2020 Rewind
The following are events that took place throughout the year 2020 on both a local and national level.
January 8, 2021
January
- Jan. 26: Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others die in a helicopter crash.
February
- Feb. 5: The Senate acquits president Donald J. Trump of impeachment.
- Feb. 28: 12th annual Blackout game takes place at LT.
March
- March 11: COVID-19 is declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization.
- March 13: LT announces students will be sent home for a minimum of three weeks due to COVID-19.
- March 21: Governor J.B. Pritzker announces a state-wide shutdown due to COVID-19.
- March: 24: The 2020 Olympics are suspended until 2021.
April
- April 17: Governor J.B. Pritzker announces Illinois schools will be closed for the rest of the academic year.
- April 27: The Pentagon releases videos of suspected UFOs.
May
- May 25: The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota police officers.
- Protests across the nation begin in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
June
- June 26: Illinois enters phase 4, allowing indoor dining in restaurants, as well as gatherings of under 50 people to take place.
July
- July 14: First murder hornet trapped in the state of Washington.
- July 31: Wildfires in California force the evacuation of thousands of people.
August
- Aug 9: Violent looting and rioting takes place in Chicago, and is seen as a trend across the nation.
- Aug. 14: LT announces it will begin the year fully remote to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
September
- Sept. 18: Supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies.
October
- Oct. 19: LT welcomes students back on campus for the first day of hybrid learning.
- Oct 24: First murder hornet nest removed in the state of Washington.
- Oct. 26: Amy Coney Barret is confirmed to the Supreme Court by the Senate with a 52-48 vote.
November
- Nov. 7: After four days of counting ballots, Joe Biden is announced the president elect.
- Nov. 13: LT decided to return to fully remote for at least three weeks due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
- Nov. 16: A stay-at-home advisory is suggested for Cook County residents.
December
- Dec. 7: LT welcomed students back in for hybrid learning for two weeks before Christmas Break
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