Year in review
2020
9 recaps from this year - events, occasions, and cultural moments.
2020U.S. Assassination of Qassem Soleimani
A U.S. drone strike killed Iran's most powerful military commander in Baghdad, pushing the Middle East toward direct confrontation between superpowers.
2020Wuhan Lockdown Initiates COVID Response
Wuhan Lockdown Initiates COVID Response
2020Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303
On this day (05/22), 6 years ago: Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 crashes in Model Colony near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 98 people.
2020COVID-19 Pandemic Declaration
The moment the world finally stopped pretending this was containable.
20202020 United States Presidential Election
2020Hong Kong National Security Law
2020George Floyd Murder and BLM Uprising
Floyd's death at police hands sparked the largest protest movement in U.S. history and forced a reckoning with systemic racism.
2020WeChat Pay Becomes China's Digital Currency
WeChat's ubiquitous payment system overtook cash in China's economy and demonstrated the power of mobile-first fintech in authoritarian surveillance.
2020Beirut Port Explosion
A catastrophic ammonium nitrate blast killed over 200 people and devastated Beirut's port district, exposing decades of governmental negligence.