.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Pettus|first1=Emily Wagster|agency=Associated Press|date=2020-06-30|title=Governor to retire Mississippi's Confederate-themed flag|url=https://www.chron.com/news/article/Governor-to-retire-Mississippi-s-15376771.php|access-date=2020-06-30|website=Houston Chronicle|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728092533/https://www.chron.com/news/article/Governor-to-retire-Mississippi-s-15376771.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===July===
*[[July 1]] – The [[United States House Committee on Armed Services|House Armed Services Committee]] votes for a [[National Defense Authorization Act]] amendment to restrict President Trump's ongoing troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and prospective withdrawal from Germany.<ref>{{cite news |title=House Democrats, Working With Liz Cheney, Restrict Trump's Planned Withdrawal of Troops From Afghanistan and Germany |url=https://theintercept.com/2020/07/02/house-democrats-working-with-liz-cheney-restrict-trumps-planned-withdrawal-of-troops-from-afghanistan-and-germany/ |work=The Intercept |date=July 2, 2020}}</ref>
*[[July 2]]
**The [[FBI]] arrests British socialite [[Ghislaine Maxwell]], an associate of late disgraced U.S. financier [[Jeffrey Epstein]], in [[New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/02/ghislaine-maxwell-arrest-jeffrey-epstein-charges-latest-fbi |title=Ghislaine Maxwell arrested by FBI on charges related to Jeffrey Epstein |work=The Guardian |date=2 July 2020 |access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic: Florida reports 10,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day, the biggest one-day increase in the state since the pandemic started, and more than any European country had at the height of their outbreaks.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-florida/florida-shatters-records-with-over-10000-new-covid-19-cases-in-single-day-idUSKBN243299 |title=Florida shatters records with over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases in single day |work=Reuters |date=2 July 2020 |access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref>
*[[July 4]]
**Rapper [[Kanye West]] announces his [[Kanye West 2020 presidential campaign|candidacy]] in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Seipel |first=Brooke |date=July 4, 2020 |title=Kanye tweets he's running for president |language=en |work=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/505893-kanye-tweets-hes-running-for-president |access-date=July 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1279575273365594112 |user=kanyewest |title=We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States 🇺🇸! #2020VISION|date=July 4, 2020 |access-date=July 4, 2020 |url=https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1279575273365594112}}</ref>
**The [[2020 Salute to America]] Independence Day event is held in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-01|title=President Trump's July 4 'Salute to America' event details released|url=https://www.fox5dc.com/news/president-trumps-july-4-salute-to-america-event-details-released|access-date=2020-07-04|website=FOX 5 DC|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[July 7]] – Primary elections are held in New Jersey, rescheduled from June 2.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/04/murphy-officially-postpones-njs-primary-elections-to-july-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak.html|title=Murphy officially postpones N.J.'s primary elections to July due to coronavirus outbreak|first=Brent Johnson &#124; NJ Advance Media for|last=NJ.com|date=April 8, 2020|website=nj}}</ref>
*[[July 8]]
**The Supreme Court rules that President Trump must release his financial records for examination by prosecutors in New York.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53353953 |title=Trump 'must hand over records to NY prosecutors' |work=BBC News |date=9 July 2020 |access-date=9 July 2020}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic: [[Florida]] emerges as the world's new epicenter of the pandemic, with 220,500 confirmed cases statewide.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Monroe |first1=Madeline |title=Florida emerges as world's new epicenter for COVID-19 |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/506492-florida-emerges-as-worlds-new-epicenter-for-covid-19 |website=TheHill |access-date=July 9, 2020 |language=en |date=8 July 2020}}
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**[[Naya Rivera]], a star in the show ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'', dies at age of 33 from drowning. Her death was not announced until July 13, 2020.
**A [[2020 Ashby–Dalton tornado|violent and deadly EF4 tornado]] occurs in Minnesota.<ref>{{cite web |author1=National Weather Service in Grand Forks, North Dakota |title=Review of the damaging EF-4 tornado across west central Minnesota on July 8th, 2020 |url=https://www.weather.gov/fgf/2020_07_08_Tornadoes |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907173357/https://www.weather.gov/fgf/2020_07_08_Tornadoes |archive-date=7 September 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[July 10]] – President Trump commutes the 40-month sentence of political consultant [[Roger Stone]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53373128 |title=Roger Stone: Critics blast Trump for commuting ex-adviser's jail term |work=BBC News |date=11 July 2020 |access-date=11 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/12/robert-mueller-breaks-his-silence-and-condemns-trump-for-commuting-roger-stones-sentence |title=Robert Mueller breaks his silence and condemns Trump for commuting Roger Stone's sentence |work=The Guardian |date=12 July 2020 |access-date=12 July 2020}}</ref>
*[[July 11]] – COVID-19 pandemic: President Trump is seen publicly wearing a [[Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|face mask]] for the first time while visiting wounded soldiers and health care workers at [[Walter Reed National Military Medical Center|Walter Reed Military Hospital]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53378439 |title=Coronavirus: Donald Trump finally wears mask in public |work=BBC News |date=12 July 2020 |access-date=12 July 2020}}</ref>
*[[July 12]]  
**18 sailors are injured by an explosion and fire on the ''[[USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)|USS Bonhomme Richard]]'' in San Diego, California.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/san-diego-several-sailors-injured-in-explosion-on-us-military-ship-bonhomme-richard-12027284 |title=San Diego:18 sailors injured in explosion on US military ship Bonhomme Richard |work=Sky News |date=13 July 2020 |access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic: Florida reports 15,299 cases, a new single-day record since the start of the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/12/15000-new-coronavirus-cases-florida-record-daily-total-us|title=Florida reports 15,000 new coronavirus cases, a record single-day total in the US|date=July 12, 2020|website=The Guardian}}</ref>
*[[July 14]]
**White supremacist and murderer [[Daniel Lewis Lee]] is executed by lethal injection in [[United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute|Terre Haute, Indiana]], becoming the first [[Capital punishment by the United States federal government|federal execution]] since 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53401021 |title=Daniel Lewis Lee: US executes first federal prisoner in 17 years |work=BBC News |date=14 July 2020 |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic: 
***The Trump administration orders hospitals to bypass the CDC and send all COVID-19 patient data to a central database in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/us/politics/trump-cdc-coronavirus.html |title=Trump Administration Strips C.D.C. of Control of Coronavirus Data |work=The New York Times |date=14 July 2020 |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref>
***Pharmaceutical company [[Moderna]] announces that its [[Moderna#2020–2021: COVID-19 vaccine|vaccine]] will begin the final phase of testing, with approximately 30,000 human volunteers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-vaccine-moderna-testing-final-phase/ |title=Moderna's coronavirus vaccine ready to advance to final phase of testing |work=CBS News |date=15 July 2020 |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://investors.modernatx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/moderna-announces-publication-new-england-journal-medicine |title=Moderna Announces Publication in The New England Journal of Medicine of Interim Results From Phase 1 Study of Its mRNA Vaccine Against COVID-19 (mRNA-1273) |work=Moderna |date=14 July 2020 |access-date=15 July 2020 |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109000321/https://investors.modernatx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/moderna-announces-publication-new-england-journal-medicine/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[July 15]]
**The [[Twitter]] accounts of prominent political figures, CEOs, and celebrities are [[2020 Twitter bitcoin scam|hacked]] to promote a [[bitcoin]] scam.<ref>{{cite web |title=Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53425822 |website=bbc.co.uk |date=16 July 2020 |access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Twitter blames 'coordinated' attack on its systems for hack of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates and others |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/15/tech/twitter-hack-elon-musk-bill-gates/index.html |work=CNN |date=16 July 2020 |access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic: Georgia Governor [[Brian Kemp]] voids all of the state's local face mask mandates.<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgia Gov. Explicitly Voids Mask Orders in 15 Localities |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/georgia/articles/2020-07-15/another-new-high-set-for-virus-patients-in-georgia-hospitals |work=U.S. News & World Report L.P. |date=15 July 2020 |access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref>
*[[July 17]] – Secretary of Defense [[Mark Esper]] issues a memorandum to the military on the appropriate display of flags, which excludes the [[Flags of the Confederate States of America|Confederate flag]], thereby effectively banning it.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pentagon effectively bans Confederate flag display |url=https://thehill.com/policy/defense/507809-pentagon-effectively-bans-confederate-flag-display |work=The Hill|date=17 July 2020 |access-date=17 July 2020}}</ref>
*[[July 18]] – George Floyd protests: Oregon Attorney General [[Ellen Rosenblum]] files a lawsuit against the federal government, accusing it of [[George Floyd protests in Portland, Oregon#July|unlawfully detaining protesters]] in [[George Floyd protests in Portland, Oregon|Portland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Portland protests: Oregon sues over 'unlawful detentions' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53460495 |website=bbc.co.uk |date=19 July 2020 |access-date=19 July 2020}}</ref>
*[[July 21]] – Republican Ohio House Speaker [[Larry Householder]] is arrested by federal agents in connection with a $60 million bribery case. Former Ohio GOP Chairman [[Matt Borges]] is also arrested, along with a GOP advisor and two lobbyists.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/21/ohio-house-speaker-larry-householder-arrested-bribery-case-source/5478219002/ |website=USA Today|date=21 July 2020 |access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref>
*[[July 22]]
**A 7.8-magnitude earthquake is reported off the coast of [[Alaska]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Preliminary magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes off coast of Alaska |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/22/us/alaska-7-8-magnitude-earthquake/index.html |website=CNN|date=22 July 2020 |access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref>
**George Floyd protests: President Trump announces a "[[Operation Legend|surge]]" in deployments of federal officers to Democratic-run cities, following an earlier crackdown on protests in Oregon.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trump announces 'surge' of federal officers into Democratic-run cities |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/22/donald-trump-federal-officers-police-surge-chicago |website=The Guardian|date=23 July 2020 |access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref>
*[[July 23]] – The Trump administration announces that it is revoking the [[Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing]] provision of the 1968 [[Civil Rights Act of 1968|Fair Housing Act]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2020/0724/What-the-end-of-Obama-housing-rule-means-for-American-suburbs|title=What the end of Obama housing rule means for American suburbs|work=Christian Science Monitor|date=24 July 2020 |access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref>
*[[July 25]] – [[Hurricane Hanna (2020)|Hurricane Hanna]] makes two landfalls in [[South Texas]], one in [[Padre Island]] and another in [[Kenedy County, Texas|Kenedy County]], killing 5 people. {{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
*[[July 29]] – George Floyd protests: Oregon Governor [[Kate Brown]] and Vice President [[Mike Pence]] agree to a phased withdrawal of [[2020 deployment of federal forces in the United States|deployed federal law enforcement]] from Portland.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boboltz |first1=Sara |title=Federal Officers To Depart Portland After Weeks Of Clashes With Protesters |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/portland-federal-officers-leave_n_5f21980fc5b66a5dd6381978 |website=HuffPost |access-date=July 29, 2020 |language=en |date=29 July 2020}}</ref>
*[[July 30]]
**Federal economic figures show a 32.9% annualized rate of GDP contraction between April and June, the sharpest decline since records began in [[1945 in the United States|1945]].<ref>{{cite web |title=US economy suffers worst quarter since the second world war as GDP shrinks by 32.9% |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/30/us-gdp-economy-worst-quarter-covid-19-unemployment |website=The Guardian|date=30 July 2020 |access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gross Domestic Product, 2nd Quarter 2020 (Advance Estimate) and Annual Update |url=https://www.bea.gov/news/2020/gross-domestic-product-2nd-quarter-2020-advance-estimate-and-annual-update |website=Bureau of Economic Analysis|date=30 July 2020 |access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>
**President Trump suggests delaying the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], saying increased [[Postal voting in the United States|voting by mail]] could lead to fraud and inaccurate results.<ref>{{cite web |title=Donald Trump suggests delay to 2020 US presidential election |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53597975 |website=bbc.co.uk |date=30 July 2020 |access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Trump floats delaying election despite lack of authority to do so |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/30/politics/trump-delay-election-no-authority/index.html |website=CNN |date=30 July 2020 |access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>

===August===
*[[August 2]] – [[Crew Dragon Demo-2]], the first U.S.-crewed [[splashdown]] since [[Apollo–Soyuz|1975]], lands in the [[Gulf of Mexico]].
*[[August 3]]
**[[Hurricane Isaias]] makes landfall in North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53645297 |website=bbc.co.uk |date=4 August 2020 |access-date=4 August 2020}}</ref>
**7,500 east Los Angeles residents are evacuated in the [[Apple Fire]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Apple Fire: Massive California wildfire forces evacuations |url=https://news.yahoo.com/apple-fire-massive-california-wildfire-025502665.html |website=news.yahoo.com |access-date=August 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803132508/https://news.yahoo.com/apple-fire-massive-california-wildfire-025502665.html |archive-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref>
*[[August 4]] – The [[Great American Outdoors Act]] is passed.<ref>{{cite web |title=President Trump Signs the Great American Outdoors Act, Preserving and Protecting our National Parks |url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/articles/president-trump-signs-great-american-outdoors-act-preserving-protecting-national-parks/ |date=4 August 2020 |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |access-date=5 August 2020}}</ref>
* [[August 5]] – [[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services|Secretary of Health and Human Services]] [[Alex Azar]] travels to [[Taiwan]], the highest [[Taiwan–United States relations|U.S. official visit to the country]] in 40 years.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-08-05|title=U.S. health chief to be highest-ranking official in decades to visit Taiwan, angering China|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-usa-idUSKCN25105B|access-date=2020-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805021726/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-usa-idUSKCN25105B|archive-date=2020-08-05}}</ref>
*[[August 6]]
**[[Attorney General of New York|New York Attorney General]] [[Letitia James]] announces a lawsuit aimed at dissolving the [[National Rifle Association of America]] over alleged financial mismanagement.<ref>{{cite web |title=New York attorney general sues to dissolve NRA |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53684033 |work=BBC News |date=6 August 2020 |access-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806160202/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53684033 |archive-date=6 August 2020}}</ref>
**President Trump signs an executive order banning any U.S. companies or citizens from making transactions with [[ByteDance]], the parent company of [[TikTok]], in 45 days.<ref>{{cite web |title=Executive Order on Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok |url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-addressing-threat-posed-tiktok/ |date=6 August 2020 |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref> He takes similar action against [[Tencent]].
**Facebook founder [[Mark Zuckerberg]] reaches a net worth exceeding $100 billion, becoming the third [[centibillionaire]], alongside Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates.<ref>{{cite web |title=Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg joins centibillionaire club |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/07/facebook-boss-mark-zuckerberg-joins-centibillionaire-club |work=The Guardian |date=7 August 2020 |access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
*[[August 7|August]] [[August 17|7–17]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The [[Sturgis Motorcycle Rally#Rallies during the COVID-19 pandemic|Sturgis Motorcycle Rally]] takes place despite concerns by health officials.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shannon |first1=Joel |title=No masks required as 250,000 expected at 10-day Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Here's what to know. |url=https://news.yahoo.com/no-masks-required-250-000-232256861.html |website=news.yahoo.com |date=August 8, 2020 |publisher=USA Today |access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref>
*[[August 9]] – President Trump is [[List of White House security breaches|escorted from a news briefing]] by the [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] following a shooting near the [[White House]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Secret Service escorts Trump from press briefing after shooting outside White House |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/10/trump-white-house-shooting-secret-service |website=The Guardian |date=11 August 2020 |access-date=11 August 2020}}</ref>
*August 10–[[August 11|11]] – A [[derecho]] with winds recorded at up to 140&nbsp;mph strikes the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]], resulting in four deaths, hundreds of injuries, widespread utility outages, and severe property damage. 
*August 11 – Democratic presidential candidate [[Joe Biden]] names Senator [[Kamala Harris]] as his vice presidential nominee, the first African American woman to serve in the role.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biden VP pick: Kamala Harris chosen as running mate|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53739323|website=BBC News|date=11 August 2020 |access-date=11 August 2020}}</ref>
*[[August 13]]
**The [[2020 United States Postal Service crisis|2020 Postal Service crisis]] begins after plans are revealed to remove hundreds of high-volume [[mail sorting]] machines from postal facilities across the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theweek.com/speedreads/931215/postal-workers-are-sounding-alarm-mail-sorting-machines-are-removed-from-processing-facilities|title=Postal workers are sounding the alarm as mail sorting machines are removed from processing facilities|work=The Week|date=August 13, 2020|access-date=August 15, 2020}}</ref>
**[[The Pentagon]] reportedly begins establishing a new task force to investigate [[Unidentified flying object|UFO]] sightings, particularly over military bases, similar to the U.S. Navy's [[Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/13/politics/pentagon-ufo-task-force/index.html|title=Pentagon to launch task force to investigate UFO sightings|work=CNN|date=August 13, 2020|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref>
*[[August 16]] – During a record-breaking heat wave, a remnant thunderstorm from [[2020 Pacific hurricane season#Tropical Storm Fausto|Tropical Storm Fausto]] spawns [[August 2020 California lightning wildfires|hundreds of wildfires]] in [[California]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Newburger |first1=Emma|title=California wildfires force more evacuations amid record heat and lightning strikes |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/19/california-wildfires-force-more-evacuations-amid-record-heat-and-lightning-strikes.html|work=CNBC |date=August 19, 2020}}</ref>
*August 17–[[August 20|20]] – The [[2020 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]] is held in [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], with events happening virtually.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milwaukee2020.com/|title=Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee|website=DNC MKE 2020|access-date=July 10, 2019|archive-date=July 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710024913/https://www.milwaukee2020.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Delegates of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] formally choose former Vice President [[Joe Biden]] and Senator [[Kamala Harris]] of California as the party's nominees for president and vice president, respectively, in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 election]].
*[[August 19]] – [[Apple Inc.]] becomes the first U.S. company to be valued at over $2 trillion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53840471|title=Apple first US company to be valued at $2tn|work=BBC News|date=August 19, 2020|access-date=August 19, 2020}}</ref>
*August 20
**COVID-19 pandemic: [[Bill Cassidy]] (R-LA) is the second senator to test positive for COVID-19.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/20/sen-bill-cassidy-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-399465|work=Politico|title=Sen. Bill Cassidy tests positive for coronavirus|date=August 20, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020}}</ref> 
**Former White House advisor [[Steve Bannon]] is arrested and charged with fraud over a fundraising campaign to build a [[Trump wall|wall]] on the U.S.-Mexico border.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/20/politics/bannon-build-the-wall-indictment/index.html|title=Steve Bannon, three others charged with fraud in border wall fundraising campaign|work=CNN News|date=August 20, 2020|access-date=August 20, 2020}}</ref> He is released on a $5 million bail bond after pleading not guilty.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2020/08/20/steve-bannon-claims-indictment-is-fiasco-to-prevent-border-wall/|title=Steve Bannon says 'fiasco' indictment aims to stop border wall construction|work=NY Post|date=August 20, 2020|access-date=August 21, 2020}}</ref>
*[[August 23]]
**[[Kenosha unrest|Violent protests]] break out in [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]] following the [[shooting of Jacob Blake]], 29, by a police officer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.krmg.com/news/police-shooting/V65W33ZRN7CFY6HRGWOITJJZJU/|title=National Guard called out after police shoot Black man|work=102.3 KRMG|date=August 24, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020|archive-date=September 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921031948/https://www.krmg.com/news/police-shooting/V65W33ZRN7CFY6HRGWOITJJZJU/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic: The FDA grants emergency use authorization to antibody-rich [[blood plasma]] for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53884710|title=US allows emergency use of blood plasma treatment for coronavirus patients|work=BBC News|date=August 24, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-issues-emergency-use-authorization-convalescent-plasma-potential-promising-covid-19-treatment|title=FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Convalescent Plasma as Potential Promising COVID–19 Treatment, Another Achievement in Administration's Fight Against Pandemic|work=FDA|date=August 23, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020}}</ref>
* [[August 24]]–[[August 27|27]] – The [[2020 Republican National Convention|Republican National Convention]] is held in [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[North Carolina]] and Washington, D.C. Delegates of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] formally nominate incumbent President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence as the party's nominees for the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.charlottesgotalot.com/2020-republican-national-convention|title=2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, NC|website=Charlottes Got A Lot|access-date=July 10, 2019|archive-date=December 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221143742/https://www.charlottesgotalot.com/2020-republican-national-convention|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[August 25]] – Four U.S. soldiers are diagnosed with mild [[concussion]]-like symptoms following a skirmish with Russian forces in [[Eastern Syria insurgency|northeast Syria]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-service-members-injured-collision-russian-vehicle-syria-n1238423|work=NBC News|title=U.S. service members injured in collision with Russian vehicle in Syria|date=August 27, 2020|access-date=August 29, 2020}}</ref> 
*[[August 26]]–[[August 31|31]]: [[Minneapolis false rumors riot|Riots]] break out in downtown Minneapolis following false rumors about the suicide of an African American man being pursued by police. 113 people are arrested.<ref>{{Cite news|title=1,000 Law Enforcement Members On Minneapolis Streets After Downtown Riot|url=https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/08/27/were-prepared-law-enforcement-lay-out-plans-to-protect-minneapolis-after-night-of-lawlessness/|date=27 August 2020|work=WCCO}}
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*August 26
**Kenosha protests:
***Two people are [[Kenosha unrest shooting|fatally shot]] overnight during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin; a suspect is arrested.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bosman|first=Julie|date=August 26, 2020|title=Arrest in Overnight Shooting During Unrest in Kenosha, Wis.|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/us/kenosha-shooting-protests-jacob-blake.html|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref> 
***Professional athletes begin [[2020 American athlete strikes|boycotting]] their respective sports contests in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Jill |last2=Asmelash |first2=Leah |last3=Close |first3=David |title=Athletes across US sports take a stand, as games are called off in solidarity with Bucks' boycott |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/26/sport/milwaukee-bucks-boycott-playoff-game/index.html |access-date=August 28, 2020 |agency=CNN |publisher=Cable News Network |date=August 27, 2020}}</ref>
**[[Hurricane Laura]], heading towards the [[Louisiana]]-[[Texas]] border, intensifies to a [[Category 4 hurricane|Category 4]] storm.<ref>{{Cite news|date=August 26, 2020|title=Hurricane Laura Live Updates: Storm Intensifies to Category 4 Strength|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/us/hurricane-laura-update.html|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref>
**Amazon CEO [[Jeff Bezos]] becomes the first person in history to have a net worth exceeding $200 billion, according to ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2020/08/26/worlds-richest-billionaire-jeff-bezos-first-200-billion/#43bc304c4db7|work=Forbes|title=Jeff Bezos Becomes The First Person Ever Worth $200 Billion|date=August 26, 2020|access-date=August 28, 2020}}</ref>
*August 28 – Thousands of people gather at the [[Lincoln Memorial]] in Washington, D.C. for the [[Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks|Commitment March]] in support of [[Post–civil rights era in African-American history|black civil rights]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/28/politics/march-on-washington-black-national-convention-trnd/index.html|title=Activists gather for another March on Washington, 57 years later|work=CNN|date=August 28, 2020|access-date=August 28, 2020}}</ref>
** ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'' actor [[Chadwick Boseman]] dies at the age of 43, after privately battling with colon cancer for 4 years.

===September===
*[[September 2]] &ndash; Protests breakout in [[Rochester, New York]] following the release of [[police body camera]] footage of the [[Killing of Daniel Prude|fatal March 2020 arrest of Daniel Prude]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://13wham.com/news/local/body-camera-footage-purportedly-shows-officers-response-in-prude-case|title=VIDEO: Body cam footage shows Rochester Police officers and Daniel Prude|date=September 2, 2020|access-date=September 5, 2020|work=WHAM 13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2020/09/05/rochester-rocked-by-another-night-of-daniel-prude-protests/|title=Rochester rocked by another night of Daniel Prude protests, counter-protests|work=New York Post|date=September 5, 2020}}</ref>
*[[September 4]] – A Trump administration memo calls on all [[Federal government of the United States#Cabinet, executive departments, and agencies|executive branch agencies]] to cease funding for [[diversity training|diversity]] and [[sensitivity training]] and teachings of [[critical race theory]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/04/trump-antiracism-training-white-privilege-critical-race-theory|title=Trump orders crackdown on federal antiracism training, calling it 'anti-American'|newspaper=The Guardian |agency=Associated Press|date=September 5, 2020|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>
*[[September 5]] – [[Authentic (racehorse)|Authentic]] wins the [[2020 Kentucky Derby]].
*[[September 6]] – California sets a new record for land area destroyed by [[2020 California wildfires|wildfires]], with 2.1 million acres burned in the year thus far.<ref>{{cite web |title=California sets new record for land torched by wildfires as 224 people escape by air from a 'hellish' inferno |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/05/us/california-mammoth-pool-reservoir-camp-fire/index.html |work=CNN |date=6 September 2020 |access-date=7 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[September 9]] – President Donald Trump is nominated for the 2021 [[Nobel Peace Prize]] by a [[Christian Tybring-Gjedde|Norwegian lawmaker]] for his role in facilitating the [[Israel–United Arab Emirates normalization agreement]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/4ec1ce1ff6cf9d7321d9cad200650e2c|title=Norwegian lawmaker nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize|work=Associated Press|date=September 9, 2020|access-date=September 13, 2020}}</ref>
*[[September 10]] – Over 10 percent of [[Oregon]]'s state population are reported to be fleeing [[2020 Oregon wildfires|wildfires]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Oregon wildfires: Half a million people flee dozens of infernos |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54113416 |work=BBC News |date=11 September 2020 |access-date=11 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[September 12]] – Two [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]] deputies are [[2020 shooting of Los Angeles police officers|shot and critically injured]] while sitting in their patrol car in [[Compton, California]].<ref>{{cite news |date=30 September 2020 |title=Man charged in shooting of 2 Los Angeles County deputies |url=https://apnews.com/article/arrests-los-angeles-shootings-archive-c0eee5a37550850608a1ecd8ecb01811 |work=AP News }}</ref>
*[[September 16]] – [[Hurricane Sally]] brings massive flooding to [[Southeastern United States|the South]] after making landfall, killing eight people and costing billions in damage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane Sally: 'Catastrophic flooding' as storm hits US |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54174831 |work=BBC News |date=16 September 2020 |access-date=19 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[September 17]] – President Trump announces the formation of the [[1776 Commission]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-announces-1776-commission-to-honor-americas-founding/2020/09/17/d22341c7-4425-49e7-af6e-6ef3ab9a1689_video.html|title=Trump announces 1776 Commission to honor America's founding|newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref>
*[[September 18]] – A [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] seat is vacated following the [[Death and state funeral of Ruth Bader Ginsburg|death]] of Justice [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]], 87. President Trump says he will choose a woman to fill the seat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-ruth-bader-ginsburg-courts-684a0e1a2ae195ec32aa64684143e2f3|title=Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87|date=September 18, 2020|website=AP NEWS}}</ref>
*[[September 19]]
**At least 16 people are shot and two confirmed dead in a [[Rochester shooting|mass shooting]] at a backyard party in [[Rochester, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/09/mass-shooting-rocheste-ny-backyard-party/|title=16 shot at backyard party in Rochester, New York|website=B.N.O.News|date=September 19, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.startribune.com/deadly-shooting-under-investigation-in-rochester-new-york/572461141/|title=Deadly party shooting adds new layer to Rochester's grief|website=Star Tribune|access-date=September 19, 2020|archive-date=November 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122025101/https://www.startribune.com/deadly-shooting-under-investigation-in-rochester-new-york/572461141/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**Law enforcement officials report the interception of a package, addressed to President Trump, containing the lethal toxin [[ricin]].<ref>{{cite web |title=A package containing the poison ricin and addressed to Trump intercepted by law enforcement |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/19/politics/package-poison-ricin-addressed-to-trump-intercepted/index.html |work=CNN |date=19 September 2020 |access-date=20 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[September 21]] – [[Microsoft]] agrees to buy [[ZeniMax Media]] holding company and its subsidiaries for $7.5 billion, the largest and most expensive takeover in the history of the [[video game industry]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-09-21|title=Microsoft to Buy Bethesda for $7.5 Billion to Boost Xbox|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-21/microsoft-to-buy-bethesda-studios-for-7-5-billion-to-boost-xbox|access-date=2020-09-22|website=Bloomberg.com}}</ref>
*[[September 22]] – COVID-19 pandemic: Nationwide official COVID-19 deaths surpass 200,000.<ref>{{cite web |title='Unfathomable': US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000 |url=https://apnews.com/a05360a9df7e19f9bee83f520deada1c |work=AP |date=22 September 2020 |access-date=22 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[September 25]] – President Trump unveils his "[[Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign#September 2020|Platinum Plan]]" at a campaign rally in [[Atlanta]], in which he proposes making [[Juneteenth]] a federal holiday, labeling the [[Ku Klux Klan]] and [[Antifa (United States)|Antifa]] as terrorist organizations, and making [[lynching]] a national hate crime, among other socioeconomic initiatives aimed at African Americans.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/25/politics/donald-trump-black-empowerment-platinum-plan/index.html|title=Trump unveils 'Platinum Plan' for Black Americans|work=CNN|date=September 25, 2020|access-date=September 26, 2020}}</ref>
*[[September 26]] – President Trump [[Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court nomination|nominates]] [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit|Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals]] Judge [[Amy Coney Barrett]] to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/politics/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court.htmlTrump Selects Amy Coney Barrett to Fill Ginsburg's Seat on the Supreme Court] ''The New York Times'', September 26, 2020</ref>
*[[September 27]]
**A ''New York Times'' report on President Trump's personal and business [[Tax returns of Donald Trump|tax returns]] alleges years of tax avoidance and millions in debt and [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] penalties, among other allegations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Long-Concealed Records Show Trump's Chronic Losses and Years of Tax Avoidance |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/27/us/donald-trump-taxes.html |work=The New York Times |date=27 September 2020 |access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017' - NY Times |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54319948 |work=BBC News |date=28 September 2020 |access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>
**Former Trump campaign manager [[Brad Parscale]] is hospitalized under the [[Florida Mental Health Act]] after arming himself and threatening to commit suicide at his home.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale hospitalized following reported suicide attempt |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/27/politics/brad-parscale-hospitalized/index.html |work=CNN |date=28 September 2020 |access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[September 28]] – The [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] defeat the [[Dallas Stars]] 4–2 to win their second [[2020 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup championship]].<ref>[https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2020/09/28/lightning-win-stanley-cup-by-smothering-stars-in-game-6/ Lightning win Stanley Cup by smothering Stars in Game 6] NBC Sports, September 28, 2020</ref>  
*[[September 29]] – The first [[2020 United States presidential debates#September 29 presidential debate (Case Western Reserve University)|2020 presidential debate]] between President Donald Trump and former Vice President [[Joe Biden]] takes place in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54350538 Presidential debate: Trump and Biden trade insults in chaotic debate] BBC, September 30, 2020</ref>

===October===
*[[October 1]] 
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.|COVID-19 pandemic]]: The [[White House COVID-19 outbreak]] is realized, as both President Donald Trump and First Lady [[Melania Trump]] test positive for COVID-19 and enter quarantine. Several White House staffers and multiple congress members also test positive.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/us/politics/trump-covid.html|work=The New York Times|title=Trump Tests Positive for the Coronavirus|date=October 2, 2020}}</ref>
**The Trump administration announces plans to slash U.S. refugee admissions for 2021 to a record low&ndash;15,000 refugees, down from a cap of 18,000 for 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/1/trump-plans-to-limit-us-refugee-admissions-to-a-record-low|title=Trump to limit 2021 US refugee admissions to 15,000, a record low|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-plans-slash-refugee-admissions-u-s-record-low-n1241672|title=U.S. to cut refugee admissions to U.S. to a record low|website=NBC News|date=October 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/donald-trump-slashes-us-refugee-admissions-to-record-low/a-55114405|title=Donald Trump slashes US refugee admissions to record low &#124; DW &#124; 01.10.2020|website=DW.COM}}</ref>
*[[October 3]] – COVID-19 pandemic: By this date, multiple U.S. senators whom have attended presidential events have tested positive for COVID-19.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/03/politics/ron-johnson-coronavirus/index.html Senate GOP's third positive Covid-19 case threatens quick Barrett confirmation] CNN, October 3, 2020</ref>
*[[October 5]] – COVID-19 pandemic: President Trump returns to the White House after three days of hospitalization at [[Walter Reed National Military Medical Center]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/05/politics/donald-trump-covid-condition-walter-reed/index.html|work=CNN|title=Trump returns to White House and removes mask despite having Covid|date=October 6, 2020|access-date=October 7, 2020}}</ref>
*[[October 7]]
**[[Ruby Tuesday (restaurant)|Ruby Tuesday]] files for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11]] [[bankruptcy]] protection after closing 185 restaurants.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ruby Tuesday files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection: 185 restaurants closing |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/10/07/ruby-tuesday-closing-185-restaurants-chapter-11-bankruptcy/5907136002/ |website=USA Today |access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref> [[Pizza Hut]] files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after closing 163 restaurants.<ref>{{cite web |title=163 Pizza Hut restaurants up for sale after franchisee files for bankruptcy |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/pizza-hut-restaurants-sale-franchisee |website=Fox Business |date=October 7, 2020 |publisher=Fox News |access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref>
**The [[2020 United States presidential debates#Vice presidential debate (University of Utah)|2020 vice presidential debate]] takes place in [[Salt Lake City]].<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/four-takeaways-from-a-weirdly-normal-vicepresidential-debate-between-mike-pence-and-kamala-harris-052706070.html 4 takeaways from a weirdly normal vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris] Yahoo! News, October 8, 2020</ref>
*[[October 8]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: 34 editors of ''[[The New England Journal of Medicine]]'' denounce the Trump administration's handling of the pandemic.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=The New England Journal of Medicine|title=Dying in a Leadership Vacuum|date=October 8, 2020|volume=383 |issue=15 |pages=1479–1480 |doi=10.1056/NEJMe2029812|pmid=33027574 |s2cid=222215145 |doi-access=free  }}</ref>
**A former leading fundraiser for president Donald Trump has been indicted on a charge that he illegally lobbied the US government to drop its probe into the Malaysia [[1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal|1MDB corruption scandal]] and to deport an exiled Chinese billionaire. The indictment said [[Elliott Broidy]] was recruited in 2017 by an unnamed foreign national, understood to be Malaysian [[Low Taek Jho]], to pressure US officials to end their investigation into a scandal engulfing the then Malaysian prime minister, [[Najib Razak]].<ref>{{Cite web |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=2020-10-09 |title=1MDB scandal: former Trump fundraiser charged with allegedly lobbying US to drop inquiry |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/09/1mdb-scandal-former-trump-fundraiser-charged-with-allegedly-lobbying-us-to-drop-inquiry |access-date= |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
**The FBI charges 13 [[List of militia organizations in the United States|militiamen]] with [[Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot|plotting]] to kidnap Michigan Governor [[Gretchen Whitmer]] at her vacation home.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/people-charged-plot-kidnap-michigan-gov-whitmer-73502845|title=13 charged in plots against Michigan governor, police|work=ABC News|last=White|first=Ed|date=October 8, 2020|access-date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> A fourteenth suspect is arrested on October 15.<ref>[https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/10/15/officials-charge-14th-person-linked-to-domestic-terror-plot-targeting-michigan-gov-whitmer/ Officials charge 14th person linked to domestic terror plot targeting Michigan Gov. Whitmer] WDIV, October 15, 2020</ref>
*[[October 9]] 
**[[United States House of Representatives|House]] Democrats announce plans to create a congressional commission invoking the [[Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution|25th Amendment]] to evaluate the physical and [[mental health]] of the president.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pelosi-democrats-bill-25th-amendment-president-trump-fitness-for-office/|work=CBS News|title=Democrats introduce bill creating commission to rule on president's fitness for office|date=October 9, 2020|access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref>
**[[Hurricane Delta]] makes landfall near [[Creole, Louisiana]], the tenth landfalling storm in the [[2020 Atlantic hurricane season|2020 season]], a record breaking amount.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/07/weather/historic-storm-hurricane-delta/index.html|title=All the ways Hurricane Delta is a historic storm|first=Allison |last=Chinchar|website=CNN|date=October 7, 2020 }}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic: The Broadway League extends its shutdown of Broadway theaters for a third time, this time until May 30, 2021.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-new-york-health-theater-archive-ce076cef707b1c9e1b662ac6f1f91efc |title=Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until May 30 |author=Kennedy, Mark |date=October 9, 2020 |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref> 
*[[October 10]] – COVID-19 pandemic: President Trump hosts his first public event at the White House since becoming ill, informing attendees that a [[COVID-19 vaccine|vaccine]] is forthcoming.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54493575|work=BBC News|title=White House rally: Trump holding first public event since Covid diagnosis|date=October 10, 2020|access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref>
*[[October 11]] – The [[Los Angeles Lakers]] defeat the [[Miami Heat]] in the [[2020 NBA Finals]] to win their 17th championship in franchise history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2020-10-11/lakers-vs-heat-game-6#:~:text=On%20Sunday%20evening%2C%20the%20Lakers,came%20because%20of%20LeBron%20James.|work=Los Angeles Times|title=LeBron James and Lakers defeat Heat in NBA Finals to capture record-tying 17th title|date=October 11, 2020|access-date=October 11, 2020}}</ref>
*[[October 12]]
**[[Facebook]] bans content relating to [[Holocaust denial]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54509975|work=BBC News|title=Facebook bans Holocaust denial content|date=October 12, 2020|access-date=October 12, 2020}}</ref>
**Activists in [[Portland, Oregon]], topple statues of former presidents [[Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider|Theodore Roosevelt]] and [[Statue of Abraham Lincoln (Portland, Oregon)|Abraham Lincoln]] in [[Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage|protest]] of the [[Dakota War of 1862#Execution|1862 execution of 38 Dakota]] and Roosevelt's views on [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/portland-lincoln-statue-roosevelt.html Protesters in Portland Topple Statues of Lincoln and Roosevelt] ''The New York Times'', October 12, 2020</ref>
*[[October 15]] 
**[[Donald Trump|President Trump]] and [[Joe Biden]] participate in dueling town halls. Biden's is hosted by [[ABC News|ABC]]'s [[George Stephanopoulos]] and Trump's is hosted by [[NBC]]'s [[Savannah Guthrie]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=In pictures: Trump and Biden's dueling town halls |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/15/politics/gallery/trump-biden-dueling-town-halls/index.html |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=CNN|date=October 16, 2020 }}</ref>
**North Carolina confirms the state's first [[influenza]] death of the 2020–2021 [[flu season]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wnct.com/news/north-carolina/ncdhhs-announces-1st-flu-related-death-of-the-2020-21-flu-season/|title=NCDHHS announces 1st flu-related death of the 2020-21 flu season|date=October 15, 2020}}</ref>
*[[October 16]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The U.S. surpasses eight million COVID-19 cases.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-cases-8-million-united-states/ U.S. surpasses 8 million coronavirus cases] CBS News, October 16, 2020</ref>
*[[October 22]]
**The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously votes for the nomination of Judge [[Amy Coney Barrett]], 12–0, as committee Democrats boycott the roll call.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senate-republicans-poised-move-barrett-nomination-final-vote/story?id=73738969|work=ABC News|title=Senate Republicans move Barrett Supreme Court nomination toward final vote|date=October 22, 2020|access-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref>
**The [[2020 United States presidential debates#October 22 presidential debate (Belmont University)|second 2020 presidential debate]] takes place in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], [[Tennessee]].<ref>[https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-watch-last-2020-trump-biden-presidential-debate/ Joe Biden and Donald Trump square off for the second and last time on a debate stage Thursday night in Nashville] ''Wired'', October 21, 2020</ref>
*[[October 23]] – COVID-19 pandemic:  [[COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas|Arkansas]] and [[COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon|Oregon]] set single-day records for new cases.<ref>[https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/oct/23/states-virus-cases-1337-setting-new-record-single-/?latest State's virus cases up 1,337, setting new record for single-day increase] ''Arkansas Online'', October 23, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/oregon-breaks-daily-record-with-550-new-cases-of-covid-19/283-579fd7ea-d3ad-4535-93b6-252303daeb50 Oregon breaks daily record with 550 new cases of COVID-19] KGW-TV, October 23, 2020</ref>
*[[October 24]] – COVID-19 pandemic: [[COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan|Michigan]], [[COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois|Illinois]], [[COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico|New Mexico]], and [[COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio|Ohio]] all set single-day records for new cases.<ref>[https://www.mlive.com/coronavirus/2020/10/michigan-reports-3338-new-coronavirus-cases-35-new-deaths.html Michigan reports a record 3,338 new coronavirus cases in one day] MLive.com, October 24, 2020</ref><ref>[https://abc7chicago.com/health/more-than-6k-new-covid-19-cases-marks-highest-single-day-count-in-il/7305078/ Illinois COVID-19 today: IL reports highest ever daily coronavirus case count with 6,161 positive tests, 63 deaths] WLS-TV, October 24, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/coronavirus/new-mexico-sets-single-day-record-with-875-virus-cases/article_a09fffa4-1640-11eb-ad47-073951f66c73.html New Mexico sets single-day record with 875 virus cases] ''The Santa Fe New Mexican'', October 24, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.wkbn.com/news/coronavirus-in-ohio-state-to-release-latest-covid-19-case-numbers-at-2-p-m-2/ Coronavirus in Ohio: State sets new record for daily COVID-19 cases Saturday] WKBN-TV, October 24, 2020</ref>
*[[October 25]] – Daily nonstop [[American Airlines]] flights return to [[India]] for the first time since 2015.
*[[October 26]]
**The Senate confirms [[Amy Coney Barrett]] as Supreme Court justice, 52–48, as Senate Democrats failed to stop the process.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/26/politics/senate-confirmation-vote-supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett/index.html Senate confirms Trump's Supreme Court nominee a week ahead of Election Day] CNN, October 26, 2020</ref>
**The Supreme Court rules 5-3 that [[2020 United States presidential election in Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] cannot count mail-in ballots received after election day.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/oct/26/wisconsin-mail-in-ballots-supreme-court-election-day|work=The Guardian|title=Wisconsin can't count mail-in ballots received after election day, supreme court rules|date=October 27, 2020|access-date=October 27, 2020}}</ref>
**[[Killing of Walter Wallace|Walter Wallace Jr.]], 27, is shot and killed by two [[Philadelphia Police Department|Philadelphia police officers]], resulting in subsequent protests and riots.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jenny|first=Gross|date=November 4, 2020|title=What We Know About The Death of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia|url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/walter-wallace-jr-philadelphia.html|access-date=November 22, 2020|website=New York Times}}</ref>
*[[October 27]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: [[COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin|Wisconsin]], and [[COVID-19 pandemic in Kentucky|Kentucky]] reach new one-day records for new cases.<ref>[https://www.mcall.com/coronavirus/mc-nws-coronavirus-oct-27-update-20201027-geh55f3v6jac3mn4iejdjyn5be-story.html Pennsylvania coronavirus update: Daily record broken again with 2,751 additional cases] ''The Morning Call'', October 27, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.fox6now.com/news/wisconsin-dhs-covid-19-cases-up-record-5262-deaths-up-64 Wisconsin DHS: COVID-19 cases up record 5,262; deaths up 64] Fox 6 Milwaukee, October 27, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2020/10/27/kentucky-coronavirus-state-sets-another-record-covid-19-cases/3749167001/ Kentucky sets record for new COVID-19 cases for third time in the past 7 days] ''Louisville Courier Journal'', October 27, 2020</ref>
**The [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] defeat the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] to win the [[2020 World Series]], their first in 32 years.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30202039/world-series-2020-champs-best-dodgers-team-ever-ends-la-32-year-title-drought World Series 2020: Champs! The best Dodgers team ever ends L.A.'s 32-year title drought] ESPN, October 27, 2020</ref>
*[[October 28]] – President Trump declares a state of emergency for [[Louisiana]] ahead of [[Hurricane Zeta]]'s landfall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zeta re-strengthens into a hurricane, expected to bring a life-threatening storm surge to Louisiana |url=https://www.foxnews.com/weather/zeta-re-strengthens-into-a-hurricane-expected-to-bring-a-life-threatening-storm-surge-to-louisiana |website=Fox News |date=October 28, 2020 |access-date=28 October 2020}}</ref>
*[[October 29]] 
**COVID-19 pandemic: 
***Michigan, Oregon, and Illinois report new single-day records for new cases.<ref>[https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/10/michigan-reports-3675-new-coronavirus-cases-for-thursday-oct-29-another-new-record.html Michigan reports 3,675 new coronavirus cases for Thursday, Oct. 29, another new record] MLive.com, October 29, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/10/oregon-hits-another-coronavirus-record-with-575-new-reported-cases.html Oregon hits another coronavirus record with 575 new reported cases] ''The Oregonian'', October 29, 2020</ref><ref>[https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/illinois-reports-another-single-day-record-of-coronavirus-cases-as-most-of-the-state-faces-added-restrictions/ Illinois reports another single-day record of coronavirus cases as most of the state faces added restrictions] WGN-TV, October 29, 2020</ref> 
***87,164 new cases are reported nationally, a new single-day record.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/29/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html Daily coronavirus cases reached a new high on Thursday with more than 87,100 cases] CNN, October 29, 2020</ref>
*[[October 30]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: 
***The U.S. is the first country to exceed 100,000 daily cases of COVID-19.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-record/us-reports-world-record-of-more-than-100000-covid-19-cases-in-single-day-idUKFWN2HL23T|work=Reuters|title=U.S. reports world record of more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases in single day|date=October 31, 2020|access-date=October 31, 2020}}</ref>
***Nationwide COVID-19 cases surpass nine million.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/30/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html US coronavirus cases surpass 9 million driven by 'silent epidemic' of asymptomatic infections] CNN, October 30, 2020</ref>
**The FBI launches an investigation into an [[Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign#Texas bus incident|incident]] in Texas where a [[Joe Biden]] campaign bus tour was cancelled after a caravan of supporters of President Trump attempted to run it off the road and hit a staffer's car.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2020/11/01/fbi-investigating-trump-train-swarming-of-biden-bus-in-texas/|work=New York Post|title=FBI investigating 'Trump Train' swarming of Biden bus on Texas interstate: report|date=November 1, 2020|access-date=November 1, 2020}}</ref>
*[[October 31]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: 
***New York Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] announces all out-of-state visitors must test negative for COVID-19 three days before arrival.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/coronavirus/2020/10/31/cuomo--all-out-of-state-visitors-must-now-test-negative-for-covid-19-upon-arrival-|title=Cuomo: All Out-of-State Visitors Must Now Test Negative for COVID-19 Upon Arrival|date=October 31, 2020|access-date=November 1, 2020|work=NY 1}}</ref>
***A [[Stanford University]] study links over 30,000 COVID-19 cases and 700 deaths directly to President Donald Trump's 2020 [[List of post-election Donald Trump rallies|campaign rallies]].<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-10-31/super-spreading-trump-rallies-led-to-more-than-700-covid-19-deaths-study Super-spreading Trump rallies led to more than 700 COVID-19 deaths, study estimates] ''Los Angeles Times'', October 31, 2020</ref>

===November===
[[File:Joe Biden presidential portrait.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Joe Biden]] is elected the 46th [[president of the United States]]]]
*[[November 3]]
**[[2020 United States elections]]:
***The [[2020 United States presidential election]] takes place. Shortly after midnight, President Trump asserts that he has won the election and demands all vote counting to stop, alleging potential [[electoral fraud]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/04/trump-tries-to-claim-victory-even-as-ballots-are-being-counted-in-several-states-nbc-has-not-made-a-call.html|title=Trump tries to claim victory even as ballots are being counted in several states – NBC has not made a call|last=Wilkie|first=Christina|date=November 4, 2020|work=CNBC|access-date=November 4, 2020|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104073218/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/04/trump-tries-to-claim-victory-even-as-ballots-are-being-counted-in-several-states-nbc-has-not-made-a-call.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
***[[Oregon]] becomes the first state to decriminalize possession of small amounts of [[narcotic]]s, including [[heroin]], [[cocaine]] and [[LSD]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/03/oregon-drugs-decriminalize-arizona-new-jersey-marijuana |title=Oregon becomes first US state to decriminalize possession of hard drugs |work=The Guardian|date=3 November 2020 |access-date=4 November 2020}}</ref>
***Voters in [[Cannabis in Arizona|Arizona]], [[Cannabis in Montana|Montana]], [[Cannabis in New Jersey|New Jersey]], and [[Cannabis in South Dakota|South Dakota]] vote to legalize recreational marijuana. Voters in [[Cannabis in Mississippi|Mississippi]] and South Dakota vote to legalize medical marijuana.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2020/11/04/legal-weed-2020-states-that-legalized-marijuana-on-election-day/ |title=Legal weed 2020: States that legalized marijuana, mushrooms on Election Day |work=New York Post |date=4 November 2020 |access-date=9 November 2020}}</ref>
***Mississippi approves a [[Flag of Mississippi|new state flag]] to replace the previous design that featured a [[Modern display of the Confederate battle flag|Confederate battle flag]], while voters in [[Rhode Island]] approve the removal of "...and Providence Plantations" from the state's official name.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/mississippi-voters-decide-replace-confederate-themed-state-flag-n1246244 |title=Mississippi voters decide to replace Confederate-themed state flag |work=NBC News |date=3 November 2020 |access-date=6 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rhode-island-name-change-providence-plantations-slavery-connotations-2020-election/ |title=Rhode Island votes to change state's full name after criticism over slavery connotations |work=CBS News |date=4 November 2020 |access-date=6 November 2020}}</ref>
*[[November 4]] – The United States formally [[United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement|withdraws]] from the [[Paris Agreement]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/11/03/930312701/u-s-officially-leaving-paris-climate-agreement?t=1604493348832 |title=U.S. Officially Leaving Paris Climate Agreement |work=NPR|date=3 November 2020 |access-date=4 November 2020}}</ref>
*[[November 5]]
**Former White House advisor [[Steve Bannon]] is permanently banned from [[Twitter]] after suggesting FBI Director [[Christopher A. Wray|Christopher Wray]] and [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases|NIAID]] Director Dr. [[Anthony Fauci]] be [[Decapitation|beheaded]] during a live broadcast.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/05/tech/steve-bannon-twitter-permanent-suspension/index.html |title=Twitter permanently suspends Steve Bannon account after talk of beheading |work=CNN|date=6 November 2020 |access-date=6 November 2020}}</ref>
** 2020 presidential election: Amid [[2020–21 United States election protests|election-related protests]], [[Facebook]] bans a 300,000-member [[Stop the Steal]] group page being used by supporters of President Trump to organize protests against the election results, citing calls for violence by some participants.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kelly|first=Makena|date=2020-11-05|title=Facebook shuts down huge "Stop the Steal" group|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/5/21551551/facebook-stop-the-steal-group-misinformation-election-2020|access-date=2020-11-07|website=The Verge|language=en}}</ref>
*[[November 6]] 
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Texas|Texas]] surpasses one million confirmed cases of COVID-19, the first state and the world's first place to pass that milestone that is not an independent country.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-poised-hit-1-million-covid-19-cases-most-nation-n1246783 Texas hits 1 million Covid-19 cases, the most in the nation] NBC News, November 6, 2020</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan|Michigan]] surpasses 200,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19.<ref>[https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2020/11/06/michigan-coronavirus-cases-up-to-200569-death-toll-now-at-7513/ Michigan coronavirus cases up to 201,569; Death toll now at 7,513] WDIV, November 6, 2020</ref> 
*[[November 7]]
**2020 presidential election:
***[[Joe Biden]] is projected to have won the presidential election, following several days of uncertainty due to [[Postal voting in the United States|postal vote]] counting. He is to be [[Inauguration of Joe Biden|inaugurated]] on January 20, 2021. It is the first time since [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]] that an incumbent president's challenger has won the election over the incumbent president, when [[Bill Clinton]] defeated [[George H. W. Bush]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-biden-election-results-11-07-20/index.html |title=Joe Biden elected president |work=CNN|date=7 November 2020 |access-date=7 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54836636 |title=US Election 2020: Joe Biden wins the presidency |work=BBC News|date=7 November 2020 |access-date=7 November 2020}}</ref>
***[[Kamala Harris]] is the first woman and second [[person of color]] to be elected [[Vice President of the United States]]. Her husband, [[Doug Emhoff]], is to become the first [[Second Lady of the United States|Second Gentleman]] and the first Jewish spouse of a U.S. vice president.
*[[November 8]]: Longtime [[Jeopardy!|Jeopardy]] host [[Alex Trebek]] dies at the age of 80 following a yearlong battle with [[pancreatic cancer]].
*[[November 9]]
**2020 presidential election: President Trump's [[Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign|re-election campaign]] files multiple [[Post-election lawsuits related to the 2020 United States presidential election|lawsuits]] in several states alleging widespread [[electoral fraud]].<ref>[https://nbc25news.com/news/nation-world/lawsuits-pile-up-as-trump-campaign-alleges-voter-fraud-in-at-least-5-states Lawsuits pile up as Trump campaign alleges voter fraud in at least 5 states] Sinclair Broadcast Group, November 9, 2020</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic: [[United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development|Housing and Urban Development Secretary]] Dr. [[Ben Carson]] tests positive for COVID-19.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/09/hud-secretary-ben-carson-tests-positive-for-coronavirus.html HUD Secretary Ben Carson tests positive for coronavirus] CNBC, November 9, 2020</ref>
*[[November 10]] – President Trump promotes a number of reported loyalists to various roles in the Defense Department following the November 9 ouster of Defense Secretary [[Mark Esper]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-loyalists-given-top-pentagon-roles-after-several-officials-resign-n1247346?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma |title=Trump loyalists given top Pentagon roles after several officials resign following Esper's ouster |work=NBC|date=11 November 2020 |access-date=11 November 2020}}</ref>
*[[November 12]]  
**2020 presidential election: A coalition of federal and state officials declare the 2020 presidential election "the most secure in American history" and asserts there is no evidence of compromised voting systems.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/13/no-evidence-of-us-election-says-coalition-of-federal-and-state-officials |title=No evidence of US election fraud, says coalition of federal and state officials |work=The Guardian|date=13 November 2020 |access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cisa.gov/news/2020/11/12/joint-statement-elections-infrastructure-government-coordinating-council-election |title=Joint Statement from Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council & the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Executive Committees |work=CISA|date=12 November 2020 |access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in California|California]] becomes the second state after Texas to reach one million cases.<ref>[https://abc7.com/health/california-covid-19-cases-hit-1-million-mark/7904366/ COVID-19 cases in California hit 1 million mark] KABC-TV, November 12, 2020</ref>
***More than 150,000 new cases are reported nationwide, setting a world record for a third consecutive day.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/a-record-number-of-people-in-the-us-are-currently-hospitalized-with-covid-19/ar-BB1aXKgD |title=A record number of people in the US are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 |work=MSN|date=13 November 2020 |access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref>
**The FBI arrests convicted murderer Leonard Rayne Moses, who escaped from custody in 1971 and had been on their [[FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives|Ten Most Wanted Fugitives]] list.<ref>[https://www.abc12.com/2020/11/13/convicted-murderer-on-fbi-most-wanted-list-arrested-in-grand-blanc/ Convicted murderer on FBI Most Wanted List arrested in Grand Blanc] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221144632/https://www.abc12.com/2020/11/13/convicted-murderer-on-fbi-most-wanted-list-arrested-in-grand-blanc/ |date=December 21, 2020 }} WJRT-TV, November 13, 2020</ref>
*[[November 13]] 
**2020 presidential election: President-elect Joe Biden is projected to win [[Arizona]], the first Democrat to do so since [[Bill Clinton]] in [[1996 United States presidential election|1996]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/525810-biden-projected-to-win-arizona-first-democrat-to-win-there-since-1996|title=Biden takes Arizona, first Democrat to win there since 1996|first=Jordan|last=Williams|date=November 13, 2020|website=TheHill}}</ref> Biden also becomes the first Democrat to win [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] since Clinton did so in [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]].<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/13/georgia-election-results-2020.html Joe Biden is the apparent winner over Trump in Georgia, the first Democrat to take the state since ’92] CNBC, November 13, 2020</ref> 
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***More than 130 [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] agents are ordered to self-isolate or quarantine.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/secret-service-coronavirus-outbreak/2020/11/13/610eebcc-2539-11eb-8672-c281c7a2c96e_story.html More than 130 Secret Service officers are said to be infected with coronavirus or quarantining in wake of Trump's campaign travel] ''The Washington Post'', November 13, 2020</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Nevada|Nevada]] Governor [[Steve Sisolak]] tests positive for COVID-19.<ref>[https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/gov-sisolak-tests-positive-for-covid-19-2182941/ Gov. Sisolak tests positive for COVID-19] ''Las Vegas Review-Journal'', November 13, 2020</ref>
***Michigan, [[COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin|Wisconsin]], [[COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland|Maryland]], and [[COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois|Illinois]] report new single-day records for new cases. Illinois breaks the national record for new cases reported by a state in a single day.<ref>[https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2020/11/13/michigan-coronavirus-cases-up-to-244741-death-toll-now-at-7929/ Michigan coronavirus cases up to 244,741; Death toll now at 7,929] WDIV, November 13, 2020</ref><ref>[https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/13/covid-19-in-illinois-state-shatters-case-record-with-15415-new-infections-hospitalizations-and-testing-also-reach-new-highs/ COVID-19 In Illinois: State Shatters Case Record, With 15,415 New Infections; Hospitalizations And Testing Also Reach New Highs] WBBM-TV, November 13, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.wbay.com/2020/11/13/new-coronavirus-record-puts-wisconsin-over-300000-cases/ New coronavirus record puts Wisconsin over 300,000 cases] WBAY-TV, November 13, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-coronavirus-cases-maryland-november-surge-hogan-20201113-i5ro6xg2cnfztlj4zpoiyjnslq-story.html Maryland reports record-high 1,869 new coronavirus cases Friday, hospitalizations surpass 900] ''The Baltimore Sun'', November 13, 2020</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon|Oregon]] and [[COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota|North Dakota]] issue new mask mandates and restrictions on businesses.<ref>[https://www.opb.org/article/2020/11/13/oregon-governor-kate-brown-covid-19-restrictions/ Freeze, Oregon: Gov. Kate Brown restricts businesses again as COVID-19 cases surge] Oregon Public Broadcasting, November 13, 2020</ref><ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/north-dakota-orders-mask-mandate-business-restrictions-74204949 North Dakota mandates masks, capacity limits as virus surges] ABC News, November 14, 2020</ref>
**A 5.5 M<sub>w</sub> earthquake strikes [[Tonopah, Nevada]], the largest earthquake in Nevada in over 66 years.<ref>{{Cite web|last=SFGATE|first=Amy Graff|date=2020-11-13|title=5.3 magnitude Nevada earthquake felt widely in California|url=https://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/5-3-magnitude-Nevada-California-Sacramento-15724829.php|access-date=2020-11-13|website=SFGATE|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[November 14]] – 2020 presidential election: Thousands of protesters march in Washington, D.C. in support of President Trump and his [[Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election|claims]] of electoral voter fraud.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|date=2020-11-14|title=Million MAGA March: Thousands of pro-Trump protesters rally in Washington DC|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54945154|access-date=2020-11-14}}</ref>
*[[November 15]] 
**2020 presidential election: President Trump concedes that Joe Biden won the presidential election, but alleges [[Electoral fraud|vote rigging]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/us-election-results-donald-trump-admits-biden-won-for-first-time-12133168 |title=US election results: Donald Trump admits Joe Biden 'won' for the first time |work=Sky News|date=15 November 2020 |access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic: [[COVID-19 pandemic in Kentucky|Kentucky]] and [[COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey|New Jersey]] report new single-day records for new cases.<ref>[https://www.wdrb.com/news/coronavirus/kentucky-reports-single-day-record-3-303-new-covid-19-cases-11-more-deaths/article_15e8be66-26bf-11eb-a6be-47f6c9ab5d86.html Kentucky reports single-day record 3,303 new COVID-19 cases, 11 more deaths] WDRB-TV, November 15, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/coronavirus/2020/11/15/nj-hits-new-record-covid-cases-two-days-row-weekend-total-8-935/6303550002/ NJ breaks record for COVID cases for second day Sunday, weekend total is 8,935] NorthJersey.com, November 15, 2020</ref>
*[[November 16]]
**[[SpaceX Crew-1]], the first operational [[SpaceX]] [[Dragon 2|crew dragon]] mission, launches from the [[Kennedy Space Center]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mission Timeline for Launch Sunday, November 15 at 19:27:15 EST|url=https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/crew-1_timeline_nov15.pdf |publisher=NASA|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114073026/https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/crew-1_timeline_nov15.pdf |archive-date=2020-11-14 }} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***Texas surpasses 20,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19, becoming the state with the second highest number of reported deaths in the country, behind [[COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)|New York]].<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/texas-surpasses-20000-virus-deaths-highest-us-74236569 Texas surpasses 20,000 virus deaths, second highest in US] ABC News, November 16, 2020</ref>
***[[United States House of Representatives|Representatives]] [[Cheri Bustos]] (D-Illinois) and [[Tim Walberg]] (R-Michigan) announce they have tested positive for COVID-19. Representative [[Mark Pocan]] (D-Wisconsin) says he is self-isolating.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/16/politics/lawmakers-members-covid-19-congress/index.html At least 2 members of Congress announce positive Covid-19 diagnoses Monday] CNN, November 16, 2020</ref>
*[[November 17]]
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***Wisconsin reports a record 92 new fatalities within the previous 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 2,741. A record 318 hospitalizations are also reported.<ref>[https://www.wbay.com/2020/11/17/wisconsin-shatters-records-for-covid-19-deaths-hospitalizations/ Wisconsin shatters records for COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations] WBAY-TV, November 17, 2020</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Maine|Maine]], [[COVID-19 pandemic in Idaho|Idaho]], and [[COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico|New Mexico]] report new single-day records for new cases.<ref>[https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-sets-another-single-day-record-with-246-new-coronavirus-cases-1-additional-death Maine sets another single-day record with 246 new coronavirus cases, 1 additional death] WGME-TV, November 17, 2020</ref><ref>[https://localnews8.com/health/coronavirus/2020/11/17/record-1781-new-idaho-covid-19-cases-35-new-deaths/ Record 1,781 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 35 new deaths] KIDK, November 17, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.sfreporter.com/news/2020/11/17/new-mexico-reports-record-daily-new-cases-of-2112/ New Mexico Reports Record Daily New Cases of 2,112] ''Santa Fe Reporter'', November 17, 2020</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] announces that out-of-state travelers will be required to either quarantine or present a negative [[COVID-19 testing|COVID-19 test]] result to enter the state.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pennsylvania-covid-restrictions-rachel-levine-watch-live-stream-today-2020-11-17/ Pennsylvania health secretary: Out-of-state travelers must test negative for COVID-19, or quarantine] CBS News, November 17, 2020</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio|Ohio]] Governor [[Mike DeWine]] orders a three-week night time curfew from 10:00 pm until 5:00 am [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] beginning November 19.<ref>[https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/11/17/ohio-governor-announces-10-pm-to-5-am-curfew-to-slow-spread-of-covid-19/ Ohio governor announces 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew to slow spread of COVID-19] WDIV-TV, November 17, 2020</ref>
***U.S. Senator [[Chuck Grassley]] (R-Iowa) tests positive for COVID-19.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/17/politics/chuck-grassley-covid-19-senate-congress/index.html GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa tests positive for Covid-19] CNN, November 17, 2020</ref>
***The FDA grants emergency use authorization to a home testing kit by Lucira Health, Inc. that provides COVID-19 results in 30 minutes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-first-covid-19-test-self-testing-home |title=Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Test for Self-Testing at Home |work=FDA|date=17 November 2020 |access-date=18 November 2020}}</ref>
*[[November 18]]
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***Nationwide COVID-19 deaths surpass 250,000.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-surpasses-250-000-coronavirus-deaths-virus-mortality-rate-n1248109 U.S. surpasses 250,000 coronavirus deaths as virus mortality rate surges] NBC News, November 18, 2020</ref>
***The [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the military|U.S. military]] reports a record high of 1,314 new COVID-19 cases.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/18/politics/us-military-coronavirus/index.html US military reports record number of coronavirus cases] CNN, November 18, 2020</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in New York City|New York City]] Mayor [[Bill de Blasio]] orders [[New York City Department of Education|public schools]] to conduct classes exclusively online.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/york-city-schools-close-city-fights-virus-74281068 New York City schools to close again as virus rate rises] ABC News, November 18, 2020</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota|Minnesota]] Governor [[Tim Walz]] imposes several new four-week restrictions on businesses and indoor gatherings beginning November 20.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/governor-walz-press-conference-covid-restrictions-minnesota-live-stream-today-2020-11-18/ Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announces new COVID-19 restrictions in response to surge] CBS News, November 18, 2020</ref>
**The [[Federal Aviation Administration]] allows the [[Boeing 737 MAX]] to fly in the United States citing modifications following a 20-month ban.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boeing's 737 Max cleared to fly in the US after crashes |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54981658 |website=BBC |access-date=19 November 2020 |date=18 November 2020}}</ref>
*[[November 19]]
**By this date, one-third of the [[Cincinnati City Council]] has been arrested this year on [[bribery]] charges.<ref>{{cite web |title=Corruption in Cincinnati: One-third of city council has been arrested on bribery charges this year |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/11/19/p-g-sittenfeld-third-cincinnati-city-council-member-arrested/3779501001/ |website=Cincinnati |access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref>
**2020 presidential election: Joe Biden's win in Georgia is upheld and reaffirmed following a hand recount, making him the first Democrat to win the state since Bill Clinton in 1992.<ref>{{cite web |last1=LaCrai |first1=Mitchell |last2=Linton |first2=Caroline |title=Biden's win in Georgia reaffirmed after recount |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bidens-win-in-georgia-reaffirmed-after-recount/ |website=CBS News |date=November 19, 2020}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Utah|Utah]] reports a record number of new COVID-19 daily cases and deaths.<ref>[https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/11/19/governor-herbert-address/ Utah's governor won't limit Thanksgiving gatherings as state reports 18 coronavirus deaths] ''The Salt Lake Tribune'', November 19, 2020</ref>
***Pennsylvania and Maryland report new daily records for new cases.<ref>[https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/coronavirus/covid-19-cases-in-pa-surge-to-single-day-record-as-vaccine-could-arrive-soon/2604085/ COVID-19 Cases in Pa. Surge to Single-Day Record as Vaccine Could Arrive Soon] WCAU-TV, November 19, 2020</ref><ref>[https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/11/19/covid-19-latest-maryland-sets-record-for-highest-single-day-number-of-new-cases-with-2910/ COVID-19 Latest: Maryland Sets Record For Highest Single-Day Number Of New Cases With 2,910 Reported] WJZ-TV, November 19, 2020</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in California|California]] Governor [[Gavin Newsom]] orders a 10:00&nbsp;p.m. to 5:00&nbsp;a.m. [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]] curfew for 41 [[List of counties in California|counties]] beginning November 21, affecting more than 90 percent of the state population.<ref>[https://abc7.com/governor-newsom-california-curfew-gavin-los-angeles/8101518/ Gov. Newsom orders curfew for most California counties] KABC-TV, November 19, 2020</ref>
*[[November 20]]
**At least eight people are injured in a [[Mayfair Mall shooting|mass shooting]] at the [[Mayfair Mall]] in [[Wauwatosa, Wisconsin]].<ref>[https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2020/11/20/multiple-people-shot-mayfair-mall-wauwatosa-wisconsin/6363298002/ Active shooter reported at Mayfair mall, at least 8 injured and taken to hospital] ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', November 20, 2020</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***Michigan, Ohio, California, and Utah report new single-day records for new cases.<ref>[https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2020/11/20/michigan-coronavirus-cases-up-to-295177-death-toll-now-at-8377/ Michigan coronavirus cases up to 295,177; Death toll now at 8,377] WDIV-TV, November 20, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.cleveland19.com/2020/11/20/record-high-coronavirus-cases-reported-ohio-last-hours-additional-tests-pending-review/ Record-high 8,808 coronavirus cases reported in Ohio in last 24 hours; additional tests pending review] WOIO-TV, November 20, 2020</ref><ref>[https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/longevity/526961-california-sets-new-daily-record-for-coronavirus-cases California sets new daily record for coronavirus cases] ''The Hill'', November 20, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.abc4.com/news/cases-surge-utah-reports-record-4588-new-covid-19-cases-friday-17-new-deaths/ Cases surge, Utah reports record 4,588 new COVID-19 cases Friday, 17 new deaths] KTVX, November 20, 2020</ref> 
***[[Donald Trump Jr.]] and U.S. Senator [[Rick Scott]] (R-Florida) test positive for COVID-19.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/526967-donald-trump-jr-tests-positive-for-covid-19 Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for COVID-19] ''The Hill'', November 20, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rick-scott-covid-19-positive/ Florida Senator Rick Scott tests positive for coronavirus] CBS News, November 20, 2020</ref>
*[[November 21]]
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***Nationwide COVID-19 cases surpass 12 million, six days after surpassing 11 million cases. More than 200,000 new cases have been reported in recent days.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-records-over-12-million-cases-coronavirus-n1248511 U.S. records over 12 million cases of coronavirus] NBC News, November 21, 2020</ref> 
***Michigan and New Jersey both surpass 300,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19.<ref>[https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2020/11/21/michigan-coronavirus-cases-up-to-302705-death-toll-now-at-8478/ Michigan coronavirus cases up to 302,705; Death toll now at 8,478] WDIV, November 21, 2020</ref><ref name=nj>[https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2020/11/21/nj-sees-record-number-covid-cases-ahead-thanksgiving-week/6375131002/ New Jersey sees record COVID numbers ahead of Thanksgiving] ''North Jersey'', November 21, 2020</ref> New Jersey, [[COVID-19 pandemic in Mississippi|Mississippi]], Oregon, and California report a record number of new daily cases.<ref name=nj/><ref>[https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2020/11/21/covid-19-mississippi-highest-cases-1-971-on-nov-21/6373033002/ Mississippi's single-day coronavirus cases hits all time high at 1,972] ''Clarion Ledger'', November 21, 2020</ref><ref>[https://katu.com/news/local/oregon-reports-more-than-1500-coronavirus-cases-breaking-another-daily-record Oregon reports more than 1,500 coronavirus cases, breaking another daily record] KATU-TV, November 21, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-21/california-reports-record-15-442-new-coronavirus-cases California Cases Climb to a Record as State Curfew Begins] Bloomberg News, November 21, 2020</ref>
***U.S. Senator [[Kelly Loeffler]] (R-Georgia) enters quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/527050-loeffler-isolating-after-possible-covid-19-infection Loeffler isolating after possible COVID-19 infection] ''The Hill'', November 21, 2020</ref>
***The FDA grants emergency use authorization for [[Regeneron Pharmaceuticals]]' antibody cocktail to treat COVID-19 patients.<ref>[https://www.axios.com/fda-emergency-use-regeneron-antibody-covid-trump-474b7fcc-7259-4259-9a6d-2e1f4f2fa30f.html FDA authorizes emergency use of Regeneron antibody treatment given to Trump] Axios, November 21, 2020</ref>
*[[November 22]] – The United States withdraws from the [[Treaty on Open Skies|Open Skies Treaty]].<ref>{{cite web |title=United States formally withdraws from Open Skies treaty |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/22/united-states-formally-withdraws-from-open-skies-treaty |website=Al-Jazeera |access-date=23 November 2020 |date=22 November 2020}}</ref>
*[[November 23]]  
**2020 presidential election:
***The [[Presidential transition of Joe Biden|presidential transition]] of President-elect Joe Biden formally begins.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/money-report/trump-appointee-emily-murphy-informs-biden-that-gsa-will-begin-transition-process/2742057/|title=Trump Administration Officially Begins Transition to Biden After Weeks of Delay|date=November 23, 2020 }}</ref>
***Joe Biden nominates several people to his [[Cabinet of Joe Biden|cabinet]], including [[Avril Haines]] as the first female [[Director of National Intelligence]], [[Alejandro Mayorkas]] as the first Latino [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security|Secretary of Homeland Security]], and [[Janet Yellen]] as the first female [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Treasury Secretary]].<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/23/politics/joe-biden-foreign-policy-national-security-cabinet/index.html Joe Biden nominates first woman to lead intelligence and first Latino to head homeland security] CNN, November 23, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/23/business/janet-yellen-treasury-joe-biden/index.html Why Janet Yellen makes so much sense as Treasury secretary] CNN, November 23, 2020</ref>
*[[November 24]]
**[[Elon Musk]] overtakes [[Bill Gates]] to become the second richest person in the world, with a net worth of $127.9 billion, behind only [[Jeff Bezos]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Elon Musk overtakes Bill Gates to be world's second-richest person |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/24/elon-musk-bill-gates-tesla-share-price-microsoft |website=The Guardian|access-date=24 November 2020 |date=24 November 2020}}</ref>
**The Dow Jones increases by 500 points to surpass 30,000 for the first time.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/23/stock-market-futures-open-to-close-news.html Stock surge for a second day, Dow jumps more than 300 points to a record] CNBC, November 24, 2020</ref>
*[[November 25]]
**President Trump pardons ex-National Security Adviser [[Michael Flynn]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Trump pardons ex-National Security Adviser Flynn |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55080923 |website=BBC News|access-date=25 November 2020 |date=25 November 2020}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***Texas reports a new daily record for new cases.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/texas-new-daily-record-coronavirus-cases/ Texas Sets New Daily Record For Coronavirus Cases With 14,648] KTVT, November 25, 2020</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Wyoming|Wyoming]] Governor [[Mark Gordon (politician)|Mark Gordon]] tests positive for COVID-19.<ref>[https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming-gov-mark-gordon-tests-positive-for-covid-19/article_8e9681c3-12e2-5600-a5bd-4b628306fa23.html Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon tests positive for COVID-19] ''Casper Star-Tribune'', November 25, 2020</ref>
*[[November 27]] 
**2020 presidential election: A recount in [[2020 United States presidential election in Wisconsin|Wisconsin]]'s [[Milwaukee County|largest county]] results in Joe Biden achieving a net gain of 132 votes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Recount in Wisconsin county demanded by Trump increases Biden's margin |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-wisconsin-idUSKBN28802N |website=Reuters|access-date=28 November 2020 |date=28 November 2020}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic: 
***Nationwide COVID-19 cases surpass 13 million cases, six days after surpassing 12 million cases, the fourth million-milestone of the month.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-counts-13m-covid-19-cases-its-fourth-million-n1249172 U.S. counts 13M Covid-19 cases, its fourth million-milestone of November] NBC News, November 27, 2020</ref>
***Minnesota reports a new daily record for new deaths.<ref>[https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-shatters-daily-record-of-covid-19-deaths-with-101/573213411/ Minnesota shatters daily record of COVID-19 deaths with 101] ''Minneapolis Star-Tribune'', November 27, 2020</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)|New York]] reports its highest daily new case total since April 24.<ref>[https://abc7ny.com/health/ny-reports-highest-daily-covid-case-count-since-april/8310418/ Coronavirus News: New York reports highest daily COVID case count since April] WABC-TV, November 27, 2020</ref>
*[[November 28]] 
**[[Wilton Daniel Gregory]] becomes the first African American [[College of Cardinals|cardinal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/pope-francis-wilton-gregory-new-cardinal/2020/11/27/d07ad7f6-2e66-11eb-9dd6-2d0179981719_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=November 28, 2020|title=Wilton Gregory becomes first Black American cardinal – after three coronavirus tests and a quarantine}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***Michigan surpasses 9,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19.<ref>[https://www.mlive.com/news/2020/11/michigan-reports-8080-coronavirus-cases-on-saturday-state-tops-9000-total-deaths.html Michigan reports 8,080 coronavirus cases on Saturday, state tops 9,000 total deaths] MLive.com, November 28, 2020</ref>
***Ohio surpasses 400,000 COVID-19 cases.<ref>[https://www.nbc4i.com/community/health/coronavirus/daily-updates/coronavirus-in-ohio-saturday-update-state-to-release-latest-covid-19-case-numbers-2/ Coronavirus in Ohio Saturday update: State surpasses 400,000 cases] WCMH-TV, November 28, 2020</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado|Colorado]] Governor [[Jared Polis]] and his husband [[Marlon Reis]] test positive for COVID-19.<ref>[https://www.9news.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/polis-and-partner-test-positive-for-covid-19/73-669ee0b7-af98-400d-bd60-4fc8d4b7575f Gov. Polis, partner test positive for COVID-19] KUSA-TV, November 28, 2020</ref>
**[[Mike Tyson]] returns to boxing in an exhibition bout against [[Roy Jones Jr.]] boxer [[Jake Paul]] knocks out [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player [[Nate Robinson]] on the [[Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr.|undercard]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Ryan |date=2020-11-29 |title=Mike Tyson And Roy Jones Jr. Boxed – But Snoop Dogg's Commentary Won The Fight |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mike-tyson-and-roy-jones-jr-boxed-but-snoop-doggs-commentary-won-the-fight-4098168/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[November 29]]
**President-elect Biden nominates an all-female communications team, including [[Kate Bedingfield]] as [[White House Communications Director|Communications Director]] and [[Jen Psaki]] as [[White House Press Secretary|Press Secretary]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/29/joe-biden-announces-all-female-media-team-at-his-white-house Joe Biden announces all-female media team at his White House] ''The Guardian'', November 29, 2020</ref>
**[[Charles Manson]] follower [[Leslie Van Houten]]'s parole request is rejected by the state of California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/29/charles-manson-parole-rejected-leslie-van-houten/6455929002/|title=California gov rejects parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten|agency=Associated Press|website=USA TODAY}}</ref>
*[[November 30]] – [[2020 Arizona Proposition 207|Arizona Proposition 207]] comes into effect, making Arizona the [[Legality of cannabis by U.S. jurisdiction|12th state to legalize recreational cannabis]].<ref>[https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-secretary-of-state-certifies-2020-general-election-results Arizona Secretary of State certifies 2020 general election results] Fox 10 Phoenix, November 30, 2020</ref>

=== December ===
*[[December 1]]
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***Congress unveils a $908 billion [[Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021|COVID-19 relief plan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-01/bipartisan-senate-group-pitching-900-billion-stimulus-plan|title=Bipartisan Senate Group Pitching $908 Billion Stimulus Plan|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=December 1, 2020|via=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref>
***Oregon reports a new single day record for new deaths.<ref>[https://www.kezi.com/content/news/Oregon-reports-most-deaths-in-a-single-day-573255261.html Oregon reports most COVID-19 deaths in a single day] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201234612/https://www.kezi.com/content/news/Oregon-reports-most-deaths-in-a-single-day-573255261.html |date=December 1, 2020 }} KEZI-TV, December 1, 2020</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Florida|Florida]] exceeds one million COVID-19 cases, the third state to do so after Texas and California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/florida-becomes-third-state-surpass-1-million-coronavirus-cases-1551231|title=Florida becomes third state to surpass 1 million coronavirus cases|first=Katherine Fung On 12/1/20 at 3:23 PM|last=EST|date=December 1, 2020|website=Newsweek}}</ref>
**The [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Supreme Court]] allows [[Bill Cosby]] to appeal a 2018 [[Bill Cosby sexual assault cases|sexual assault]] conviction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-12-01/bill-cosby-appeal-pennsylvania-supreme-court|title=Pennsylvania high court hears Bill Cosby's latest appeal|date=December 1, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
*[[December 2]] 
**Former astronaut [[Mark Kelly]] is sworn in as a U.S. Senator after a [[2020 United States Senate special election in Arizona|special election]] in Arizona.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/astronaut-mark-kelly-sworn-arizonas-us-senator/story?id=74502003|title=Former astronaut Mark Kelly sworn in as Arizona's newest US senator|website=ABC News}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***New nationwide COVID-19 cases surpass 200,000 as the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients surpasses 100,000.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/covid-surge-200-000-new-cases-100-000-hospitalizations-u-n1249800 Covid surge: With 200,000 new cases, 100,000 hospitalizations, U.S. sets records] NBC News, December 2, 2020</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] reports record new daily cases and Illinois reports a record number of new deaths.<ref>[https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/12/02/massachusetts-coronavirus-cases-rise-4613-a-one-day-record-high-for-state/ Massachusetts coronavirus cases rise 4,613 – a one-day record high for state ] ''Boston Herald'', December 2, 2020</ref><ref>[https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-cases-coronavirus-19-today/8441267/ Illinois COVID Update: IL reports record-high 238 COVID-19 deaths, 9,757 cases] WLS-TV, December 2, 2020</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico|New Mexico]] surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 cases.<ref>[https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2020/12/02/new-mexico-surpasses-100000-cases-and-reports-record-breaking-40-deaths-from-covid-19-wednesday/ New Mexico surpasses 100,000 cases and reports record-breaking 40 deaths from COVID-19 Wednesday] ''New Mexico Political Report'', December 2, 2020 Report</ref>
*[[December 3]]
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***Total nationwide COVID-19 cases surpass 14 million and total deaths surpass 274,000.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55170329 Coronavirus: US hits record Covid cases and hospitalizations] BBC, December 3, 2020</ref>
***President-elect Joe Biden announces that Dr. [[Vivek Murthy]] and [[Jeffrey Zients]] will lead [[Presidency of Joe Biden|his administration]]'s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and asks Dr. [[Anthony Fauci]] to become the [[White House Coronavirus Task Force]]'s chief medical advisor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/03/zients-murthy-biden-coronavirus-team-442609|title=Zients, Murthy tapped to head up Biden's Covid-19 response|website=POLITICO|date=December 3, 2020 }}</ref>
**The Department of Justice files a lawsuit against [[Facebook]], accusing them of discriminating against American workers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/12/03/942335472/facebook-sued-by-justice-dept-for-allegedly-discriminating-against-u-s-workers|title=Facebook Sued By Justice Dept. For Allegedly Discriminating Against U.S. Workers|website=NPR.org|date=December 3, 2020|last1=Jones|first1=Dustin}}</ref>
**The circuit court of [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]] orders 17-year old suspect [[Kyle Rittenhouse]] in the fatal [[Kenosha unrest shooting|Kenosha protest shooting]] to stand trial on two [[Murder#Degrees of murder|first-degree homicide]] charges, as well as possession of a firearm by a minor and two counts of reckless [[endangerment]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/teen-suspect-kyle-rittenhouse-stand-trial-charges-shooting/story?id=74518909|title=Teen suspect Kyle Rittenhouse to stand trial on charges of shooting 3 men at Kenosha protest|website=ABC News}}</ref>
*[[December 4]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: Nationwide new daily cases surpass 227,885, breaking a record set the previous day.<ref>[https://nbc25news.com/news/coronavirus/us-reaches-daily-high-of-nearly-228000-cases US reaches daily high of nearly 228,000 cases] The Associated Press via WEYI-TV, December 4, 2020</ref>
**The House of Representatives passes the [[Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act|MORE Act]] to [[Decriminalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States|decriminalize]] [[Cannabis (drug)#Recreational|recreational cannabis]] at the federal level.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DeBonis |first1=Mike |title=House votes to decriminalize marijuana as GOP resists national shift on pot |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-marijuana-republicans-election/2020/12/04/db2b00a8-35b0-11eb-8d38-6aea1adb3839_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 4, 2020}}</ref>
*[[December 6]]
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***President Donald Trump says his personal lawyer and former New York City mayor [[Rudy Giuliani]] has tested positive for COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/06/politics/rudy-giuliani-coronavirus-positive/index.html|title=Rudy Giuliani tests positive for coronavirus, Trump says|author=Jeremy Diamond, Sam Fossum and Veronica Stracqualursi|website=CNN|date=December 6, 2020 }}</ref> 
***The [[COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona|Arizona]] [[Arizona House of Representatives|House]] and [[Arizona Senate|Senate]] closes for a week due to COVID-19 concerns.<ref>[https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-house-of-representatives-building-to-close-on-dec-7-for-one-week-due-to-rise-of-covid-19 Arizona legislature buildings to close on Dec. 7 for one week due to rise of COVID-19] KSAZ-TV, December 6, 2020</ref>
**President-elect Biden nominates [[Attorney General of California|California Attorney General]] [[Xavier Becerra]] to be the first Latino [[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services|Health and Human Services Secretary]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/06/us/politics/xavier-becerra-hhs-health-secretary.html Biden Picks Xavier Becerra to Lead Health and Human Services] ''The New York Times'', December 6, 2020</ref>
**The [[Cleveland Browns]] defeat the [[Tennessee Titans]] 41–35 to secure their first winning season since 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/pro/browns/2020/12/06/browns-titans-score-baker-mayfield-nfl-week-13-myles-garrett/3801591001/|title=Browns blast Titans, secure first winning season since 2007|website=Akron Beacon Journal}}</ref>
*[[December 7]]
**2020 presidential election: Georgia re-certifies Joe Biden as the winner of the state following a second recount.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/wireStory/georgia-certify-election-results-showing-biden-won-74585047 Georgia again certifies election results showing Biden won] ABC News, December 7, 2020</ref>
**Joe Biden nominates retired Army General [[Lloyd Austin]] to be the first African American [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55224893 Lloyd Austin: Biden picks ex-general as defence secretary] BBC, December 7, 2020</ref>
**The [[National Football League]] announces an investigation into the [[Washington Football Team]] for allegations of workplace sexual harassment.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/12/07/beth-wilkinson-lawsuit-washington-football/ NFL investigation of Washington Football Team uncovers confidential settlement] ''The Washington Post'', December 7, 2020</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***Michigan extends its statewide partial shutdown on businesses, indoor dining in restaurants, and in-person instruction at high schools and colleges through December 20 after surpassing 400,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases.<ref>[https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/07/whitmer-administration-covid-pause-to-continue-december-20-pandemic/3858317001/ Michigan Gov. Whitmer extends COVID-19 pause through Dec. 20] ''The Detroit News'', December 7, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2020/12/07/michigan-coronavirus-cases-up-to-404386-death-toll-now-at-9947/ Michigan coronavirus cases up to 404,386; Death toll now at 9,947] WDIV, December 7, 2020</ref> The same day the [[Michigan House of Representatives]] announce that they will cancel a voting session scheduled for December 8 (and later 9 and 10) after a legislative aide tested positive for COVID-19.<ref>[https://www.wxyz.com/news/coronavirus/michigan-house-cancels-more-voting-sessions-due-to-virus Michigan House cancels more voting sessions due to virus] WXYZ-TV, December 9, 2020</ref> 
***Wyoming issues new containment procedures, including a statewide mask mandate for indoor public spaces lasting from December 9 to January 8.<ref>[https://www.wyomingnews.com/coronavirus/gordon-announces-statewide-mask-mandate-tighter-restrictions-on-gatherings-in-updated-orders/article_255fc460-ef5c-5b7a-ae88-891ff517ed19.html Gordon announces statewide mask mandate, tighter restrictions on gatherings in updated orders] ''Wyoming Tribune Eagle'', December 7, 2020</ref> 
*[[December 8]]
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***Nationwide COVID-19 cases surpass 15 million, with about one out of every 22 Americans having tested positive since the pandemic began.<ref>[https://www.wxyz.com/news/national/coronavirus/the-us-has-reported-about-1-million-new-covid-19-cases-in-5-days US surpasses 15 million COVID-19 cases, surpasses 1 million cases in the last 5 days] WXYZ-TV, December 8, 2020</ref>
***Michigan surpasses 10,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19.<ref>[https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2020/12/08/michigan-coronavirus-cases-up-to-410295-death-toll-now-at-10138/ Michigan coronavirus cases up to 410,295; Death toll now at 10,138] WDIV, December 8, 2020</ref> Governor Gretchen Whitmer orders flags to fly at half staff for the next 10 days, one day for every 1,000 victims.<ref>[https://nbc25news.com/news/coronavirus/gov-whitmer-lowers-flags-to-honor-10000-michigan-lives-lost-to-covid-19 Gov. Whitmer lowers flags to honor 10,000 Michigan lives lost to COVID-19] WEYI-TV, December 8, 2020</ref>
*[[December 9]]
**[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Mike Pence]] announces the 18 [[Artemis program|Artemis]] astronauts at the eighth meeting of the [[National Space Council]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-names-artemis-team-of-astronauts-eligible-for-early-moon-missions|title=NASA Names Artemis Team of Astronauts Eligible for Early Moon Missions|date=December 10, 2020|accessdate=January 9, 2022|publisher=NASA}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***The U.S. surpasses 3,000 nationwide COVID-19 deaths in a single day for the first time.<ref>[https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/12/u-s-surpasses-3-000-covid-deaths-in-a-day-for-first-time.html U.S. Surpasses 3,000 COVID Deaths in a Day for the First Time] ''New York Magazine'', December 9, 2020</ref>
***Pennsylvania Governor [[Tom Wolf]] tests positive for COVID-19.<ref>[https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/gov-tom-wolf-tests-positive-for-covid/ Gov. Tom Wolf tests positive for covid] ''Pittsburgh Tribune-Review'', December 9, 2020</ref>
***Nearly 30 members and staffers of the Michigan House of Representatives test positive for COVID-19.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Madani |first1=Doha |title=After Giuliani visit, Michigan House says nearly 30 have tested positive for Covid this year |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/michigan-house-says-almost-30-220907977.html |access-date=December 10, 2020 |work=news.yahoo.com |publisher=NBC News |date=December 9, 2020}}</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Alabama|Alabama]] Governor [[Kay Ivey]] announces that the statewide mask mandate and stay-at-home order will be extended until January 22.<ref>[https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2020/12/09/alabama-mask-mandate-extended-jan-22-covid-19/3854390001/ Alabama mask mandate extended amid worsening COVID-19 spread] ''Montgomery Advertiser'', December 9, 2020</ref>
*[[December 11]]  
**2020 presidential election: The Supreme Court denies a [[Texas v. Pennsylvania|lawsuit]] to overturn Joe Biden's victory in four battleground states.<ref>[https://www.texastribune.org/2020/12/11/texas-lawsuit-supreme-court-election-results/ U.S. Supreme Court throws out Texas lawsuit contesting 2020 election results in four battleground states] ''Texas Tribune'', December 11, 2020</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***Nationwide COVID-19 cases surpass 16 million and a new one-day record of 3,309 deaths are reported.<ref>[https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-reaches-record-daily-toll-of-3-309-coronavirus-deaths-01607807599 US reaches record daily toll of 3,309 coronavirus deaths] ''Market Watch'', December 12, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/12/12/covid-vaccine-update-pfizer-vaccine-authorized-first-doses-coming/3893846001/ Coronavirus updates: California region has 0.0% available ICU capacity; US reports 16 millionth case; vaccinations to begin Monday] ''USA Today'', December 12, 2020</ref>
***California reports 35,468 new cases in the previous 24 hours, a new single-day record, and reports a record number of 2,013 hospitalized patients and 2,669 intensive care patients.<ref>[https://abc7news.com/california-covid-update-ca-coronavirus-cases-stay-at-home-19-testing/8694559/ California breaks 3 coronavirus records in 1 day as crisis reaches new peak] KABC-TV, December 11, 2020</ref>
***The FDA grants emergency authorization of the [[Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Help is on the way: FDA authorizes Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-authorizes-pfizer-vaccine-emergency-use-major-first-step-toward-n1250923|access-date=2020-12-22|website=NBC News|date=December 12, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The vaccine begins shipment to all 50 states on December 13,<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccines-are-prepped-for-shipment-11607792605 Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccines Begin Shipping ] ''The Wall Street Journal'', December 13, 2020</ref> with the first doses administered on December 14.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-administer-1st-doses-pfizer-coronavirus-vaccine/story?id=74703018|title=US administers 1st doses of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine|website=ABC News}}</ref>
*[[December 12]] 
**COVID-19 pandemic: [[COVID-19 pandemic in Florida|Florida]] surpasses 20,000 deaths from COVID-19, including residents and non-residents.<ref>[https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os-ne-florida-coronavirus-saturday-december-12-20201212-ocn3pprz3ze6rhncz3hvbfynfm-story.html Florida coronavirus deaths surpass 20k for residents and non-residents combined] ''Orlando Sentinel'', December 12, 2020</ref>
**Four people are stabbed, one is shot, and 33 are arrested during [[2020–2021 United States election protests|pro-Donald Trump]] protests in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/12/us/stop-the-steal-protest-washington-dc-trnd/index.html Several people were stabbed and 23 arrested as 'Stop the Steal' protesters and counter-protesters clash in Washington, DC] CNN), December 12, 2020</ref>
*[[December 14]]
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***Nationwide COVID-19 deaths exceed 300,000.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/14/health/us-covid-deaths-300k/index.html Covid-19 now kills more than 1 American every minute. And the rate keeps accelerating as the death toll tops 300,000] CNN, December 14, 2020</ref>
***[[West Virginia]] Governor [[Jim Justice]] is the first high-ranking elected official to receive the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.<ref>[https://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/west-virginia-governor-is-among-1st-to-get-vaccine/article_c2783bd6-2243-57c5-83df-944b4c14504f.html West Virginia governor is among 1st to get vaccine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215005720/https://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/west-virginia-governor-is-among-1st-to-get-vaccine/article_c2783bd6-2243-57c5-83df-944b4c14504f.html |date=December 15, 2020 }} ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', December 14, 2020</ref>
**Early voting in the upcoming [[2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia|Georgia runoff elections]] begin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-georgia-senate-runoffs-20201214-nv6c22hqh5ggthdlummjevpdr4-story.html|title=Early in-person voting begins in Georgia's runoffs that will decide which party controls US Senate|first=JEFF|last=AMY|website=chicagotribune.com|date=December 14, 2020 }}</ref>
**U.S. Representative [[Paul Mitchell (politician)|Paul Mitchell]] (R-Michigan) announces he is leaving the Republican Party and becoming an [[Third-party and independent members of the United States House of Representatives|independent]].<ref>[https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/12/14/michigan-congressman-paul-mitchell-leaves-republican-party-cites-trumps-efforts-to-overturn-election/ Michigan congressman Paul Mitchell leaves Republican party, cites Trump's efforts to overturn election] WDIV-TV, December 14, 2020</ref>
*[[December 15]] – President-elect Joe Biden nominates [[Pete Buttigieg]] to be [[United States Secretary of Transportation|Secretary of Transportation]], becoming the first [[Coming out|openly]] [[Homosexuality in the United States|gay]] person appointed to a cabinet-level position if confirmed.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/15/joe-biden-pete-buttigieg-transportation-secretary/6262566002/ President-elect Joe Biden wants to put Pete Buttigieg in charge of transportation department] ''USA Today'', December 15, 2020</ref>
*[[December 16]]
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***[[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]] [[David Bernhardt]] and U.S. Representative [[Joe Wilson (American politician)|Joe Wilson]] (R-South Carolina) test positive for COVID-19. Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]] enters quarantine.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/16/politics/pompeo-quarantining-covid/index.html Pompeo quarantining after coronavirus exposure] CNN, December 16, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/16/politics/joe-wilson-covid-19/index.html Rep. Joe Wilson tests positive for Covid-19] CNN, December 16, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/12/16/bernhardt-coronavirus/ Interior Secretary David Bernhardt tests positive for coronavirus] ''The Washington Post'', December 16, 2020</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Tennessee|Tennessee]] and California report daily records for new cases. California also reports a new daily record for deaths.<ref>[https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2020/12/16/schd-icu-capacity-down-new-covid-cases-reported-shelby-co/ TDH: 11,410 new virus cases in Tennessee, 53 additional deaths] WMC-TV, December 16, 2020</ref><ref>[https://abc7.com/health/california-reports-record-53711-new-covid-cases-in-1-day/8825817/ COVID pandemic: California breaks grim records with more than 53,000 new cases, 293 deaths in 1 day] KABC-TV, December 16, 2020</ref>
***Michigan surpasses 11,000 deaths from COVID-19, eight days after surpassing 10,000.<ref>[https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2020/12/16/michigan-coronavirus-cases-up-to-446752-death-toll-now-at-11018/ Michigan coronavirus cases up to 446,752; Death toll now at 11,018] WDIV-TV, December 16, 2020</ref>
*[[December 17]]
**Joe Biden nominates [[Deb Haaland]] for Secretary of the Interior, becoming the first Native American appointed to a cabinet-level position if confirmed.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/climate/deb-haaland-interior-department-native-american.html Biden Picks Deb Haaland to Lead Interior Department] ''The New York Times'', December 17, 2020</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***California  reports new single-day records for new cases and new deaths, also breaking national records.<ref>[https://abc7news.com/coronavirus-deaths-california-new-cases-covid-19-pandemic/8851283/ California has more daily COVID-19 cases than UK, India, France, data shows] KABC-TV, December 17, 2020</ref>
***Texas reports a daily record for new cases.<ref>[https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/all-time-high-number-of-new-cases-in-texas Texas hits record high number of new COVID-19 cases] KEYE-TV, December 17, 2020</ref>
*[[December 18]]
**[[Roy Charles Waller]], also known as the NorCal Rapist, is sentenced to 897 years in prison for a series of rapes that spanned from 1991 to 2006.<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/sacramento-california-crime-497c0e92b1af3bbc96c62729c41c5746 ‘NorCal Rapist’ sentenced to 897 years for string of attacks] Associated Press, December 18, 2020</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***The FDA authorizes emergency use of the [[Moderna]] [[mRNA-1273|COVID-19 vaccine]].<ref>[https://www.freep.com/story/news/health/2020/12/18/moderna-covid-19-vaccine-authorized-fda-emergency-use/3941886001/ US gets more help in raging battle against COVID-19 as FDA authorizes Moderna vaccine, the second allowed for emergency use] ''Detroit Free Press'', December 18, 2020</ref>
***Vice President Mike Pence, [[Second Lady of the United States|Second Lady]] [[Karen Pence]], [[Surgeon General of the United States|Surgeon General]] [[Jerome Adams]], [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|House Speaker]] [[Nancy Pelosi]], and [[Senate Majority Leader]] [[Mitch McConnell]] receive the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/pence-set-receive-covid-vaccine-televised-appearance-n1251655 Pence receives Covid vaccine in televised appearance, hails 'medical miracle'] NBC News, December 18, 2020</ref>
***[[Minnesota]] [[Minnesota Senate|State Senator]] [[Jerry Relph]] dies of COVID-19 complications.<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/st-cloud-coronavirus-pandemic-minnesota-68883302ba65345909b7bb2339a642d1 Minnesota state lawmaker dies of coronavirus complications] Associated Press, December 18, 2020</ref>
*[[December 21]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: 
***Congress passes the [[Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021]], a packaged $2.3 trillion pandemic relief and omnibus spending bill. At 5,593 pages, it is the longest bill ever passed by Congress.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Taylor|first1=Andrew|date=22 December 2020|title=House passes $900 billion COVID relief, catchall measure|url=https://apnews.com/article/congress-900-billion-coronavirus-bill-75389549d3eaf2f3828b16d45c9706e6|access-date=22 December 2020|website=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/21/covid-relief-bill-stimulus-checks-congress-republicans-democrats US Congress passes $900bn Covid-19 aid bill after months of gridlock] ''The Guardian'', December 21, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/22/politics/trump-coronavirus-relief-bill/index.html Trump throws Covid relief bill in doubt by asking Congress to amend it] CNN, December 21, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/pelosi-responds-to-trump-lets-push-for-2k-this-week/ Pelosi responds to Trump: Let's push for $2K this week] WFLA-TV, December 22, 2020</ref> After initial objections, President Trump signs the bill into law on December 27, averting a partial government shutdown.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 December 2020|title=Covid: Trump signs relief and spending package into law| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55463276|work=BBC News|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>
***President-elect Joe Biden and incoming First Lady [[Jill Biden]] receive the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-and-jill-biden-receive-covid-19-vaccine-on-camera-2020-12 Biden gets the first dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on camera] ''Business Insider'', December 21, 2020</ref>
*[[December 22]]
**President Trump begins issuing a new round of [[List of people granted executive clemency by Donald Trump|pardons]] for dozens of associates, including [[Roger Stone]], [[Paul Manafort]], and [[Charles Kushner]].<ref>{{cite news |date=24 December 2020|title=Trump issues 26 new pardons, including for Stone, Manafort and Charles Kushner| url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/23/politics/trump-pardons-stone-manafort-kushner/index.html|work=CNN|access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref>
**[[Secretary of State of California|California Secretary of State]] [[Alex Padilla]] is appointed to fill the remaining Senate term of [[Kamala Harris]], becoming the state's first Latino senator.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/22/alex-padilla-senate-california-kamala-harris-gavin-newsom California secretary of state Alex Padilla to fill Kamala Harris's Senate seat] ''The Guardian'', December 22, 2020</ref>
** The local council of [[Murdock, Minnesota]] gives permit approving for a whites-only church. The Asatru Folk Assembly describes itself as a “warrior” religion of “white people” from northern Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7537601/church-white-supremacy-minnesota-racist/|title=Mayor says town 'not racist' after allowing whites-only church in Minnesota - National &#124; Globalnews.ca|website=Global News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/after-permit-approved-whites-only-church-small-minnesota-town-insists-n1251838|title = After permit approved for whites-only church, small Minnesota town insists it isn't racist|website = [[NBC News]]| date=December 22, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/after-permit-approved-for-whites-only-church-small-minnesota-town-insists-it-isnt-racist/2491549/|title = After Permit Approved for Whites-Only Church, Small Minnesota Town Insists It Isn't Racist| date=December 22, 2020 }}</ref>
** The [[United States Department of Justice]] begins trial with [[Walmart]] and other chain retail stores for illegally selling [[Opioid]]s to its customers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hoffman |first=Jan |date=2022-11-15 |title=Walmart Agrees to Pay $3.1 Billion to Settle Opioid Lawsuits |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/health/walmart-opioids-settlement.html |access-date=2023-04-27 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[December 24]]
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***California is the first state to surpass two million COVID-19 cases.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-coronavirus-2-million-cases-first-state-2020-12-24/ California becomes first state to surpass 2 million COVID-19 cases] CBS News, December 24, 2020</ref>
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas|Arkansas]] reports a new one-day record for new cases.<ref>[https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/dec/24/arkansas-virus-cases-more-3200-new-record-increase/?latest Arkansas virus cases up more than 3,200 in new record increase] ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette'', December 24, 2020</ref> 
*[[December 25]] – A [[2020 Nashville bombing|suicide car bomb]] explosion in downtown [[Nashville, Tennessee]] leaves multiple people injured.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 December 2020|title=Explosion in Nashville is believed to be an intentional act, police say| url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/25/us/nashville-explosion/index.html|work=CNN|access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref>
*[[December 27]] – COVID-19 pandemic: Nationwide COVID-19 cases surpass 19 million, having averaged 185,000 daily cases over the previous week.<ref>[https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/531760-us-coronavirus-cases-pass-19-million US coronavirus cases surpass 19 million] ''The Hill'', December 27, 2020</ref>
*[[December 29]] 
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband [[Doug Emhoff]] receive the Moderna vaccine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kamala-harris-doug-emhoff-covid-vaccine/|title=Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff receive COVID-19 vaccine|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=December 29, 2020 }}</ref>
***California reports a new record number of daily deaths.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/532064-california-sets-new-coronavirus-daily-death-record-with-442 California sets new coronavirus daily death record with 442] ''The Hill'', December 30, 2020</ref>
**A statue of [[Abraham Lincoln]] in Boston that featured a slave kneeling before the former president is removed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/statue-slave-kneeling-lincoln-removed-boston-74949368|title=Statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln is removed in Boston|website=ABC News}}</ref>
**The Department of Justice announces there will be no charges against the two [[Cleveland Division of Police|Cleveland, Ohio police officers]] accused of [[Shooting of Tamir Rice|killing Tamir Rice]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/no-federal-charges-officers-2014-fatal-shooting-tamir-rice-doj-n1252506|title=No federal charges for officers in 2014 fatal shooting of Tamir Rice, DOJ says|website=NBC News|date=December 29, 2020 }}</ref>
*[[December 31]] 
**COVID-19 pandemic: 
***[[2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia|Georgia Senate runoff]] candidate [[David Perdue]] and his wife enter quarantine despite negative test results.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/david-perdue-covid-contact-in-quarantine/ David Perdue to quarantine after coming in contact with someone with COVID-19] CBS News, December 31, 2020</ref>
***A [[COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] pharmacist is arrested after destroying 500 doses of the Moderna vaccine.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2020/12/31/952536531/pharmacist-arrested-accused-of-destroying-more-than-500-moderna-vaccine-doses Pharmacist Arrested, Accused Of Destroying More Than 500 Moderna Vaccine Doses] NPR, December 31, 2020</ref>

=== Full date unknown ===
*The rock and roll band, [[95 Bulls]] is formed in Brooklyn, New York.<ref>{{Cite web |last=bandsdobk |date=2020-10-29 |title=BEST OF BROOKLYN W/ 95 BULLS |url=https://bandsdobrooklyn.com/2020/10/29/best-of-brooklyn-w-95-bulls/ |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=Bands do BK |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Deaths==

===January===
[[File:NeilPeart.JPG|thumb|120px|[[Neil Peart]]]]
[[File:Edd Byrnes 1973.JPG|thumb|120px|[[Edd Byrnes]]]]
[[File:Buck Henry (4970849739) (cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|[[Buck Henry]]]]
[[File:Rocky Johnson - Championship Wrestling - 28 June 1976 (cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|[[Rocky Johnson]]]]
[[File:Jimmy Heath 1998.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Jimmy Heath]]]]
[[File:Pete Stark.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Pete Stark]]]]
[[File:Kobe Bryant 2014.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Kobe Bryant]]]]
[[File:Mary Higgins Clark at the Mazza Museum.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Mary Higgins Clark]]]]
* [[January 1]]
** [[Lexii Alijai]], rapper (b. [[1998]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/lexii-alijai-dead-kehlani-jealous-1203454960/|title=Kehlani 'Heartbroken' Over Death of Young Rapper Lexii Alijai|first1=Alex|last1=Stedman|date=January 2, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Tommy Hancock]], Western swing fiddler and bandleader (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2020-01-02/tommy-hancock-dances-his-way-to-heaven-1929-2020/|title=Tommy Hancock Dances His Way to Heaven (1929-2020)|website=austinchronicle.com}}</ref>
** [[Doug Hart]], football player (b. [[1939]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2020/01/02/lombardi-era-green-bay-packers-defensive-back-doug-hart-dead-80/2795174001/|title=Former Packers defensive back Doug Hart, dead at 80, played in three NFL championships and two Super Bowls|first=Richard|last=Ryman|website=Green Bay Press-Gazette}}</ref>
** [[Don Larsen]], baseball player (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2020/01/02/don-larsen-yankees-legend-dies-90|title=Yankees World Series Legend Don Larsen Dies at 90|first=Michael|last=Shapiro|magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref>
** [[Roland Minson]], basketball player (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/1/2/21046985/byu-cougars-college-basketball-roland-minson-1951-nit-championship-dies-at-age-90|title=Former BYU star Roland Minson, who helped lead Cougars to 1951 NIT championship, dies at age 90|first=Jeff|last=Call|date=January 2, 2020|website=Deseret News}}</ref>
** [[David Stern]], National Basketball Association commissioner (b. [[1942]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28405624 |title=Former NBA commissioner Stern dies at age 77|date=January 1, 2020|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>
* [[January 2]] 
** [[John Baldessari]], conceptual artist (b. [[1931]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/05/arts/john-baldessari-dead.html|title=John Baldessari, Who Gave Conceptual Art a Dose of Wit, Is Dead at 88|first=Jori|last=Finkel|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Tom Buck]], politician and lawyer (b. [[1938]])<ref>[https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article238898683.html Former state Rep. Tom Buck dies after serving in Georgia House for nearly 4 decades]</ref>
** [[Lorraine Chandler]], soul singer and songwriter (b. [[1946]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/news/6690-lorraine-chandler-dies.html|title=Lorraine Chandler Dies...|access-date=January 8, 2020|archive-date=January 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131150243/http://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/news/6690-lorraine-chandler-dies.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** [[R. Kern Eutsler]], United Methodist bishop (b. [[1919]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unitedmethodistbishops.org/newsdetail/bishop-r-kern-eutsler-dies-at-100-13134579|title=Bishop R. Kern Eutsler dies at 100|first=Brick|last=River|website=unitedmethodistbishops.org}}</ref>
** [[Nick Fish]], politician and lawyer (b. [[1958]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2020/01/portland-commissioner-nick-fish-dies-of-cancer.html|title=Portland Commissioner Nick Fish dies of cancer|first=Everton Jr|last=Bailey|work=The Oregonian/OregonLive|date=January 3, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Sam Wyche]], football player and coach (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2020/01/02/sam-wyche-dies-cincinnati-bengals-coach/2798007001/|title=Former Cincinnati Bengals coach Sam Wyche dies at 74|website=USA TODAY}}</ref>
* [[January 3]] 
** [[Ken Fuson]], journalist (b. [[1956]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2020/01/03/register-iowa-storyteller-journalist-reporter-ken-fuson-dies-63/2805696001/|title='An extraordinarily gifted storyteller': Former Register writer Ken Fuson dies at 63|first=Daniel P.|last=Finney|website=Des Moines Register}}</ref>
** [[Reuben Hersh]], mathematician (b. [[1927]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://math.unm.edu/news-events/news/reuben-hersh-passed-away|title=Reuben Hersh passed away &#124; Department of Mathematics & Statistics|website=math.unm.edu}}</ref>
* [[January 4]] 
** [[Emanuel Borok]], violinist and concertmaster (b. [[1944]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/performing-arts/2020/01/06/emanuel-borok-longtime-dallas-symphony-concertmaster-has-died-after-battling-lung-cancer/|title=Emanuel Borok, longtime Dallas Symphony concertmaster, has died after battling lung cancer|date=January 6, 2020|website=Dallas News}}</ref>
** [[James Parks Morton]], Episcopal priest (b. [[1930]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/nyregion/james-morton-dead.html|title=James Parks Morton, Dean Who Brought a Cathedral to Life, Dies at 89|first=Ari L.|last=Goldman|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 7, 2020}}</ref>
* [[January 5]] – [[Betty Pat Gatliff]], forensic artist (b. [[1930]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/14/science/betty-pat-gatliff-dead.html|title=Betty Pat Gatliff, 89, Whose Forensic Art Solved Crimes, Dies|first=Richard|last=Sandomir|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 14, 2020}}</ref>
* [[January 6]] 
** [[Mike Fitzpatrick]], politician (b. [[1963]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/mike-fitzpatrick-dead-20200106.html|title=Mike Fitzpatrick, a former Republican congressman from Bucks County, has died at 56|first1=Justine|last1= McDaniel|first2= Michaelle|last2=Bond|website=www.inquirer.com|date=January 6, 2020 }}</ref>
** [[Frank Gordon Jr.]], judge (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2020/01/09/former-arizona-supreme-court-justice-frank-gordon-jr-dead-90/4418857002/|title=Former Arizona Supreme Court Justice Frank Gordon Jr. dead at 90|first=Maria|last=Polletta|website=The Arizona Republic}}</ref>
* [[January 7]] 
** [[Silvio Horta]], screenwriter and television producer (b. [[1974]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/silvio-horta-dead-dies-ugly-betty-1203459934/|title=Silvio Horta, 'Ugly Betty' Creator, Found Dead in Apparent Suicide|first1=Stuart |last1=Oldham|last2=Thorne|first2=Will|date=January 7, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Neil Peart]], Canadian-American drummer and lyricist (b. [[1952]])
** [[George Perles]], football coach (b. [[1934]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/sports/ncaafootball/george-perles-dead.html|title=George Perles Dies at 85; Coach Revived Michigan State Football|newspaper=The New York Times|agency=The Associated Press|date=January 8, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Patrick Welch]], politician (b. [[1948]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mywebtimes.com/articles/2020/01/07/dcee4d271d6147e2b1497cacc267396b/index.xml|title=Patrick Welch, 22-year state senator, dead at 71|first=Tom|last=Collins|website=mywebtimes.com}}{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
** [[Elizabeth Wurtzel]], writer and journalist (b. [[1967]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/books/elizabeth-wurtzel-dead.html|title=Elizabeth Wurtzel, 'Prozac Nation' Author, Is Dead at 52|first=Neil|last=Genzlinger|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 7, 2020}}</ref>
* [[January 8]] 
** [[Edd Byrnes]], actor (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/edd-kookie-byrnes-obituary-77-sunset-strip-was-87-1202826265/|title=Edd "Kookie" Byrnes Dies: '77 Sunset Strip' Teen Idol & 'Grease' Actor Was 87|first1=Bruce|last1=Haring|date=January 9, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Buck Henry]], actor, screenwriter, and film director (b. [[1930]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/buck-henry-graduate-screenwriter-who-co-created-get-smart-dies-at-89/2020/01/09/c133ffc0-3295-11ea-a053-dc6d944ba776_story.html|title=Buck Henry, 'Graduate' screenwriter who co-created 'Get Smart,' dies at 89|first=Harrison |last=Smith |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
* [[January 9]] 
** [[Walter J. Boyne]], U.S. Air Force officer and historian (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2020/01/10/walter-boyne-bomber-pilot-historian-novelist-and-air-and-space-museum-director-dies-at-90/|title=Walter Boyne – bomber pilot, historian, novelist and Air and Space Museum director – dies at 90|first=Stephen|last=Losey|date=January 30, 2020|website=Air Force Times}}</ref>
** [[Galen Cole]], businessman and philanthropist (b. [[1925]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2020/01/10/galen-cole-well-known-maine-veteran-and-philanthropist-dies-at-94/|title=Galen Cole, well-known Maine veteran and philanthropist, dies at 94|first=Gillian|last=Graham|date=January 11, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Pete Dye]], golf course designer (b. [[1925]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/28454374 |title=Revolutionary course designer Dye dies at 94|date=January 9, 2020|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>
** [[Pampero Firpo]], professional wrestler (b. [[1930]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/prowrestling/pampero-firpo-dead/|title=Legendary Pro Wrestling Wild Man Pampero Firpo Has Died|date=January 9, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Mike Resnick]], science fiction writer (b. [[1942]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/01/mike-resnick-dead/|title=Mike Resnick Dies: Hugo Award-Winning Writer Dead at 77|first=Paul|last=Farrell|date=January 9, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Hal Smith (infielder)|Hal Smith]], baseball player (b. [[1930]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/Former-Colt-45-Pirates-catcher-Hal-Smith-dead-obit-14965740.php|title=Former Colt .45s catcher Hal Smith passes away at age 89|first=Matt|last=Young|date=January 10, 2020|website=HoustonChronicle.com}}</ref>
* [[January 10]] – [[Ed Sprague Sr.]], baseball pitcher (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/athletics/article/Ed-Sprague-Sr-an-original-Oakland-Athletic-14965834.php|title=Ed Sprague Sr., an original Oakland Athletic, dies at 74|date=January 11, 2020|website=SFChronicle.com}}</ref>
* [[January 11]] 
** [[Stan Kirsch]], actor, screenwriter, and film director (b. [[1968]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-highlander-actor-stan-kirsch-dies-20200114-uxj7utydc5dvtaf4nbtxdqomvq-story.html|title='Highlander' actor Stan Kirsch dies by suicide at age 51|first=Nancy|last=Dillon|website=nydailynews.com|date=January 14, 2020 }}</ref>
** [[Steve Stiles]], cartoonist and writer (b. [[1943]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2020/01/steve-stiles-1943-2020/|title=Steve Stiles (1943-2020)|date=January 13, 2020}}</ref>
* [[January 12]]
** [[Jack Baskin]], engineer, businessman, and philanthropist (b. [[1919]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.ucsc.edu/2020/01/jack-baskin-in-memoriam.html|title=Engineer, philanthropist Jack Baskin dies at age 100|first=Tim|last=Stephens|website=UC Santa Cruz News}}</ref>
** [[C. Robert Sarcone]], politician (b. [[1925]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/c-robert-sarcone-former-senator-and-gubernatorial-candidate-dies-at-94/|title=C. Robert Sarcone, former senator and gubernatorial candidate, dies at 94|date=January 13, 2020|website=New Jersey Globe}}</ref>
* [[January 14]] – [[Steve Martin Caro]], pop vocalist (b. [[1948]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bestclassicbands.com/steve-martin-caro-obituary-1-15-20/|title=The Left Banke's Steve Martin Caro Dies|date=April 5, 2017}}</ref>
* [[January 15]] – [[Rocky Johnson]], Canadian professional wrestler (b. [[1944]])
* [[January 19]] – [[Jimmy Heath]], jazz saxophonist (b. [[1926]])
* [[January 23]] – [[Jim Lehrer]], journalist, novelist and screenwriter (b. [[1934]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/business/media/jim-lehrer-dead.html|title=Jim Lehrer, Longtime PBS News Anchor, Is Dead at 85|first=Robert D.|last=McFadden|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 23, 2020}}</ref>
* [[January 24]] – [[Pete Stark]], businessman and politician (b. [[1931]])<ref>{{cite news |last=Seelye |first=Katharine Q. |date=January 27, 2020 |newspaper=The New York Times |title=Pete Stark, Fighter in Congress for Health Care, Dies at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/us/politics/pete-stark-dead.html |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Former-California-Congressman-Pete-Stark-dies-at-15003285.php |title=Former California Congressman Pete Stark dies at 88 |date=January 25, 2020 |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[January 26]] 
** [[John Altobelli]], baseball coach (b. [[1963 in the United States|1963]])
** [[Kobe Bryant]], basketball player (b. [[1978]])<ref>{{cite news |last=Winton |first=Richard |title=Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna among nine dead in helicopter crash in Calabasas |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas |access-date=March 20, 2021 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-killed-in-helicopter-crash-reports-say.html |title=NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna killed in LA-area helicopter crash |first1=Emma |last1=Newburger |first2=Jabari |last2=Young |date=January 26, 2020 |website=CNBC |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Louis Nirenberg]], Canadian-American mathematician (b. [[1925]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/science/louis-nirenberg-dead.html |title=Louis Nirenberg, 'One of the Great Mathematicians,' Dies at 94 |first=Kenneth |last=Chang |date=January 31, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021 |newspaper=[[New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00449-y |title=Louis Nirenberg (1925–2020) |first1=Brit |last1=Shields |first2=Michael J. |last2=Barany |date=February 17, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021 |publisher=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]}}</ref>
* [[January 28]] – [[Chris Doleman]], American [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[American football|football]] player (b. [[1961]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001099609/article/hall-of-fame-de-chris-doleman-dies-at-age-of-58 |title=Hall of Fame DE Chris Doleman dies at age of 58 |website=NFL.com |publisher=[[National Football League]] |date=January 29, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[January 31]] – [[Mary Higgins Clark]], author (b. [[1927]])<ref>{{cite news |title=Mary Higgins Clark, bestselling mystery author who called N.J. home, dies at 92 |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2020/02/mary-higgins-clark-bestselling-mystery-author-who-called-nj-home-dies-at-92.html |first=Noah |last=Cohen |access-date=March 20, 2021 |work=nj.com |date=February 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/books/mary-higgins-clark-dead.html |last=Verongos |first=Helen T. |date=February 1, 2020 |title=Mary Higgins Clark, Best-Selling Queen of Suspense, Dies at 92 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>

===February===
[[File:Studio publicity Kirk Douglas.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Kirk Douglas]]]]
[[File:Katherine Johnson 1983.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Katherine Johnson]]]]
[[File:Freeman Dyson (2005).jpg|thumb|120px|[[Freeman Dyson]]]]
* [[February 3]]
** [[Gene Reynolds]], actor, television writer, director, and producer (b. [[1923]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/gene-reynolds-dead-mash-producer-former-dga-president-1202851579/ |title=Gene Reynolds Dies: 'M*A*S*H' Co-Creator, TV Director-Producer & Ex-DGA President Was 96 |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |newspaper=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
** [[George Steiner]], French-American literary critic and essayist (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/feb/04/george-steiner-influential-culture-critic-dies-aged-90 |title=George Steiner, influential culture critic, dies aged 90 |first=Alison |last=Flood |work=The Guardian |date=February 4, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Willie Wood]], American [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] professional [[American football|football]] player (b. [[1936]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.packers.com/news/former-packers-safety-willie-wood-dies-at-83 |title=Former Packers safety Willie Wood dies at 83 |work=[[Green Bay Packers]] |date=February 3, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/04/sport/packers-football-player-willie-wood-death/index.html |title=Willie Wood, former Packers safety and Hall of Famer, dies at 83 |first=Hollie |last=Silverman |website=cnn.com |date=February 4, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[February 5]] 
** [[Stanley Cohen (biochemist)|Stanley Cohen]], biochemist (b. [[1922]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eu.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2020/02/05/stanley-cohen-biochemist-nobel-prize-winner-dies/4669415002/ |title=Biochemist and Nobel Prize winner Stanley Cohen dies in Nashville at age 97 |first=Natalie Neysa |last=Alund |work=Nashville Tennessean |date=February 5, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Kirk Douglas]], actor, director, producer (b. [[1916]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-kirk-douglas-snap-story.html |title=Kirk Douglas dead at 103; 'Spartacus' star helped end Hollywood blacklist |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |last=McLellan |first=Dennis |date=February 5, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[February 7]] – [[Orson Bean]], actor and comedian (b. [[1928]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abc7.com/veteran-actor-orson-bean-91-struck-and-killed-by-vehicle-in-venice-friends-say/5912587/ |title=Veteran actor Orson Bean, 91, struck and killed by vehicle in Venice, friends say |publisher=[[KABC-TV]] |date=February 7, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[February 8]] – [[Robert Conrad]], actor (b. [[1935]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/robert-conrad-dies-star-of-the-wild-wild-west-was-84-1202854756/ |title=Robert Conrad Dies: Star Of 'The Wild Wild West' Was 84 |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=February 8, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
* [[February 9]] – [[Paula Kelly (actress)|Paula Kelly]], dancer, singer, and actress (b. [[1943]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/paula-kelly-emmy-nominated-actress-dancer-and-singer-dies-at-77/2020/02/10/39594c84-4c19-11ea-bf44-f5043eb3918a_story.html |title=Paula Kelly, Emmy-nominated actress, dancer and singer, dies at 77 |first=Harrison |last=Smith |date=February 10, 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[February 10]] – [[Lyle Mays]], jazz pianist and composer (b. [[1953]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jazztimes.com/features/tributes-and-obituaries/lyle-mays-1953-2020/ |title=Lyle Mays 1953–2020 |website=JazzTimes |last=West |first=Michael J. |date=February 11, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[February 14]] – [[Lynn Cohen]], actress (b. [[1933]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/15/us/sex-and-the-city-actress-lynn-cohen-dies-trnd/index.html |title='Sex and the City' actress Lynn Cohen dies at 86 |last=Kallingal |first=Mallika |website=CNN |date=February 15, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[February 16]] – [[Larry Tesler]], computer scientist (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51567695 |title=Larry Tesler: Computer scientist behind cut, copy and paste dies aged 74 |author=<!-- Unstated --> |date=February 20, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
* [[February 17]]
** [[Ja'Net DuBois]], actress (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bet.com/celebrities/news/2020/02/18/janet-dubois-good-times-dies.html |publisher=[[BET]] |title=Good Times Actress Ja'Net DuBois Dies At 74 |date=February 19, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021 |archive-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220185818/https://www.bet.com/celebrities/news/2020/02/18/janet-dubois-good-times-dies.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
**[[Mickey Wright]], American [[World Golf Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[professional golfer]] (b. [[1935]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2020-mickey-wright-rip |title=Legendary LPGA Champion Mickey Wright Passes Away At 85 |publisher=LPGA |date=February 17, 2020 |first=Bill |last=Fields |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[February 19]] – [[Pop Smoke]], rapper (b. [[1998]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/02/19/pop-smoke-dead-dies-20-murdered-home-invasion-robbery/ |title=Rapper Pop Smoke Murdered In Home Invasion ...By 4 Masked Gunmen |publisher=[[TMZ]] |date=February 19, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[February 24]] 
** [[Diana Serra Cary]], child actress (b. [[1918]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/baby-peggy-dead-silent-film-star-was-101-831926 |title=Baby Peggy, Child Star of Silent Films, Dies at 101 |last=Barnes |first=Mike |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Clive Cussler]], author (b. [[1931]])<ref>{{cite news |title=Clive Cussler, million-selling adventure writer, dies at 88 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/clive-cussler-million-selling-adventure-writer-dies-at-88/article30940465.ece |work=The Hindu |date=February 28, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Katherine Johnson]], mathematician (b. [[1918]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wtkr.com/news/local-hero-nasa-mathematician-katherine-johnson-dies-at-101 |title=Local hero, NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies at 101 |work=[[WTKR]] |date=February 24, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224193445/https://www.wtkr.com/news/local-hero-nasa-mathematician-katherine-johnson-dies-at-101 |archive-date = February 24, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 27]]
** [[R. D. Call]], actor (b. [[1950]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/r-d-call-dead-obituary-actor-born-on-the-fourth-of-july-into-the-wild-1202878486/ |title=R.D. Call Dies: 'Into The Wild', 'Born On The Fourth Of July' Actor Was 70 |first=Greg |last=Evans |date=March 10, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Colin S. Gray]], British-American writer (b. [[1943]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fpri.org/article/2020/03/fifty-shades-of-gray-a-tribute-to-colin-s-gray-1943-2020/ |title="Fifty Shades of Gray": A Tribute to Colin S. Gray |publisher=Foreign Policy Research Institute |first=Frank G. |last=Hoffman |date=March 2, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[February 28]] – [[Freeman Dyson]], British-born American physicist and mathematician (b. [[1923]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/mar/01/freeman-dyson-obituary |title=Freeman Dyson obituary |first=Tim |last=Radford |date=March 1, 2020 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[February 29]] – [[Bill Bunten]], politician (b. [[1930]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.penwellgabeltopeka.com/Obituary/181949/William-Bunten/Topeka-KS |title=William Wallace Bunten Obituary |website=penwellgabeltopeka.com |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>

=== March ===
[[File:James Lipton by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|120px|[[James Lipton]]]]
[[File:KennyRogers.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Kenny Rogers]]]]
[[File:Bill Withers 1976.JPG|thumb|120px|[[Bill Withers]]]]
* [[March 1]] – [[Jack Welch]], businessman, engineer and writer (b. [[1935 in the United States|1935]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/03/02/jack-welch-obituary-ge-jack-welch-dies-dead/4927479002/ |title=Jack Welch, former General Electric CEO who built company into a powerhouse, has died |first=Nathan |last=Bomey |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=March 2, 2020 |pages=B1-2 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[March 2]] – [[James Lipton]], television host (b. [[1926 in the United States|1926]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-lipton-dead-actors-studio-909382 |title=James Lipton, Creator and Host of 'Inside the Actors Studio,' Dies at 93 |last=Koseluk |first=Chris |date=March 2, 2020 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[March 6]] – [[McCoy Tyner]], jazz pianist (b. [[1938 in the United States|1938]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jazztimes.com/features/tributes-and-obituaries/mccoy-tyner-1938-2020/ |title=McCoy Tyner 1938-2020 |first=Michael J. |last=West |date=March 7, 2020 |website=JazzTimes |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[March 11]] – [[Charles Wuorinen]], American composer (b. [[1938]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/03/13/pulitzer-prize-winning-composer-charles-wuorinen-dies-at-81/ |title=Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Charles Wuorinen dies at 81 |date=March 12, 2020 |work=Toronto City News |agency=Associated Press |access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref>
* [[March 16]] – [[Stuart Whitman]], American actor (b. [[1928]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-longtime-actor-stuart-whitman-dead/wjCC2DjcdQldi2UXWa4nbI/ |title=BREAKING: Longtime actor Stuart Whitman dead at 92 |first=Tim |last=Darnell |work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |publisher=[[Cox Enterprises]] |location=[[Dunwoody, Georgia]] |date=March 17, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317155120/https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-longtime-actor-stuart-whitman-dead/wjCC2DjcdQldi2UXWa4nbI/ |archive-date=March 17, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[March 17]]
** [[Roger Mayweather]], American professional boxer and trainer (b. [[1961]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/03/17/floyd-mayweather-uncle-roger-mayweather-dead-58-trainer/ |title=Floyd Mayweather's Uncle Roger Mayweather Dead at 58, Legendary Boxing Trainer |author=TMZ Staff |date=March 17, 2020 |website=TMZ |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Lyle Waggoner]], American actor (b. [[1935]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/03/17/lyle-waggoner-carol-burnett-show-star-dead-dies-84/ |title=Lyle Waggoner: 'Carol Burnett Show' Star Dead at 84 |author=TMZ Staff |website=TMZ |date=March 17, 2020 |access-date=March 21, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Alfred Worden]], American astronaut (b. [[1932]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/19/us/apollo-15-al-worden-pilot-dies/index.html |title=Astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon and once earned record for 'most isolated human being,' has died |first1=Christina |last1=Maxouris |first2=Andy |last2=Rose |date=March 19, 2020 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[March 20]] – [[Kenny Rogers]], country singer and songwriter (b. [[1938 in the United States|1938]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://wuft.org/nation-world/2020/03/21/country-music-legend-kenny-rogers-dies-at-81 |title=Country Music Legend Kenny Rogers Dies at 81 |first=Blake |last=Farmer |publisher=[[WUFT (TV)|WUFT]] |date=March 21, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[March 24]]  
** [[Stuart Gordon]], American film director (b. [[1947]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-03-25/stuart-gordon-dead |title=Stuart Gordon, director of horror classics 'Re-Animator' and 'From Beyond,' dies at 72 |last=Yamato |first=Jen |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 25, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200325184430/https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-03-25/stuart-gordon-dead |archive-date=March 25, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Terrence McNally]], American playwright (b. [[1938]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/terrence-mcnally-theater-coronavirus/ |title=Remembering Terrence McNally, a Theater Heavyweight in Texas and Beyond |first=Katy |last=Lemieux |magazine=Texas Monthly |date=March 25, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[March 26]] – [[Curly Neal]], American [[basketball]] player with the [[Harlem Globetrotters]] (b. [[1942]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/harlem-globetrotters-legend-fred-curly-neals-dies-77-n1169871 |title=Harlem Globetrotters legend Fred 'Curly' Neal dies at 77 |last=Madani |first=Doha |date=March 26, 2020 |work=[[NBC News]] |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[March 27]] – [[Joseph Lowery]], minister and civil rights activist (b. [[1921 in the United States|1921]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/03/28/517545662/hold-hold-hold-rev-joseph-lowery-dean-of-the-civil-rights-movement-dies-at-age |title=Rev. Joseph Lowery, 'Dean' Of The Civil Rights Movement, Dies At 98 |last=Elliott |first=Debbie |date=March 28, 2020 |website=National Public Radio |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[March 28]] – [[Tom Coburn]], politician and physician (b. [[1948 in the United States|1948]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://oklahoman.com/article/5658847/former-us-sen-tom-coburn-dies-at-72 |title=Former U.S. Senator Tom Coburn dies at 72 |last=Casteel |first=Charlie |date=March 28, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021 |work=The Oklahoman}}</ref>
* [[March 29]] 
** [[Philip W. Anderson]], American physicist (b. [[1923]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://physicsworld.com/a/condensed-matter-physics-pioneer-philip-anderson-dies-aged-96/ |title=Condensed-matter physics pioneer Philip Anderson dies aged 96  |last=Banks |first=Michael |website=PhysicsWorld.com |date=March 30, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Joe Diffie]], country singer (b. [[1958 in the United States|1958]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/joe-diffie-country-singer-dead-obituary-974556/ |title=Joe Diffie, Nineties Country's 'Pickup Man,' Dead at 61 From Coronavirus |last=Betts |first=Stephen L. |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=March 29, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[March 30]] 
**[[Tomie dePaola]], children's author and illustrator (b. [[1934]])
**[[Bill Withers]], American singer-songwriter and musician (b. [[1938]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52155227 |title=Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81 |author=BBC Staff |work=[[BBC News]] |date=April 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403145040/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52155227 |archive-date=April 3, 2020 |url-status=live |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>

=== April ===
[[File:James Drury The Virginian 1971.JPG|120px|thumb|[[James Drury]]]]
[[File:Brian Dennehy, actor, Majestic Theater, N.Y.jpg|120px|thumb|[[Brian Dennehy]]]]
[[File:Shirley Knight 1960s.JPG|120px|thumb|[[Shirley Knight]]]]
[[File:Sam Lloyd at WonderCon 2009.JPG|120px|thumb|[[Sam Lloyd]]]]
* [[April 1]] 
**[[Anne Hendricks Bass]], investor and philanthropist (b. [[1941]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a32022014/anne-bass-dead-remembrance/|title=Remembering Anne Bass, the Late Connoisseur, Patron, and Philanthropist|first=David|last=Netto|date=April 2, 2020|website=Town & Country}}</ref>
**[[Cristina (singer)|Cristina]], singer (b. [[1959]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/01/pop-singer-cristina-coronavirus-us|title=Things Fall Apart singer Cristina reportedly dies from coronavirus|first=André|last=Wheeler|newspaper=The Guardian |date=April 1, 2020|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>
**[[David Driskell]], visual artist and academic (b. [[1931]])<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/obituaries/david-driskell-dead.html David Driskell, 88, Pivotal Champion of African-American Art, Dies] ''The New York Times'', April 16, 2020</ref>
**[[Kevin Duffy]], jurist (b. [[1933]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/coronavirus/article/Kevin-Duffy-Greenwich-resident-and-judge-in-15172320.php|title=Judge from Greenwich who presided over World Trade Center bombing case dies from coronavirus|first=Ken|last=Borsuk|date=April 1, 2020|website=GreenwichTime|access-date=April 3, 2020|archive-date=April 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402002953/https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/coronavirus/article/Kevin-Duffy-Greenwich-resident-and-judge-in-15172320.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**[[Ed Farmer]], baseball player (b. [[1949]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2884681-white-sox-broadcaster-ex-mlb-player-ed-farmer-dies-at-age-70|title=White Sox Broadcaster, Ex-MLB Player Ed Farmer Dies at Age 70|first=Scott|last=Polacek|website=Bleacher Report}}</ref>
**[[Edward L. Feightner]], Navy officer and flying ace (b. [[1919]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yatesfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=12593486|title=Edward Lewis Feightner Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information|website=yatesfuneralhomes.com}}</ref>
**[[Ellis Marsalis Jr.]], jazz pianist (b. [[1934]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/music/article_bbdaf4c4-7481-11ea-92ae-1758b23c65c8.html|title=Ellis Marsalis, New Orleans jazz piano legend hospitalized with coronavirus symptoms, dies|first=Doug|last=MacCash|website=NOLA.com|date=April 2020 }}</ref>
**[[Bucky Pizzarelli]], jazz guitarist (b. [[1926]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/04/bucky-pizzarelli-nj-jazz-legend-dead-at-94-from-coronavirus.html|title=Bucky Pizzarelli, N.J. jazz legend, dead at 94 from coronavirus|first=Bobby Olivier &#124; NJ Advance Media for|last=NJ.com|date=April 2, 2020|website=nj}}</ref>
**[[Adam Schlesinger]], musician (b. [[1967]]) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/adam-schlesinger-coronavirus-dead-dies-1203552130/|title=Adam Schlesinger, Emmy Winner and Fountains of Wayne Cofounder, Dies of Coronavirus Complications|first1=Chris|last1=Willman|first2=Jem|last2=Aswad|date=April 1, 2020}}</ref>
* [[April 4]] – [[Tom Dempsey]], American professional [[American football|football]] player (b. [[1947]])<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001108372/article/legendary-saints-kicker-tom-dempsey-dies-at-73 |title=Legendary Saints kicker Tom Dempsey dies at 73 |last=Gordon |first=Grant |publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC |website=NFL.com |date=April 5, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[April 5]] – [[Bobby Mitchell]], American [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] professional [[American football|football]] player. (b. [[1935]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/sports/football/bobby-mitchell-dead.html |title=Bobby Mitchell, Hall of Famer and the Redskins' First Black Star, Dies at 84 |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=April 5, 2020 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[April 6]]
** [[James Drury]], American actor (b. [[1934]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-drury-dead-star-virginian-was-85-1039156 |title=James Drury, Star of 'The Virginian,' Dies at 85 |first=Mike |last=Barnes |work=[[the Hollywood Reporter]] |date=April 6, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Al Kaline]], American professional baseball player, announcer, and executive ([[Detroit Tigers]]) (b. [[1934]])<ref>{{cite web|last=Beck|first=Jason|title=HOFer Kaline, beloved 'Mr. Tiger,' dies at 85|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/al-kaline-dies-at-85|work=[[Major League Baseball|MLB]]|date=April 6, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Fred Singer]], Austrian-born American physicist (b. [[1924]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/climate/s-fred-singer-dead.html |title=S. Fred Singer, a Leading Climate Change Contrarian, Dies at 95 |last=Schwartz |first=John |date=April 11, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[April 7]]
** [[John Prine]], folk singer (b. [[1946]])<ref name="nyt-johnprine-obit-grimes">{{cite news |last1=Grimes |first1=William |title=John Prine, Who Chronicled the Human Condition in Song, Dies at 73 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/arts/music/john-prine-dead.html |access-date=8 April 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=7 April 2020}}</ref>
** [[Herb Stempel]], game show contestant (b. [[1926]])<ref>{{Cite news|last1=P.|first1=David|last2=Nachison|first2=Marino|date=2020-05-31|title=Herbert Stempel, whistleblower in quiz show scandals, dies at 93|language=en-US|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/herbert-stempel-whistleblower-in-quiz-show-scandals-dies-at-93/2020/05/31/41095fc8-a35d-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html|access-date=2021-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611191347/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/herbert-stempel-whistleblower-in-quiz-show-scandals-dies-at-93/2020/05/31/41095fc8-a35d-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html|archive-date=2020-06-11|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
* [[April 8]] – [[Norman I. Platnick]], American arachnologist and curator (b. [[1951]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/science/earth/norman-platnick-the-real-spider-man-is-dead-at-68.html |title=Norman Platnick, the 'Real Spider-Man,' Is Dead at 68 |last=Schwartz |first=John |date=April 17, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[April 12]] – [[Tarvaris Jackson]], NFL Quarterback (b. [[1983]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/players/tarvaris-jackson/ |title=Tarvaris Jackson Stats, News & Video - QB &#124; NFL.com |website=nfl.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/tarvaris-jackson-dies-car-accident-145330836.html |title=Tarvaris Jackson dies in a car accident at 36 |first=Mike |last=Florio |date=April 13, 2020 |website=sports.yahoo.com }}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[April 14]] – [[Hank Steinbrenner]], American businessman and part owner of the [[New York Yankees]] (b. [[1957]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29034938/yankees-executive-hank-steinbrenner-dies-63-lengthy-illness |title=Yankees co-owner Hank Steinbrenner dies at 63 after lengthy illness |date=April 14, 2020 |agency=ESPN News Services |publisher=[[ESPN]] |work=ESPN.com |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[April 15]]
** [[Allen Daviau]], American cinematographer (b. [[1942]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/allen-daviau-dead-spielberg-cinematographer-five-time-oscar-nominee-was-77-1290572 |title=Allen Daviau, Spielberg Cinematographer and Five-Time Oscar Nominee, Dies of Coronavirus Complications at 77 |first=Mike |last=Barnes |work=[[the Hollywood Reporter]] |date=April 16, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Brian Dennehy]], American actor (b. [[1938]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/chris-jones/ct-ent-actor-brian-dennehy-dies-0417-20200416-sftbe7dzurfmfk6zcq4yzrgvry-story.html |title=Brian Dennehy, a giant of Chicago and America's stages, is dead at 81 |first=Chris |last=Jones |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] | date=April 16, 2020 | access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Lee Konitz]], American composer and alto saxophonist (b. [[1927]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wbgo.org/post/lee-konitz-alto-saxophonist-who-exemplified-jazzs-imperative-make-it-new-dead-92 |title=Lee Konitz, Alto Saxophonist Who Exemplified Jazz's Imperative to Make It New, Is Dead at 92 |last=Adler |first=David R. |website=WBGO |date=April 15, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[April 16]] 
** [[Gene Deitch]], American-born Czech illustrator, animator, and comics artist (b. [[1924]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/gene-deitch-cartoon-modernist-who-headed-upa-new-york-and-terrytoons-dies-at-95-189756.html |title=Gene Deitch, Cartoon Modernist Who Headed UPA New York And Terrytoons, Dies At 95 |last=Amidi |first=Amid |date=April 17, 2020 |publisher=Cartoon Brew |access-date=March 20, 2021 |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052906/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/gene-deitch-cartoon-modernist-who-headed-upa-new-york-and-terrytoons-dies-at-95-189756.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[Howard Finkel]], American wrestling ring announcer (b. [[1950]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ringsidenews.com/2020/04/16/howard-finkel-passes-away-at-69-years-old/ |title=Howard Finkel Passes Away At 69-Years-Old |author=H. Jenkins |date=April 16, 2020 |website=Ringside News |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[April 18]] – [[Paul H. O'Neill]], American politician (b. [[1935]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ktla.com/news/politics/paul-oneill-former-treasury-secretary-who-broke-with-george-w-bush-over-tax-policy-dies-at-age-84/ |title=Paul O'Neill, former Treasury Secretary who broke with George W. Bush over tax policy, dies at age 84 |date=April 18, 2020 |work=[[KTLA]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[April 20]] – [[Tom Lester]], American actor and evangelist (b. [[1938]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/tom-lester-dead-dies-green-acres-eb-1234585075/ |title='Green Acres' Actor Tom Lester Dies at 81 |last=Shafer |first=Ellise |date=April 20, 2020 |work=Variety |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[April 21]] – [[Dimitri Diatchenko]], American actor (b. [[1968]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/04/24/chernobyl-diaries-star-dimitri-diatchenko-dead-dies-52/ |title='Chernobyl Diaries' Star Dimitri Diatchenko Dead at 52 |author=TMZ Staff |website=tmz.com |publisher=[[TMZ]] |date=April 24, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
* [[April 22]]
** [[Vanessa Guillen]], soldier, murder victim (b. [[1999]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/07/03/civilian-charged-in-plot-to-dismember-and-hide-remains-of-murdered-fort-hood-soldier-vanessa-guillen/|title=Civilian charged in plot to dismember and hide remains of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen|first=Kyle|last=Rempfer|date=July 15, 2020|website=Army Times}}</ref>
** [[Shirley Knight]], actress (b. [[1936]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shirley-knight-dead-sweet-bird-youth-dark-at-top-stairs-dutchman-actress-was-83-1133636|title=Shirley Knight, Adventurous Actress and Two-Time Oscar Nominee, Dies at 83|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>
* [[April 27]]
** [[Lynn Harrell]], classical cellist (b. [[1944]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bruceduffie.com/harrell.html|title=Lynn Harrell Interview with Bruce Duffie . . . . . . . . .|website=bruceduffie.com}}</ref>
** [[Troy Sneed]], gospel musician (b. [[1967]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/04/troy-sneed-dead/|title=Troy Sneed Dead: Gospel Icon Dies at 52 After Coronavirus Battle|first=Paul|last=Farrell|date=April 27, 2020}}</ref>
* [[April 30]] – [[Sam Lloyd]], American actor, singer, and musician (b. [[1963]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-05-03/scrubs-actor-sam-lloyd-obit |title='Scrubs' actor Sam Lloyd dies at 56 |first=Sonaiya |last=Kelley |date=May 3, 2020 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=March 20, 2021 |archive-date=June 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601204532/https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-05-03/scrubs-actor-sam-lloyd-obit |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== May ===
[[File:Little_Richard_in_2007_(cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|[[Little Richard]]]]
[[File:Jerry Stiller - Anne Meara (cropped).JPG|thumb|120px|[[Jerry Stiller]]]]
[[File:Fred Willard 1976 (cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|[[Fred Willard]]]]
[[File:Nobel Prize 2009-Press Conference KVA-42.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Oliver E. Williamson]]]]
[[File:Jean-Claude and Christo, May 2009 (4) (cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|[[Christo and Jeanne-Claude|Christo]]]]
* [[May 3]] – [[John Ericson]], German-American actor (b. [[1926]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-ericson-dead-honey-west-actor-was-93-1293119 |title=John Ericson, Actor in 'Honey West,' Dies at 93 |last=Barnes |first=Mike |date=May 4, 2020 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[May 4]] 
** [[Michael McClure]], American poet and playwright (b. [[1932]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/michael-mcclure-famed-beat-poet-who-helped-launch-the-sf-renaissance-dead-at-87 |title=Michael McClure, famed Beat poet who helped launch the SF Renaissance, dead at 87 |last=Whiting |first=Sam |date=May 5, 2020 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Don Shula]], American football player and coach (b. [[1930]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29132028/dolphins-hall-fame-coach-don-shula-dies-90 |title=Dolphins Hall of Fame coach Don Shula dies at 90  |website=ESPN.com |date=May 4, 2020 |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[May 7]] – [[Mike Storen]], American sports executive in [[basketball]], [[baseball]], and [[American football|football]].(b. [[1935]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/60e35a705b1e722ef4dfd48fd148cbbe |title=Ex-ABA commish Mike Storen, dad of Hannah Storm, dies at 84 |first=Ben |last=Walker |date=May 7, 2020 |work=Associated Press |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[May 8]] – [[Siegfried & Roy|Roy Horn]], German-American magician (b. [[1944]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/roy-horn-of-siegfried-roy-dies-at-75-2024476/ |title=Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy dies at 75 |first=John |last=Katsilometes |date=May 8, 2020 |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=March 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509025156/https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/roy-horn-of-siegfried-roy-dies-at-75-2024476/ |archive-date=May 9, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 9]] – [[Little Richard]], American singer, songwriter, and musician (b. [[1932]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/celebrity/rock-n-roll-pioneer-little-richard-dies-at-age-87-rolling-stone-2 |title='Architect of rock 'n' roll' Little Richard dies at age 87, Rolling Stone says |first=Bill |last=Trott |date=May 9, 2020 |newspaper=[[National Post]] |agency=Reuters |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[May 10]] – [[Betty Wright]], American soul and R&B singer (b. [[1953]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9374947/betty-wright-iconic-soul-and-rb-singer-dies-at-66 |title=Betty Wright, Iconic Soul and R&B Singer, Dies at 66 |first=Mitchell |last=Peters |date=May 10, 2020 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[May 11]] – [[Jerry Stiller]], American actor and comedian (b. [[1927]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/obituaries/jerry-stiller-seinfeld-dead.html |title=Jerry Stiller, Comedian With Enduring Appeal, Is Dead at 92 |last=Keepnews |first=Peter |date=May 11, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[May 14]]
** [[Phyllis George]], American businesswoman, actress, and sportscaster (b. [[1949]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2020/05/16/former-miss-america-kentucky-first-lady-phyllis-george-dies/3051644001/ |title=Phyllis George, former Kentucky first lady and Miss America, dies at 70 |last=Yetter |first=Deborah |work=[[The Courier-Journal]] |date=May 16, 2020 |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Bob Watson]], American [[professional baseball]] player and sports executive (b. [[1946]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29177411/bob-watson-former-all-star-championship-gm-dies-74 |title=Bob Watson, former All-Star and GM, dies at 74 |date=May 14, 2020 |agency=ESPN News Services |publisher=[[ESPN]] |work=ESPN.com |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[May 15]]
** [[Lynn Shelton]], American filmmaker (b. [[1965]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/lynn-shelton-dies-humpday-little-fires-everywhere-mumblecore-1234608626/ |title=Lynn Shelton, Director of 'Humpday' and 'Little Fires Everywhere,' Dies at 54 |last=Lang |first=Brent |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 21, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Fred Willard]], American actor and comedian (b. [[1939]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/16/arts/television/fred-willard-dead.html |title=Fred Willard, Who Played Characters 'Gloriously Out of Their Depth,' Dies at 86 |last=Gates |first=Anita |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 16, 2020 |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[May 17]]
** [[Shad Gaspard]], American professional wrestler and actor (b. [[1981]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxla.com/news/l-a-county-coroners-office-identifies-body-that-washed-ashore-in-venice-beach-as-shad-gaspard |title=L.A. County coroner's office identifies body that washed ashore in Venice Beach as Shad Gaspard |date=May 20, 2020 |work=[[KTTV]] |publisher=[[Fox Television Stations]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Lucky Peterson]], American blues singer and musician (b. [[1964]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9379513/bluesman-lucky-peterson-obit |title=Bluesman Lucky Peterson Dies at 55 |date=May 18, 2020 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 21, 2020}}</ref>
* [[May 19]] – [[Ravi Zacharias]], Indian-born Canadian-American Christian apologist (b. [[1946]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://disrn.com/news/ravi-zacharias-has-died-at-74 |title=Ravi Zacharias dies of cancer at 74 |last=Ford |first=Adam |website=Disrn |date=May 19, 2020 |access-date=March 21, 2020 |archive-date=May 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530135436/https://disrn.com/news/ravi-zacharias-has-died-at-74 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[May 21]] – [[Oliver E. Williamson]], American economist (b. [[1932]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/nobel-laureate-oliver-williamson-dies-at-87/ |title=Nobel laureate Oliver Williamson, pioneer of organizational economics, dies at 87 |date=May 23, 2020 |agency=Haas News |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[May 22]] – [[Jerry Sloan]], American basketball player and coach (b. [[1942]])<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.nba.com/article/2020/05/22/jerry-sloan-passes-away-78 |title=Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan passes away at 78 |date=May 22, 2020 |publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC |website=NBA.com |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[May 24]] – [[Jimmy Cobb]], American jazz drummer (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/05/25/845814061/jimmy-cobb-the-pulse-of-kind-of-blue-dies-at-91 |title=Jimmy Cobb, The Pulse Of 'Kind Of Blue,' Dies At 91 |first=Natalie |last=Weiner |date=May 25, 2020 |publisher=NPR |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[May 25]] – [[George Floyd]], American truck driver and security guard, murder victim (b. [[1973]])<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Evan |last2=Tiefenthäler |first2=Ainara |last3=Triebert |first3=Christiaan |last4=Jordan |first4=Drew |last5=Willis |first5=Haley |last6=Stein |first6=Robin |date=May 31, 2020 |title=8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html |access-date=June 1, 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[May 26]] – [[Richard Herd]], American actor (b. [[1932]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/richard-herd-dead-mr-wilhelm-seinfeld-was-87-1171494 |title=Richard Herd, Mr. Wilhelm on 'Seinfeld,' Dies at 87 |last=Koseluk |first=Chris |date=May 26, 2020 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[May 27]] – [[Larry Kramer]], American author and LGBT rights activist (b. [[1935]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-larry-kramer-idUSKBN2332LJ |title=Larry Kramer, author known for his AIDS activism, dead at age 84 |date=May 27, 2020 |work=Reuters |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[May 30]] – [[Bobby Morrow]], American athlete (b. [[1935]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ktxs.com/news/local/former-acu-track-star-olympic-gold-medal-winner-bobby-j-morrow-dies |title=Former ACU track star, Olympic gold medal winner Bobby Joe Morrow dies |first=Jamie |last=Burch |date=May 30, 2020 |work=KTXS |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[May 31]] – [[Christo and Jeanne-Claude|Christo]], Bulgarian-American artist (b. [[1935]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/c62953312b2a915582eb896ed8f747a0 |title=Christo, artist known for massive, fleeting displays, dies |date=May 31, 2020 |work=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>

=== June ===
[[File:Wes Unseld 1975.jpeg|thumb|120px|[[Wes Unseld]]]]
[[File:Carlos Ruiz Zafón - 002.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Carlos Ruiz Zafón]]]]
[[File:Freddy Cole.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Freddy Cole]]]]
[[File:Carl Reiner 1960 still.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Carl Reiner]]]]
* [[June 1]] – [[Pat Dye]], American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator (b. [[1939]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/b970a40d5c21f8c7a0322f6bfd356072 |title=Former Auburn football coach Pat Dye dies at 80 |last=Zenor |first=John |date=June 1, 2020 |work=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[June 2]] 
** [[Mary Pat Gleason]], actress (b. [[1950]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/mary-pat-gleason-a-cinderella-story-mom-star-dead-dies-1234624541/|title=Mary Pat Gleason, 'A Cinderella Story' and 'Mom' Actor, Dies at 70|first1=Will|last1=Thorne|newspaper=Variety |date=June 3, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Wes Unseld]], American [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] professional [[basketball]] player, coach and executive (b. [[1946]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nba.com/wizards/wes-unseld-statement-wizards-nba |title=Wizards, NBA mourn passing of Wes Unseld |website=Washington Wizards}}</ref>
* [[June 4]] – [[Pete Rademacher]], Olympic boxing champion (b. [[1928]])<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/sports/pete-rademacher-1956-olympic-boxing-champion-dies-at-91.html Pete Rademacher, 1956 Olympic Boxing Champion, Dies at 91] ''The New York Times'', June 11, 2020</ref>
* [[June 6]] – [[Reche Caldwell]], NFL Wide Receiver (b. [[1979]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former NFL Wide Receiver Reche Caldwell, 41, Shot and Killed Outside His Tampa Home|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/former-nfl-wide-receiver-reche-204649653.html|access-date=2020-06-10|website=yahoo.com|date=June 7, 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[June 10]] – [[Claudell Washington]], American professional [[baseball]] [[outfielder]] (b. [[1954]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/athletics/article/Former-A-s-outfielder-Claudell-Washington-dies-15330523.php |title=Former A's outfielder Claudell Washington dies at 65 |first=Susan |last=Slusser |date=June 10, 2020 |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[June 11]]
** [[Mel Winkler]], actor (b. [[1941 in the United States|1941]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mel-winkler-actor-devil-a-blue-dress-doc-hollywood-dies-at-78-1298033|title=Mel Winkler, Actor in 'Devil in a Blue Dress' and 'Doc Hollywood,' Dies at 78|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 11, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Dennis O'Neil]], comic book writer (b. [[1939]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/legendary-batman-writer-denny-oneil-dies-at-age-81/|title=Legendary Batman writer, Denny O'Neil dies at age 81|first=Chris Arrant 12|last=June 2020|website=Newsarama|date=June 12, 2020}}</ref>
* [[June 13]] – [[Dick Garmaker]], basketball player (b. [[1932]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.startribune.com/garmaker-former-gophers-all-america-basketball-star-dies-at-87/571251692/|title=Dick Garmaker, former Gophers All-America basketball star, dies at 87|website=Star Tribune}}</ref>
* [[June 17]]
** [[Dan Foster (DJ)|Dan Foster]], radio DJ (b. [[1958]])<ref>{{Cite news |last=Leland |first=John |date=2020-06-24 |title=Dan Foster, the American-Born 'Big Dawg' of Nigerian Radio, Dies at 61 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/obituaries/dan-foster-dead-coronavirus.html |access-date=2023-11-17 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
** [[Jean Kennedy Smith]], diplomat (b. [[1928]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/jean-kennedy-smith-kennedy-sister-and-architect-of-peace-in-northern-ireland-dies-at-92/2020/06/18/a236b0b0-b15a-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html |title=Jean Kennedy Smith, Kennedy sister and architect of peace in Northern Ireland, dies at 92 |first=Vincent P. |last=Bzdek |date=June 18, 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[June 19]] – [[Carlos Ruiz Zafón]], Spanish novelist (b. [[1964]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/20/books/carlos-ruiz-zafon-dead.html |title=Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Author of 'The Shadow of the Wind,' Dies at 55 |first=Rafael |last=Minder |date=June 20, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[June 26]] 
** [[Kelly Asbury]], film director and animator (b. [[1960]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kelly-asbury-dead-director-spirit-stallion-cimarron-shrek-2-gnomeo-juliet-was-60-1300750|title=Kelly Asbury, Director of 'Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,' 'Shrek 2' and 'Gnomeo & Juliet,' Dies at 60|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 26, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Milton Glaser]], graphic designer (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/milton-glaser-new-york-and-iny-designer-dies-at-91.html|title=Milton Glaser, Co-founder of New York Magazine and Creator of 'I❤NY,' Dies at 91|first=Christopher|last=Bonanos|date=June 26, 2020|website=Intelligencer}}</ref>
* [[June 27]] – [[Freddy Cole]], jazz singer and pianist (b. [[1931]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://syncopatedtimes.com/pianist-freddy-cole-has-died-at-88/|title=Pianist Freddy Cole has died at 88 – The Syncopated Times|first=Joe|last=Bebco|website=syncopatedtimes.com|date=June 28, 2020 }}</ref>
* [[June 28]] – [[Rudolfo Anaya]], author (b. [[1937]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/famed-chicano-author-rudolfo-anaya-dies-at-age-82/5777286/|title=Famed Chicano author Rudolfo Anaya dies at age 82|date=June 30, 2020|website=KOB 4|access-date=July 19, 2020|archive-date=August 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830055143/https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/famed-chicano-author-rudolfo-anaya-dies-at-age-82/5777286/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[June 29]] 
** [[Johnny Mandel]], composer (b. [[1925]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/johnny-mandel-dead-dies-composer-mash-1234694020/|title=Johnny Mandel, Composer Who Wrote 'MASH' Theme Song, Dies at 94|first1=Jon|last1=Burlingame|date=June 30, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Carl Reiner]], actor, film director and comedian (b. [[1922]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/06/30/carl-reiner-dead-dies-98-dick-van-dyke-show/|title=Carl Reiner Dead at 98, Mel Brooks Pays Tribute to His Best Friend|website=TMZ}}</ref>

=== July ===
[[File:Charlie_Daniels_in_2017.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Charlie Daniels]]]]
[[File:Naya Rivera by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Naya Rivera]]]]
[[File:Kelly Preston Cannes 2018.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Kelly Preston]]]]
[[File:Grant Imahara by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Grant Imahara]]]]
[[File:John Lewis-2006 (cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|[[John Lewis]]]]
* [[July 1]] – [[Hugh Downs]], broadcaster and television personality (b. [[1921]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/american-broadcaster-hugh-downs-dies-at-age-99|title=American broadcaster Hugh Downs dies at age 99|date=July 2, 2020|website=KNXV}}</ref>
* [[July 2]] 
** [[Betsy Ancker-Johnson]], American plasma physicist (b. [[1927]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/austin-tx/betsy-ancker-johnson-9247143|title=Betsy Ancker-Johnson Obituary - Austin, TX|website=Dignity Memorial}}</ref>
** [[Christian Garrison]], American writer (b. [[1942]])<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2020-07-03/christian-garrison-author-filmmaker-dies-in-nc-at-age-78 Christian Garrison, Author, Filmmaker, Dies in NC at Age 78]</ref>
** [[Jon Gilliam]], American football player (b. [[1938]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obits.dallasnews.com/us/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/name/jon-gilliam-obituary?id=2227834|title=Jon Ray Gilliam Obituary (1938 - 2020) The Dallas Morning News|website=Legacy.com}}</ref>
** [[Reckful]], American gamer and [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] streamer (b. [[1989 in the United States|1989]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-07-03 |title=Reckful: Twitch and gamers pay tribute after star's death |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53277733 |access-date=2023-01-07}}</ref>
*[[July 5]] – [[Nick Cordero]], [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] actor and singer ([[Bullets Over Broadway (musical)|''Bullets Over Broadway'']]) ([[A Bronx Tale (musical)|''A Bronx Tale'']]) ([[Waitress (musical)|''Waitress'']])(b. [[1978]])<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kelley|first=Sonaiya|date=2020-07-06|title=Broadway actor Nick Cordero dies at 41 after long battle with COVID-19|url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-07-05/broadway-actor-nick-cordero-obit-coronavirus|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713205551/https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-07-05/broadway-actor-nick-cordero-obit-coronavirus|archive-date=2021-07-13|access-date=2021-07-17|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[July 6]] 
**[[Mary Kay Letourneau]], schoolteacher, convicted of having sex with a minor. Later marrying the victim, her former student (b. [[1962]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/crime/mary-kay-letourneau-died-of-cancer/|title=Mary Kay Letourneau Dies of Cancer at the Age of 58|website=PEOPLE.com}}</ref>
** [[Charlie Daniels]], country singer-songwriter and musician (b. [[1936]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/07/06/charlie-daniels-country-music-dies/5384087002/|title=Charlie Daniels, 'Devil Went Down to Georgia' singer, famed fiddler and outspoken star, dies at 83|first=Dave Paulson and Matthew|last=Leimkuehler|website=The Tennessean}}</ref>
** [[Ronald Graham]], mathematician (b. [[1935]])<ref>{{cite web | title=The Latest | website=American Mathematical Society | date=2018-11-26 | url=https://www.ams.org/news?news_id=6244 | access-date=2020-12-01}}</ref>
* [[July 8]] – [[Naya Rivera]], actress, model and singer (b. [[1987]])<ref>{{cite web|last=Aiello|first=McKenna|title=Naya Rivera Dead at 33: Actress' Body Recovered 5 Days After Boating Accident|website=E! Online|date=July 13, 2020|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1169008/naya-rivera-dead-at-33-actress-body-recovered-5-days-after-boating-accident?source=enewsapp-share&medium=share-icons&content=article-detail-page|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref>
* [[July 12]] – [[Kelly Preston]], actress and model (b. [[1962]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/kelly-preston-dies-of-breast-cancer-at-57/|title=Kelly Preston Dies of Breast Cancer at 57: 'She Was a Bright, Beautiful and Loving Soul'|website=PEOPLE.com}}</ref>
* [[July 13]]
** [[Grant Imahara]], electrical engineer, roboticist, and television host (b. [[1970]])<ref name="thr death">{{Cite web|title=Grant Imahara, Host of 'MythBusters' and 'White Rabbit Project,' Dies at 49|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grant-imahara-dead-mythbusters-host-was-49-1303101|access-date=July 14, 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 13, 2020|language=en}}</ref>
** [[Fahim Saleh]], entrepreneur, computer programmer, and founder [[Gokada]] (b. [[1986 in the United States|1986]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frehse |first=Nicole Chavez,Rob |date=2020-07-16 |title=Gokada founder Fahim Saleh died of multiple stab wounds, medical examiner says |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/us/fahim-saleh-gokada-ceo-autopsy/index.html |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
* [[July 16]] – [[Phyllis Somerville]], actress (b. [[1943]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/phyllis-somerville-dies-actress-in-the-big-c-broadway-s-to-kill-a-mockingbird-was-76/ar-BB16ScQs|title=Phyllis Somerville Dies: 'The Big C', Broadway's 'To Kill A Mockingbird' Actress Was 76|website=msn.com}}</ref>
* [[July 17]]
** [[John Lewis]], civil-rights leader and politician (b. [[1940]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 17, 2020 |title=Rep. John Lewis Dies at 80: Source |url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/rep-john-lewis-dies-at-80/2470531/ |publisher=NBC Philadelphia |access-date=July 17, 2020}}</ref>
** [[C. T. Vivian]], minister, author and lieutenant of [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] (b. [[1924]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/ct-vivian-civil-rights-hero-and-intellectual-dead-at-95/2GOB7SU7MZDHJADH63LIKYHK6M/|title=C.T. Vivian, civil rights hero and intellectual, dead at 95|first1=Ernie|last1=Suggs|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}</ref>
* [[July 20]] – [[Michael Brooks (political commentator)|Michael Brooks]], political commentator and talk show host (b. [[1983]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/21/media/michael-brooks-dead-majority-report/index.html|title=Michael Brooks, political commentator and podcast host, dies at 36|first=Allison |last=Morrow |website=CNN|date=July 21, 2020 }}</ref>
* [[July 21]] – [[Annie Ross]], Scottish-American singer and actress (b. [[1930]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/annie-ross-mainstay-of-the-greatest-jazz-vocal-group-that-ever-was-dies-at-89/2020/07/21/0e75a2a4-cbbe-11ea-bc6a-6841b28d9093_story.html|title=Annie Ross, mainstay of 'the greatest jazz vocal group that ever was,' dies at 89|first=Matt |last=Schudel |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
* [[July 24]] – [[Regis Philbin]], actor, singer, and media personality (b. [[1931]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/regis-philbin-dead/|title=Regis Philbin, Legendary Television Host, Dies at 88|website=PEOPLE.com}}</ref>
* [[July 25]] – [[John Saxon]], actor (b. [[1936]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-saxon-dead-enter-dragon-nightmare-elm-street-actor-was-83-1095778|title=John Saxon, 'Enter the Dragon,' 'Nightmare on Elm Street' Actor, Dies at 83|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 25, 2020}}</ref>
* [[July 26]] – [[Olivia de Havilland]], British-born American actress (b. [[1916]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/movies/gone-with-the-wind-star-olivia-de-havilland-dies-at-104/|title='Gone With the Wind' star Olivia de Havilland dies at 104|website=EW.com}}</ref>
* [[July 30]] – [[Herman Cain]], businessman and politician (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/30/former-gop-presidential-candidate-herman-cain-dies-after-battle-with-coronavirus.html|title=Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies after battle with coronavirus|first=Kevin|last=Breuninger|date=July 30, 2020|website=CNBC}}</ref>

=== August ===
[[File:Wilford Brimley talking (cropped) (2).jpg|120px|thumb|[[Wilford Brimley]]]]
[[File:Chadwick Boseman by Gage Skidmore July 2017 (cropped).jpg|120px|thumb|[[Chadwick Boseman]]]]
* [[August 1]] – [[Wilford Brimley]], actor and singer (b. [[1934 in the United States|1934]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/08/01/wilford-brimley-dead-dies-actor-quaker-oats-diabetes/|title=Wilford Brimley, Face of Quaker Oats & Diabetes Campaigns, Dead at 85|website=TMZ}}</ref>
* [[August 2]] – [[Leon Fleisher]], American pianist (b. [[1928]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2020/08/02/702978476/leon-fleisher-the-pianist-who-reinvented-himself-dies-at-92 |title=Leon Fleisher, The Pianist Who Reinvented Himself, Dies At 92 |last= Huizenga |first=Tom |date=August 2, 2020 |website=NPR |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[August 3]] – [[Shirley Ann Grau]], American writer (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nola.com/news/article_0020b5ac-d5fc-11ea-b90e-4bec9c442a3f.html |title=Shirley Ann Grau, Metairie author who won Pulitzer Prize in 1965, dies at 91 |first=John |last=Pope |date=August 3, 2020 |newspaper=The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[August 4]] – [[Frances Allen]], American computer scientist (b. [[1932 in the United States|1932]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/frances-allen-first-woman-to-win-turing-award-for-contributions-to-computing-dies-at-88/2020/08/06/7ea7d7a2-d7f0-11ea-930e-d88518c57dcc_story.html |title=Frances Allen, first woman to win Turing Award for contributions to computing, dies at 88 |first=Glenn |last=Refkin  |date=August 7, 2020 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[August 6]] – [[Brent Scowcroft]], diplomat (b. [[1925 in the United States|1925]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/brent-scowcroft-prominent-elder-statesman-died/story?id=72234074|title=Brent Scowcroft, prominent elder statesman, has died|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=ABC News}}</ref>
* [[August 9]] – [[Kamala (wrestler)|Kamala]], American professional wrestler (b. [[1950 in the United States|1950]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/kamala-passes-away|title=Kamala passes away|website=WWE}}</ref>
* [[August 11]] 
** [[Russell Kirsch]], American computer scientist (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2020/08/russell-kirsch-inventor-of-the-pixel-dies-in-oregon-at-age-91.html |title=Russell Kirsch, inventor of the pixel, dies in Oregon at age 91 |first=Mike |last=Rogoway |date=August 12, 2020 |newspaper=The Oregonian |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Trini Lopez]], American singer and actor (b. [[1937]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/49e05165e18bc84ce6e38901bbbad077 |title=Trini Lopez, 1960s-era singer mentored by Sinatra, dies |first1=Russell |last1=Contreras |first2=Hillel |last2=Italie |date=August 11, 2020 |work=Associated Press |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Sumner Redstone]], American media executive (b. [[1923]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/sumner-redstone-dead-97-viacom-cbs-paramount-1234732722/ |title=Sumner Redstone, Towering Media Mogul Who Helped Shape Modern Entertainment Industry, Dies at 97 |first=Cynthia |last=Littleton |date=August 12, 2020 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[August 15]] – [[Robert Trump]], younger brother of Donald Trump (b. [[1948 in the United States|1948]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-robert-donald-new-york-dead-us-1.5688372|title=Robert Trump, younger brother to U.S. president, dead at 71|website=[[CBC News]]}}</ref>
* [[August 16]] – [[Xavier (wrestler)|Xavier]], wrestler (b. 1977)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://heelbynature.com/wrestling-news/ring-of-honor/former-roh-world-champion-john-xavier-jirius-passes-away/ | title=Former ROH World Champion John 'Xavier' Bedoya Passes Away | date=August 16, 2020 }}</ref>
* [[August 18]] – [[Jack Sherman]], American guitarist (b. [[1956]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/ex-red-hot-chili-peppers-guitarist-jack-sherman-dies-aged-64-39469744.html |title=Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Jack Sherman dies aged 64 |first=Alex |last=Green |date=August 22, 2020 |agency=PA Media |newspaper=Belfast Telegraph |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[August 23]] – [[Lori Nelson]], American actress and model (b. [[1933]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lori-nelson-actress-in-revenge-of-the-creature-dies-at-87 |title=Lori Nelson, Actress in 'Revenge of the Creature,' Dies at 87 |first=Mike |last=Barnes |date=August 23, 2020 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[August 26]] 
** [[Gerald Carr (astronaut)|Gerald Carr]], American astronaut and aeronautical engineer (b. [[1932]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-082620a-obituary-gerald-jerry-carr-skylab-astronaut.html |title=Astronaut Jerry Carr, who led NASA's final Skylab crew, dies at 88 |date=August 26, 2020 |website=Collect Space |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Joe Ruby]], animator, co-creator of [[Scooby-Doo]] (b. [[1933 in the United States|1933]])<ref>{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=Harrison|date=2020-08-30|title=Joe Ruby, TV writer and producer who co-created Scooby-Doo, dies at 87|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/joe-ruby-scooby-doo-dead/2020/08/30/273f4e8a-eacb-11ea-b4bc-3a2098fc73d4_story.html|access-date=2021-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910225311/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/joe-ruby-scooby-doo-dead/2020/08/30/273f4e8a-eacb-11ea-b4bc-3a2098fc73d4_story.html|archive-date=2020-09-10}}</ref>
* [[August 28]] – [[Chadwick Boseman]], actor (b. [[1976 in the United States|1976]])<ref>{{cite news|title=Chadwick Boseman: Black Panther star dies of cancer aged 43|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53955912|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=August 29, 2020}}</ref>
* [[August 29]] – [[Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966)|Clifford Robinson]], American basketball player (b. [[1966]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29765226/former-portland-trail-blazers-great-cliff-robinson-dies-53 |title=Blazers, UConn star Clifford Robinson dies at 53 |date=August 29, 2020 |agency=ESPN News Service |website=ESPN.com |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[August 31]] – [[Tom Seaver]], American baseball player (b. [[1944]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/ny-tom-seaver-obituary-20200903-fyusabaogjepzf6uixn6476k5u-story.html |title=Tom Seaver, the greatest Met of all time, dies at 75 |last=Madden |first=Bill |date=September 2, 2020 |website=[[New York Daily News]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>

===September===
[[File:David Graeber 2015-03-07 (16741093492) (cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|[[David Graeber]]]]
[[File:Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2016 portrait.jpg|120px|thumb|[[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]]]
* [[September 1]] – [[Erick Morillo]], Colombian-American DJ and music producer (b. [[1971]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/09/01/dj-erick-morillo-found-dead-in-miami-beach/ |title=DJ Erick Morillo found dead in Miami Beach |last1=Selig |first1=David |last2=Morejon |first2=Liane |work=[[WPLG]] |date=September 1, 2020 |access-date=March 21, 2021 |archive-date=September 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901193724/https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/09/01/dj-erick-morillo-found-dead-in-miami-beach/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[September 2]] – [[David Graeber]], American anthropologist and anarchist author (b. [[1961]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/david-graeber-scholar-anarchist-and-intellectual-leader-of-occupy-wall-street-dies-at-59/2020/09/05/df66b16e-eeb9-11ea-99a1-71343d03bc29_story.html |title=David Graeber, scholar, anarchist and intellectual leader of Occupy Wall Street, dies at 59 |first=Matt |last=Schudel |format=obituary |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=September 5, 2020 |access-date=March 21, 2021 |archive-date=September 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908174029/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/david-graeber-scholar-anarchist-and-intellectual-leader-of-occupy-wall-street-dies-at-59/2020/09/05/df66b16e-eeb9-11ea-99a1-71343d03bc29_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 4]] – [[Gary Peacock]], American jazz double-bassist (b. [[1935]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/09/07/910054995/gary-peacock-a-jazz-bassist-always-ahead-of-his-time-dies-at-85 |title=Gary Peacock, A Jazz Bassist Always Ahead Of His Time, Dies At 85 |first=Martin |last=Johnson |date=September 7, 2020 |publisher=NPR |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[September 6]] – [[Lou Brock]], American baseball player (b. [[1939]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-legend-lou-brock-dies-sunday-afternoon-at-81/article_1fb0067d-7526-5d8c-b92d-4896a9b91e6b.html |title=Cardinals legend Lou Brock dies Sunday afternoon at 81 |last=Hummel |first=Rick |date=September 6, 2020 |publisher=stltoday.com |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[September 14]] – [[Bill Gates Sr.]], American attorney and philanthropist (b. [[1926]]).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/bill-gates-sr-father-of-microsoft-founder-dies-at-age-94-11600226662 |title=Bill Gates Sr., Father of Microsoft Founder, Dies at Age 94 |last=Hagerty |first=James R. |date=September 16, 2020 |work=Wall Street Journal |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[September 17]] 
** [[Terry Goodkind]], American novelist (b. [[1948]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/books/terry-goodkind-dead.html |title=Terry Goodkind, Master of Fantasy Fiction, Is Dead at 72 |last=Kurutz |first=Steven |date=October 2, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Winston Groom]], American novelist (b. [[1943]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/18/books/winston-groom-dead-forrest-gump.html |title=Winston Groom, Author of 'Forrest Gump,' Dies at 77 |last=Kurutz |first=Steven |date=September 18, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 21, 2021 }}</ref>
* [[September 18]] 
** [[Stephen F. Cohen]], American academic and historian (b. [[1938]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/18/books/stephen-cohen-dead.html |title=Stephen F. Cohen, Influential Historian of Russia, Dies at 81 |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |date=September 21, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]], jurist ([[Supreme Court of the United States]]) (b. [[1933 in the United States|1933]])<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hodgson |first1=Godfrey |title=Ruth Bader Ginsburg obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/19/ruth-bader-ginsburg-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=20 September 2020 |date=19 September 2020}}</ref>
* [[September 20]] – [[Michael Chapman (cinematographer)|Michael Chapman]], American cinematographer and film director (b. [[1935]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-chapman-cinematographer-on-taxi-driver-and-raging-bull-dies-at-84 |title=Michael Chapman, Cinematographer on 'Taxi Driver' and 'Raging Bull,' Dies at 84 |last=Barnes |first=Michael |date=September 21, 2020 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[September 21]] 
** [[Arthur Ashkin]], American Nobel physicist (b. [[1922]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/science/arthur-ashkin-dead.html |title= Arthur Ashkin, 98, Dies; Nobel Laureate Invented a 'Tractor Beam' |last=McClain |first=Dylan Loeb |date=September 28, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Tommy DeVito (musician)|Tommy DeVito]], American musician and singer (b. [[1928]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/arts/music/tommy-devito-dead-coronavirus.html |title=Tommy DeVito, Original Member of the Four Seasons, Dies at 92 |first=Neil |last=Genzlinger |date=September 22, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Jackie Stallone]], American astrologer, dancer, promoter and businesswoman (b. [[1921]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/style/jackie-stallone-dead.html |title=Jackie Stallone, Celebrity Astrologer and Sylvester's Mother, Dies at 98 |last=Carmel |first=Julia |date=September 23, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[September 22]] – [[Road Warrior Animal]], American professional wrestler (b. [[1960]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-09-23/joseph-laurinaitis-wwe-road-warrior-animal-dies-at-60 |title=Joseph Laurinaitis, WWE's Road Warrior Animal, dies at 60 |last=Schilken |first=Chuck |date=September 23, 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[September 23]] 
** Sir [[Harold Evans]], English-American journalist (''[[The Sunday Times]]'', ''[[The Week]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'') and author (b. [[1928]])<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sir Harold Evans: Crusading editor who exposed Thalidomide impact dies aged 92|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54275941|date=24 September 2020}}</ref>
** [[Gale Sayers]], American [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[American football|football]] player (b. [[1943]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/sports/football/gale-sayers-dead.html |title=Gale Sayers Dies; Elusive Hall of Fame Running Back Was 77 |first=George |last=Vecsey |date=September 23, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200924071516/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/sports/football/gale-sayers-dead.html |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 29]] 
** [[Mac Davis]], country singer, songwriter, and actor (b. [[1942]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/arts/music/mac-davis-dead.html |title=Mac Davis, Pop and Country Singing Star, is Dead at 78 |first=Bill |last=Friskis-Warren |date=September 30, 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Helen Reddy]], singer, songwriter, and actor (b. [[1941]])<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cooper |first1=Nathanael |last2=Maddox |first2=Garry |title=Trailblazing Australian singer Helen Reddy dead at 78 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/trailblazing-australian-singer-helen-reddy-dead-at-78-20200930-p560i0.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=30 September 2020 |date=30 September 2020}}</ref>

===October===
[[File:Eddie Van Halen at the New Haven Coliseum.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Eddie Van Halen]]]]
[[File:Conchata Ferrell 2016.png|120px|thumb|[[Conchata Ferrell]]]]
[[File:Rhonda Fleming - publicity.JPG|120px|thumb|[[Rhonda Fleming]]]]
[[File:Preferred official head-shot from James Randi Educational Foundation.jpg|120px|thumb|[[James Randi]]]]
[[File:MF_Doom_-_Hultsfred_2011_(cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|[[MF Doom]]]]
* [[October 2]] – [[Bob Gibson]], American baseball player (b. [[1935]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-hall-of-famer-bob-gibson-dies-at-84-after-bout-with-cancer/article_90a0dff7-bee3-5a81-9eb0-91663f29fb4d.html |title=Cardinals Hall of Famer Bob Gibson dies at 84 after bout with cancer |last=Hummel |first=Rick |date=October 2, 2020 |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |access-date=March 21, 2021 |archive-date=October 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003064715/https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-hall-of-famer-bob-gibson-dies-at-84-after-bout-with-cancer/article_90a0dff7-bee3-5a81-9eb0-91663f29fb4d.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[October 3]] – [[Charlie Haeger]], American baseball player (b. [[1983]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2020/10/03/scottsdale-man-suspected-killing-ex-girlfriends-escaped-police/3608639001/|title=Former MLB player suspected of killing ex-girlfriend found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound|first=Madeline|last=Ackley|website=The Arizona Republic}}</ref>
* [[October 6]]
** [[Johnny Nash]], singer-songwriter (b. [[1940]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fox26houston.com/news/i-can-see-clearly-now-singer-songwriter-johnny-nash-dies-at-80|title="I Can See Clearly Now" singer-songwriter Johnny Nash dies at 80|publisher=[[KRIV (TV)|FOX 26 Houston]]|last=Sanchez|first=Carolina|date=October 5, 2020|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Eddie Van Halen]], Dutch-American musician and songwriter (b. [[1955]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/eddie-van-halen-dead-200051|title=Eddie Van Halen, Hall of Fame Guitarist Who Revolutionized Instrument, Dead at 65|work=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]|last=Greene|first=Andy|date=October 5, 2020|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref>
* [[October 8]]
** [[Whitey Ford]], American baseball player (b. [[1928]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/whitey-ford-dies-obituary-yankees-hall-of-fame-20201009.html |title=Whitey Ford, 91, pitcher who epitomized the mighty Yankees, dies |first=Ronald |last=Blum |date=October 9, 2020 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |agency=The Associated Press |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Charles Moore (athlete)|Charles Moore]], American athlete (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cornellbigred.com/news/2020/10/10/mens-track-field-cornell-mourns-loss-of-charlie-moore-51-olympic-legend-and-former-ad.aspx |title=Cornell Mourns Loss Of Charlie Moore '51, Olympic Legend And Former AD |date=October 10, 2020 |website=Cornell University Athletics |access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref>
* [[October 11]] – [[Joe Morgan]], American baseball player (b. [[1943]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2020/10/12/cincinnati-reds-hall-famer-joe-morgan-dies-77/5966790002/ |title=Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famer Joe Morgan dies at 77 |author=Bobby Nightengale |date=October 12, 2020 |work=Cincinnati Enquirer |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[October 12]]
** [[Conchata Ferrell]], actress (b. [[1943]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/13/entertainment/conchata-ferrell/index.html|title=Conchata Ferrell, 'Two and a Half Men' actress, dies at 77|author=Sandra Gonzalez|website=CNN|date=October 13, 2020 }}</ref>
** [[Roberta McCain]], socialite and mother of [[John McCain]] (b. [[1912]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/roberta-mccain-dead.html|title=Roberta McCain Dies at 108; Mother of the Senator and His Beacon|first=Robert D.|last=McFadden|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 12, 2020}}</ref>
* [[October 14]] – [[Rhonda Fleming]], American actress (b. [[1923]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/people-news/rhonda-fleming-dead-spellbound-out-of-the-past-1234808175 |title=Rhonda Fleming, 'Queen of Technicolor' Who Appeared in 'Spellbound,' Dies at 97 |first=Natalie |last=Oganesyan |date=October 16, 2020 |website=Variety |access-date=October 17, 2020}}</ref>
* [[October 20]] – [[James Randi]], Canadian-American magician and skeptic (b. [[1928]])<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/obituaries/james-randi-dead.amp.html |title=James Randi, Magician Who Debunked Paranormal Claims, Dies at 92 |last=Fox |first=Margalit |date=October 21, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022104413/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/obituaries/james-randi-dead.html |archive-date=October 22, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[October 21]] – [[Marge Champion]], American dancer and actress (b. [[1919]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/marge-champion-dead-actress-dancer-model-snow-white-was-101 |title=Marge Champion, Actress, Dancer and Model for Snow White, Dies at 101 |first=Mike |last=Barnes |date=October 21, 2020 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[October 23]] – [[Jerry Jeff Walker]], American singer-songwriter (b. [[1942]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/country-songwriting-legend-jerry-jeff-walker-has-died/ |title=Country & Songwriting Legend Jerry Jeff Walker Has Died |date=October 23, 2020 |website=Saving Country Music |access-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref>
* [[October 25]] – [[Diane di Prima]], American poet (b. [[1934]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sfist.com/2020/10/27/diane-di-prima-noted-female-voice-in-the-beat-generation-boys-club-dies-at/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101013045/https://sfist.com/2020/10/27/diane-di-prima-noted-female-voice-in-the-beat-generation-boys-club-dies-at/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |title=Diane di Prima, Noted Female Voice in the Beat Generation Boys' Club, Dies at 86 |last=Barmann |first=Jay |date=October 27, 2020 |website=SFist |access-date=March 21, 2021 }}</ref>
* [[October 28]] – [[Leanza Cornett]], model ([[Miss America]] 1993), TV host and actress (b. [[1971 in the United States|1971]])<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nelson |first1=Ryan |title=Miss America 1993 and Jacksonville native, Leanza Cornett, dies after brain injury from fall |url=https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/duval-county/miss-america-1993-jacksonville-native-leanza-cornett-recovering-after-brain-injury-fall/FP5GTDQKVVFJJA4JXYMS3PHHKQ/ |access-date=29 October 2020 |work=WJAX}}</ref>
* [[October 29]] – [[Angelika Amon]], Austrian-American molecular and cell biologist (b. [[1967]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.mit.edu/2020/angelika-amon-cell-biologist-pioneer-chromosome-imbalance-dies-53-1030 |title=Angelika Amon, cell biologist who pioneered research on chromosome imbalance, dies at 53 |first=Bendta |last=Schroeder |date=October 30, 2020 |work=MIT News |publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[October 31]] – [[MF Doom]], British-born American rapper and record producer (b. [[1971]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mf-doom-dead-1109072/ |title=MF DOOM, Elusive Bard of Hip-Hop, Dead at 49 |last=Ihaza |first=Jeff |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231234140/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mf-doom-dead-1109072/ |archive-date=December 31, 2020 |url-status=live |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>

===November===
[[File:Alex Trebek at the 71st Annual Peabody Awards (cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|[[Alex Trebek]]]]
* [[November 1]]
** [[Carol Arthur]], actress (b. [[1935]])<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/carol-arthur-actress-in-blazing-saddles-and-wife-of-dom-deluise-dies-at-85 Carol Arthur, Actress in 'Blazing Saddles' and Wife of Dom DeLuise, Dies at 85] ''The Hollywood Reporter'', November 2, 2020</ref>
** [[Nikki McKibbin]], finalist on [[American Idol (season 1)|American Idol]] (b. [[1978]]) <ref>{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |title=Nikki McKibbin, 'American Idol' contestant, dies at 42 |url=https://ew.com/tv/nikki-mckibbin-american-idol-contestant-dies-at-42/ |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[November 2]] – [[Robert Sam Anson]], journalist and author (b. [[1945]])<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/business/media/robert-sam-anson-dead.html Robert Sam Anson, ‘Bare-Knuckled’ Magazine Writer, Dies at 75] ''The New York Times'', November 6, 2020</ref>
*[[November 3]] – [[Elsa Raven]], actress (b. [[1929]])<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/11/elsa-raven-dies-save-the-clock-tower-lady-from-back-to-the-future-was-91-obituary-1234609443/ Elsa Raven Dies: ‘Save The Clock Tower’ Lady From ‘Back To The Future’ Was 91] ''Deadline'', November 4, 2020</ref>
* [[November 4]] – [[John Meyer (American football)|John Meyer]], football player and coach (b. [[1942]])<ref>[https://www.packers.com/news/john-meyer-former-packers-defensive-coordinator-under-bart-starr-dies-at-78 John Meyer, former Packers defensive coordinator under Bart Starr, dies at 78] Green Bay Packers, November 6, 2020</ref> 
* [[November 5]] – [[Len Barry]], singer (b. [[1942]])<ref>[https://bestclassicbands.com/len-barry-obituary-123-bristol-stomp-dovells-11-6-20/ Len Barry, ‘1-2-3’ and ‘Bristol Stomp’ Singer, Dies] ''Best Classic Bands'', November 5, 2020</ref>
*[[November 6]] 
** [[Ken Spears]], writer (b. [[1938]])<ref>{{Cite news|last=Green|first=Penelope|date=2020-11-19|title=Ken Spears, Partner in an Animation Powerhouse, Dies at 82|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/arts/television/ken-spears-dead.html|access-date=2021-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125174910/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/arts/television/ken-spears-dead.html|archive-date=2020-11-25|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
** [[King Von]], rapper (b. [[1994]])<ref>[https://heavy.com/entertainment/king-von-shot-shooting-dead-alive/ King Von Dead After Being Shot in Atlanta Nightclub Shooting, Police Say] Heavy.com, November 6, 2020</ref>
* [[November 7]] – [[Norm Crosby]], actor and comedian (b. [[1927]])<ref>[https://thelaughbutton.com/comedian-norm-crosby-has-passed-away-at-93 Comedian Norm Crosby has passed away at 93] ''The Laugh Button'', November 7, 2020</ref>
* [[November 8]] – [[Alex Trebek]], Canadian-born game show host (''[[Jeopardy!]]'') (b. [[1940]])<ref>{{cite web |last1=Elber |first1=Lynn |title=Alex Trebek, long-running 'Jeopardy!' host, dies at 80 |url=https://apnews.com/article/alex-trebek-434c1a66a206d27e8177b118f602ac62 |website=AP News |publisher=Associated Press|access-date=8 November 2020}}</ref>
* [[November 10]] – [[Tom Heinsohn]], Hall of Fame basketball player, coach, and broadcaster (b. [[1934]])<ref>[https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2020/11/10/tommy-heinsohn-celtics-coach-player-tv-dies Longtime Celtics player, coach, and broadcaster Tom Heinsohn dies at 86] Boston.com, November 10, 2020</ref>
* [[November 17]] – [[Walt Davis]], American athlete (b. [[1931]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.panews.com/2020/11/17/buddy-davis-olympic-nba-champ-from-nederland-dies-at-89/ |title=Buddy Davis, Olympic & NBA champ from Nederland, dies at 89 |last=Murrell |first=I. C. |date=November 17, 2020 |work=[[The Port Arthur News]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[November 23]] 
** [[Abby Dalton]], American actress (b. [[1932]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/abby-dalton-dead-actress-falcon-crest-joey-bishop-show-was-88-1305960 |title=Abby Dalton, Actress on 'Falcon Crest' and 'The Joey Bishop Show,' Dies at 88 |last=Barnes |first=Mike |date=November 30, 2020 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
** [[David Dinkins]], American politician, lawyer, and author (b. [[1927]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/nyregion/david-dinkins-dead.html |title=David N. Dinkins, New York's First Black Mayor, Dies at 93 |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |author-link=Robert D. McFadden |date=November 24, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 21, 2021 |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124231143/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/nyregion/david-dinkins-dead.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[Hal Ketchum]], American country singer-songwriter (b. [[1953]])<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/hal-ketchum-country-singer-dead-obit-1094771/ Hal Ketchum, Nineties Country Singer of ‘Small Town Saturday Night,’ Dead at 67]</ref>
* [[November 27]] – [[Tony Hsieh]], Internet entrepreneur (b. [[1973]]) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/28/tony-hsieh-dies-aged-46-zappos-shoe-retailer|title=Tony Hsieh, 'visionary' behind Zappos shoe retailer, dies aged 46|date=November 28, 2020|website=The Guardian}}</ref>

===December===
[[File:ChuckYeager.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Chuck Yeager]]]]
[[File:Charley-Pride 1981.JPEG|thumb|120px|[[Charley Pride]]]]
* [[December 1]] – [[Arnie Robinson]], American athlete (b. [[1948]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sports-columnists/story/2020-12-01/arnie-robinson-olympics-long-jump-gold-montreal-died-san-diego-aztecs-mesa-college |title= Column: Arnie Robinson dies at 72; Olympic long jump gold medalist, San Diego mainstay |last=Miller |first=Bryce |date=December 1, 2020 |work=San Diego Union-Tribune |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[December 2]]
** [[Rafer Johnson]], American athlete (b. [[1935]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-12-02/rafer-johnson-dead |title=Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the games to L.A., has died |last=Wilson |first=Scott |date=December 2, 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times  |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]], Canadian-born American wrestler (b. [[1941]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.webisjericho.com/details-about-pat-pattersons-health-prior-to-his-death/ |title=Details About Pat Patterson's Health Prior To His Death |first=James |last=Ryder |date=December 2, 2020 |website=webisjericho.com |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
** [[Pamela Tiffin]], American actress and model (b. [[1942]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/06/movies/pamela-tiffin-dead.html |title=Pamela Tiffin, Movie Star Who Shone Brightly but Briefly, Dies at 78 |last=Gates |first=Anita |date=December 6, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[December 4]] – [[David Lander]], American actor (''[[Laverne & Shirley]]'') (b. [[1947]])<ref>[https://www.tmz.com/2020/12/05/laverne-and-shirley-squiggy-david-lander-dead-dies-ms-multiple-sclerosis/ David Lander, 'Squiggy' star, dead at 73] TMZ, December 5, 2020</ref>
* [[December 5]] – [[Martin Sandoval]], politician (b. [[1964]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/metro-state/2020/12/5/22155965/martin-sandoval-dies-covid-senator-illinois-federal-corruption-investigation|title=Ex-state Sen. Martin Sandoval, snared in political corruption investigation, dies of coronavirus: attorney|first=Jon|last=Seidel|date=December 5, 2020|website=Chicago Sun-Times}}</ref>
* [[December 6]] – [[Paul Sarbanes]], American politician and attorney (b. [[1933]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-07/paul-sarbanes-senator-who-co-wrote-anti-fraud-law-dies-at-87 |title=Paul Sarbanes, U.S. Senator Who Co-Wrote Anti-Fraud Law, Dies at 87 |first1=Nancy |last1=Moran |first2=Derek |last2=Wallbank |date=December 6, 2020 |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[December 7]] 
** [[Chuck Yeager]], first pilot to break the sound barrier (b. [[1923]])<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-08|title=Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97|url=https://apnews.com/article/chuch-yeager-dies-at-97-air-force-f027e8960916cbd8094ab9f05ec2cbf2|access-date=2020-12-09|website=AP NEWS}}</ref>
** [[Natalie Desselle-Reid]], actress (b. [[1967 in the United States|1967]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Mike |date=2020-12-07 |title=Natalie Desselle Reid, Star of 'B.A.P.S.' and 'Eve,' Dies at 53 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/natalie-deselle-reid-star-of-b-a-p-s-and-eve-dies-at-53-4101203/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[December 9]] – [[Ray Perkins]], American football player and coach (b. [[1941 in the United States|1941]])<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/sports/football/ray-perkins-dead.html Ray Perkins, Coach at Alabama and in the N.F.L., Dies at 79]</ref>
* [[December 10]]
** [[Tommy Lister Jr.]], actor and professional wrestler (b. [[1958]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/11/entertainment/thomas-lister-jr-death-trnd/index.html|title=Thomas 'Tiny' Lister Jr., 'Friday' actor, dead at 62|author=Sarah Moon|website=CNN|date=December 11, 2020 }}</ref>
** [[Brandon Bernard]], murderer (b. [[1980]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-race-and-ethnicity-prisons-killeen-13044e3f1ab9e0e140c57d8012b67abb|title=US carries out rare execution during presidential transition|date=December 10, 2020|website=AP NEWS}}</ref>
* [[December 12]] – [[Charley Pride]], American singer, musician and guitarist (b. [[1934]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/charley-pride-dead-obit-192455/ |title=Charley Pride, Pioneering Black Country Singer, Dead at 86 |last=Hudak |first=Joseph |date=December 12, 2020 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=March 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213034946/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/charley-pride-dead-obit-192455/ |archive-date=December 13, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[December 16]] – [[Lorenzo Taliaferro]], football player (b. [[1991]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2922829-former-ravens-fb-lorenzo-taliaferro-dies-at-age-28-from-heart-attack|title=Former Ravens FB Lorenzo Taliaferro Dies at Age 28 from Heart Attack|first=Rob|last=Goldberg|website=Bleacher Report}}</ref>
* [[December 20]] – [[Ezra Vogel]], American sociologist (b. [[1930]])<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ezra-vogel-dead/2020/12/21/fc66a080-43a0-11eb-a277-49a6d1f9dff1_story.html Ezra Vogel, Harvard scholar who bridged U.S. and East Asia, dies at 90] The Washington Post. December 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.</ref>
* [[December 21]] – [[Kevin Greene]], hall of fame football player (b. [[1962]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/12/22/nfl-kevin-greene-dies-at-age-of-58/|title=Kevin Greene, Former Pittsburgh Steelers LB And Hall Of Famer, Dies At 58|date=December 22, 2020}}</ref>
* [[December 22]] – [[Leslie West]], guitarist and songwriter (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2020/12/leslie-west-mountain-guitarist-and-co-vocalist-dies-at-75/|title=Leslie West, Mountain Guitarist and Co-Vocalist, Dies at 75|date=December 23, 2020|website=Spin}}</ref>
* [[December 23]] – [[Frankie Randall]], boxer (b. [[1961]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/frankie-the-surgeon-randall-1961-to-2020/167897|title=Frankie "The Surgeon" Randall - 1961 To 2020 – Boxing News|date=December 23, 2020}}</ref>
* [[December 25]] – [[Barry Lopez]], author (b. [[1945]])<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/26/obituaries/barry-lopez-dead.html Barry Lopez, Lyrical Writer Who Was Likened to Thoreau, Dies at 75]</ref>
* [[December 26]] – [[Brodie Lee]], professional wrestler and actor (b. [[1979]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/27/us/jon-huber-wrestler-dies-luke-harper-brodie-lee/index.html|title=Wrestler Jon Huber dies at 41 from 'non-Covid related lung issue,' his wife says|first=Artemis|last=Moshtaghian|website=CNN|date=December 27, 2020 }}</ref>
* [[December 29]] – [[Joe Louis Clark]], educator (b. [[1938]])<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-30|title=Principal Joe Clark, who inspired film 'Lean on Me,' dies|url=https://apnews.com/article/newark-gainesville-florida-new-jersey-f703edd235a0edb4c0de182c14219346|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203200400/https://apnews.com/article/newark-gainesville-florida-new-jersey-f703edd235a0edb4c0de182c14219346|archive-date=2021-02-03|access-date=2021-07-18|website=[[Associated Press|AP NEWS]]|language=en}}</ref>
* [[December 30]] – [[Samuel Little]], American serial killer; the confirmed most prolific serial killer U.S. history (b. [[1940]])<ref>{{Cite news |last=Diaz |first=Jaclyn |date=2020-12-31 |title=Samuel Little, The Nation's Most Prolific Serial Killer, Dies At 80 |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/12/31/951918219/samuel-little-the-nations-most-prolific-serial-killer-dies-at-80 |access-date=2022-05-13}}</ref> 
* [[December 31]] – [[Dick Thornburgh]], [[List of governors of Pennsylvania|Governor of Pennsylvania]] (1979–1987) and [[United States Attorney General]] (1988–1991) (b. [[1932]])<ref>{{cite news |last1=Couloumbis |first1=Angela |title=Former Pennsylvania Gov. Dick Thornburgh dies at 88 |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/dick-thornburgh-dies-pennsylvania-governor-attorney-general-20201231.html |access-date=December 31, 2020 |date=December 31, 2020 |work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]}}</ref>

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