A Happy New Year?

 

You are probably wondering why I have the above graphic on todays post. Above the year 2020  are the words, Happy New Year. It may have started that way but as we know, it has been a hard one for many people in the United States and the world and so I thought though that we might take a trip down the memory lane of this year and see what what did go on as January 2020 evolved in to December 2020, one month at a time. 

January

8: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.^[8][9]

 30: COVID-19 pandemic: The CDC confirms the first case of human-to-human transmission of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the U.S.^[29]

 February  

25:Amazon opens its first cashierless grocery store, located in Seattle.^[50]

29:COVID-19 pandemic: The first death from COVID-19 in the U.S. is reported by officials in Washington state, as the total number of cases nationwide reaches 66.^[55]

March

13:President Trump declares a national emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, freeing up $50 billion in disaster relief funds.^[85

22:The USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) hospital ship is announced to be deployed to New York. The USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) is to be deployed to Los Angeles.^[107]

April:

03: COVID-19 pandemic: The CDC recommends all citizens consider wearing cloth or fabric face coverings in public.^[132

24: President Trump signs a $483 billion bill to rescue small businesses.^[159]

May

27:George Floyd protests: Protests in Minneapolis turn violent as activists call for murder charges against the police officers involved in George Floyd's death.^[190][191]

30:The first crewed flight of the SpaceX Dragon 2 (initially scheduled for May 27 but delayed due to weather) is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first crewed spacecraft to launch from U.S. soil since 2011.^[200]

June

09: HBO Max removes Gone with the Wind from its streaming service, amid concerns over "ethnic and racial prejudices" depicted in the 1939 movie.^[215] HBO reinstates the film on June 25, alongside a disclaimer saying it "denies the horrors of slavery".^[216]

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 city charter.^[219]

July

04: The 2020 Salute to America Independence Day event is held in Washington, D.C.^[240]

12:18 sailors are injured by an explosion and fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego, California.^[247]

August

09: Pr:esident Trump is escorted from a news briefing by the Secret Service following a shooting outside the White House, after which a 51-year-old male suspect is taken to hospital.^[276]

11: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden names Senator Kamala Harris as his vice presidential nominee, the first black woman to serve in the role.^[277]

September:

09: President Donald Trump is nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize by a Norwegian lawmaker for his role in facilitating the Israel–United Arab Emirates peace agreement.^[308]

18: The death of long-serving judge and women's rights advocate, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, at the age of 87, leaves an empty seat on the Supreme Court. President Trump says he will choose a woman to fill the seat.^[317]

October

01: COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C. – The White House COVID-19 outbreak is first announced, as both President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump test positive for COVID-19 and enter quarantine. Counselors to the President Hope Hicks and Kellyanne Conway and several other White House staffers, along with multiple members of Congress, also tested positive.^[331]

02: The national debt surpasses $27 trillion for the first time.^[335]

November:

14:  2020 United States election protests: In Washington, D.C., thousands of protesters march to support President Trump and his claims of voter fraud in the presidential election.^[432]

15 SpaceX Crew-1 mission launches from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida. The first operational mission of the SpaceX crew dragon.^{[citation needed]}

^December

 11: The Food and Drug Administration authorizes the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. This is the first COVID-19 vaccine to be authorized for emergency use in the United States.^[577]

29: The statue of Abraham Lincoln is removed in Boston.^[62

These statics are provided by: 2020 in the United States - Wikipedia

Two items dominated the year. They are of course, the Presidential Election, and Covid-19 epidemic. And while there was some good things that happened this year, I was hard pressed to find many that came to us as good news. I did try to list one good item in each month. But I know that some may not agree with me on what they are, and that is ok. My intent was just to look back on the year to recall what has happened.

What will 2021 bring? Perhaps a great party this evening. Perhaps a tradegy for some that will drink too much and end up in an accident. But then, what of the New Year with a new presidential administration. And will we ever get beyond this covid epidemic? Some think so. Many don't. The answers to these questions are, we just don't know. Who knows what else may come. Good or bad, it is all in the hand of Almighty God.

Only God knows. And it is He that we must trust to get us through it. One day, and month at a time. 

Trust in the Lord with all your heart

    and lean not on your own understanding;

6 in all your ways submit to him,

    and he will make your paths straight.[a]

Proverbs 3:5-6

Thanks for stopping by today, Friends. Have a great New Years Eve, and stay safe. God Bless you!

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