The 2020 stock market crash followed a decade of economic prosperity and sustained global growth after recovery from the Great Recession. Global unemployment was at its lowest in history, while quality of life was generally improving across the world.

Bushfires are raging across the country, and countless homes and buildings have been destroyed, along with many trees. Many people are dead, and many are unaccounted for. Yet, 1.25 billion animals were killed. Over 26 million acres have been burned so far, and there's no end in …

Dec 31, 2020 · From a deadly pandemic to a global movement for racial justice, the year 2020 certainly experienced its fair share of world-shifting events. Here is a list — and timeline — of the major events ...

Geospatial World also called 2020 "the worst year in terms of climate change" in part due to major climate disasters worldwide, including major bushfires in Australia and the western United States, as well as extreme tropical cyclone activity affecting large parts of North America. [2]

Dec 30, 2020 · In U.S. history, 2020 was well down the list at No. 8, just behind the 2001 terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, the tumult of 1968’s riots and assassinations, the ...

Dec 27, 2020 · It is not your imagination: By a host of measures, 2020 was the worst year many Americans will have experienced in their lifetimes. It was a year of loss, of anxiety, of poverty and of disease....

Apr 7, 2025 · On Friday, U.S. stock saw the worst decline since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. But the declines last week did not rank among the worst crashes in the history of the U.S. stock markets.

Oct 18, 2023 · In 2020, more than 22 million people — three-quarters of the country’s population — needed life-saving aid. In Yemen , the economy collapsed, and food prices skyrocketed. More than 233,000 people, including 12,000 civilians, were killed and more than 3 million displaced.

Dec 26, 2020 · The year 2020 will undoubtedly go down in history as the worst year ever — at least to those of us living in it. It started with Australia on fire . By March, 46 million acres, an area roughly the size of Syria, had burned, destroying the habitats of …

For this list, we'll be looking at why 2020 was a turbulent year unlike any other, making us long for the simpler times of 2016. Our countdown includes The COVID-19 Pandemic, The Loss of Beloved Icons, Explosion at Beirut, Lebanon, and more.