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| ⚫ | * Starting in 2020, the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], a [[pandemic]] of the [[COVID-19]] [[disease]], |
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| ⚫ | *In [[2020]], the [[United Kingdom]] left the [[European Union]] ([[Brexit]])<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51287430| title=European Parliament approves Brexit agreement| work=BBC News| date=January 29, 2020| access-date=May 11, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129175943/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51287430| archive-date=January 29, 2020| url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | * Starting in 2020, the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], a [[pandemic]] of the [[COVID-19]] [[disease]], has been spreading around the world. Over 150 million people have been infected, and more than 3 million have died.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Worldwide COVID-19 cases pass 150 million|url=https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-04-worldwide-covid-cases-million.html|access-date=2021-05-06|website=medicalxpress.com|language=en}}</ref> Many countries shut down schools and workplaces, to stop the disease from spreading. It also caused the [[coronavirus recession]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-09-18|title=Global coronavirus infections top 30 million|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-54199825|access-date=2020-09-18}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=These are the 10 most-affected countries with the highest number of COVID-19 cases|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/india/news/check-out-the-10-most-affected-countries-with-the-highest-number-of-coronavirus-cases/slidelist/76275918.cms|access-date=2021-04-19|website=Business Insider}}</ref> |
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*[[November 3]] – [[Joe Biden]] is elected as 46th [[President of the United States]], defeating incumbent [[Donald Trump]]. |
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* [[January 21]] – Joe Biden is sworn in as 46th [[President of the United States]]. |
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| ⚫ | * The [[2020 Summer Olympics]] will happen in 2021 instead. They were moved a year later because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 24, 2020|title=Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/24/tokyo-olympics-to-be-postponed-to-2021-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324123239/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/24/tokyo-olympics-to-be-postponed-to-2021-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic|archive-date=March 24, 2020|access-date=May 11, 2020|website=The Guardian}}</ref> |
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== Things supposed to happen == |
== Things supposed to happen == |
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* In [[2004]], the [[President (United States)|President of the United States]] [[George W. Bush]] said that people would try to fly to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] some time in this decade.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKee |first1=Maggie |title=Bush to announce manned mission to Mars |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn4551-bush-to-announce-manned-mission-to-mars/ |accessdate=19 July 2020 |work=New Scientist |date=9 January 2004}}</ref> |
* In [[2004]], the [[President (United States)|President of the United States]] [[George W. Bush]] said that people would try to fly to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] some time in this decade.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKee |first1=Maggie |title=Bush to announce manned mission to Mars |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn4551-bush-to-announce-manned-mission-to-mars/ |accessdate=19 July 2020 |work=New Scientist |date=9 January 2004}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | * The [[2020 Summer Olympics]] will happen in 2021 instead. They were moved a year later because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/24/tokyo-olympics-to-be-postponed-to-2021-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic| |
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* In [[2027]], the autopsy (study of a dead body to find out how that person died) of [[Elvis Presley]] will be published.<ref>{{cite news | title=On His 80th Birthday, Revisiting the Conspiracies That Have Kept Elvis Presley Alive | last=Mejia | first=Paula | url=http://www.newsweek.com/his-80th-birthday-revisiting-conspiracies-have-kept-elvis-presley-alive-297968 | magazine=Newsweek | date=January 8, 2015 | accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref> |
* In [[2027]], the autopsy (study of a dead body to find out how that person died) of [[Elvis Presley]] will be published.<ref>{{cite news | title=On His 80th Birthday, Revisiting the Conspiracies That Have Kept Elvis Presley Alive | last=Mejia | first=Paula | url=http://www.newsweek.com/his-80th-birthday-revisiting-conspiracies-have-kept-elvis-presley-alive-297968 | magazine=Newsweek | date=January 8, 2015 | accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref> |
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| Millennium: | 3rd millennium |
| Centuries: | 20th century – 21st century – 22nd century |
| Decades: | 1990s 2000s 2010s – 2020s – 2030s 2040s 2050s |
| Years: | 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 |
The 2020s (pronounced "twenty-twenties" or "two thousand twenties") is the current decade that began on January 1, 2020 and will end on December 31, 2029.
Events
2020
- In 2020, the United Kingdom left the European Union (Brexit)[1]
- Starting in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic, a pandemic of the COVID-19 disease, has been spreading around the world. Over 150 million people have been infected, and more than 3 million have died.[2] Many countries shut down schools and workplaces, to stop the disease from spreading. It also caused the coronavirus recession.[3] [4]
- November 3 – Joe Biden is elected as 46th President of the United States, defeating incumbent Donald Trump.
2021
- January 21 – Joe Biden is sworn in as 46th President of the United States.
- The 2020 Summer Olympics will happen in 2021 instead. They were moved a year later because of the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
Things supposed to happen
- In 2004, the President of the United States George W. Bush said that people would try to fly to Mars some time in this decade.[6]
- In 2027, the autopsy (study of a dead body to find out how that person died) of Elvis Presley will be published.[7]
References
- ↑ "European Parliament approves Brexit agreement". BBC News. January 29, 2020. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Worldwide COVID-19 cases pass 150 million". medicalxpress.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ↑ "Global coronavirus infections top 30 million". BBC News. 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ↑ "These are the 10 most-affected countries with the highest number of COVID-19 cases". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ↑ "Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic". The Guardian. March 24, 2020. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ↑ McKee, Maggie (9 January 2004). "Bush to announce manned mission to Mars". New Scientist. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ↑ Mejia, Paula (January 8, 2015). "On His 80th Birthday, Revisiting the Conspiracies That Have Kept Elvis Presley Alive". Newsweek. Retrieved May 11, 2020.