History Thread for “2020”

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June 22, 2026 Politics

Keir Starmer resigns

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation as leader of the Labour Party and stated that he would step down as prime minister once a successor is chosen. The announceme...

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March 25, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Report Examines Lack of Settler Prosecutions

Gaza · Palestine

An analysis published on March 25, 2026, reported that no Israeli citizens have been prosecuted for killing Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank since 2020. The findings were b...

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February 24, 2026 Breaking

Estimated Interracial Homicides in the United States (2020–2025)

Estimated numbers and percentages of interracial homicides where Black victims were killed by White offenders, and White victims were killed by Black offenders: 2020: Black kil...

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February 15, 2026 Politics

Justin Trudeau's legacy

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February 12, 2026 Politics

Trump Calls for Netanyahu Pardon

Prime Minister’s Office · Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel

On February 12, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly demanded that Israeli President Isaac Herzog grant a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, thrusting himself into one of ...

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February 10, 2026 Finance

Venezuela reportedly ships crude oil to Israel after exports reopen following Maduro’s capture

Caracas · Capital District · Venezuela

Venezuela reportedly ships crude oil to Israel after exports reopen following Maduro’s capture On February 10, 2026, Venezuelan crude oil was reported to be en route to Israel ...

2026 bazangroup capture cargo crude denial

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February 6, 2026 Breaking

Former Salt Lake City Fire Department battalion chief Kelly J. Carter arrested on child sexual exploitation charges

Salt Lake City · Utah · United States

Former Salt Lake City Fire Department battalion chief Kelly J. Carter arrested on child sexual exploitation charges On February 6, 2026, Kelly Jay Carter, a 51‑year‑old retired...

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February 6, 2026 Politics

Trump posts former President Obama and Michelle Obama as monkeys in racist video

Washington · District of Columbia · United States

Trump posts former President Obama and Michelle Obama as monkeys in racist video clip On February 6, 2026, United States President Donald Trump posted a video on the social med...

2026 backlash conspiracy controversy criticism deletion

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February 6, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Armenia reports new border incidents with Azerbaijan after talks stall

Yerevan · Yerevan Province · Armenia

Armenia reports new border incidents with Azerbaijan after talks stall In February 2026, Armenian defense officials reported multiple incidents along sections of the Armenia-Az...

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February 5, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Beit Shemesh Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Spying for Iran

Beit Shemesh · Jerusalem District · Israel

Beit Shemesh Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Spying for Iran On February 5, 2026, the Jerusalem District Court sentenced Elimelech Stern, a 22-year-old resident of Beit Shemesh, t...

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February 3, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Palestinian Christian Villages and Towns Occupation Timeline 1948–2026

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February 2, 2026 Breaking

The Master Timeline

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February 2, 2026 Breaking

Epstein Files: FBI Source Alleged Israel, Russia, UAE Influence on US Officials

Epstein Files: FBI Source Alleged Foreign Influence on U.S. Officials Documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice in early 2026 as part of the Jeffrey Epstein case fil...

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February 1, 2026 Breaking

The Life and Crimes of Jeffrey Epstein: A Timeline of Key Event

Metropolitan Correctional Center · New York City · New York · United States

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January 31, 2026 Politics

Trump Sues IRS Over Tax Return Leak by Former Contractor Charles Littlejohn

United States District Court for the District of Columbia · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

Trump Sues IRS Over Tax Return Leak by Former Contractor Charles Littlejohn Donald Trump, his adult sons, and the Trump Organization filed a federal lawsuit against the Interna...

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November 16, 2024 Breaking

Questions linger around diddy’s legal saga and unanswered issues

Sean “Diddy” Combs, the music mogul currently serving a 50‑month federal prison sentence for two counts of transporting individuals to engage in prostitution, remains at the center of ong...

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October 12, 2024 Breaking

Philip Esformes Arrested Again After Trump Clemency

Miami · Florida · United States

Philip Esformes Arrested Again After Trump Clemency Miami, Florida — Philip Esformes, the Miami-based nursing home executive whose 20-year federal prison sentence for health care f...

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February 15, 2024 Politics

Sackler family dispute over responsibility for opioid crisis

Stamford · Connecticut · United States

Sackler family dispute over responsibility for opioid crisis On February 15, 2024, legal filings and testimony related to bankruptcy proceedings involving Purdue Pharma revealed internal...

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June 18, 2022 Breaking

Trump pardons Bernard Kerik later questioned in January 6 investigation

United States Department of Justice · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

In February 2020, President Donald Trump issued a full pardon to Bernard Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner, who had been convicted in 2009 on federal tax fraud and false...

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June 23, 2021 Breaking

John McAfee: Life, Legal Issues, Death, and Online Claims

John David McAfee (September 18, 1945 – June 23, 2021) was a British‑American programmer and businessman best known for founding the McAfee antivirus software company. He later became a p...

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January 6, 2021 Breaking

Storming of the U.S. Capitol During Electoral Certification

Washington · District of Columbia · United States

On January 6, 2021, a violent mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., while Congress was meeting to certify the Electoral C...

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January 6, 2021 Politics

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Role and Statements Around January 6 Capitol Attack

United States Capitol · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

On January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the United States Capitol as Congress was certifying the 2020 presidential election results. Marjorie Taylor Greene, then a private citizen and R...

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December 22, 2020 Breaking

Trump pardons Michael Milken later investigated for market violations

Federal Courthouse Manhattan · New York City · New York · United States

On December 23, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a full pardon to Michael Milken, the former financier who had pleaded guilty in 1990 to securities and tax violations. The pardon remov...

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December 22, 2020 Breaking

Trump pardons Alice Marie Johnson later arrested on probation violation

On June 6, 2018, Alice Marie Johnson was granted a full pardon by President Donald Trump after serving over 21 years in federal prison for nonviolent drug trafficking. The pardon commuted...

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December 5, 2020 Politics

Gaza and US immigration policies affected by data analytics tools

Gaza City · Gaza Strip · Palestine

Gaza and US immigration policies affected by data analytics tools On December 5, 2020, analysts reported that U.S. immigration enforcement and counterterrorism operations in Ga...

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November 12, 2020 Breaking

Palantir expands influence under Trump administration

Denver · Colorado · United States

Palantir expands influence under Trump administration On November 12, 2020, reports indicated that Palantir Technologies, a data analytics and software company, significantly i...

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October 16, 2020 Breaking

Paty case false claim

Conflans-Sainte-Honorine · France

A French schoolgirl later admitted that she had falsely claimed that her teacher, Samuel Paty, was Islamophobic. She said she had not been present in the classroom during the lesson in qu...

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October 15, 2020 Breaking

Amir Bramly Conviction

Tel Aviv District Court · Tel Aviv · Tel Aviv District · Israel

Amir Bramly is an Israeli businessman who operated multiple investment funds that later collapsed amid allegations of financial misconduct. Investigations by Israeli authorities revealed ...

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July 10, 2020 Breaking

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Faces Scrutiny Over WE Charity Controversy

Ottawa · Ontario · Canada

On July 10, 2020, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came under intense scrutiny regarding the federal government’s decision to award a $912 million student volunteer grant program to...

2020 accountability canada conflict controversy criticism

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July 9, 2020 Breaking

WE Charity Controversy: Conflicts in Canadian Politics

Parliament Hill · Ottawa · Ontario · Canada

WE Charity, which was involved in a major Canadian federal grant program, faced scrutiny over conflicts of interest involving members of the Trudeau family and the awarding of public fund...

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July 2, 2020 Breaking

Arrest and Conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell

Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse · New York City · New York · United States

Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite and former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested on July 2, 2020, by the FBI in Bradford, New Hampshire, for her role in recruiting and groomin...

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June 17, 2020 Politics

Salome Zourabichvili Visiting The Western Wall

Western Wall · Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel

On June 17, 2020, President Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Her visit was part of the World Holocaust Forum events commemorating the 75th anniversar...

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June 17, 2020 Politics

Zeljko Komsic Visiting The Western Wall

Western Wall · Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel

On June 17, 2020, President Željko Komšić of Bosnia and Herzegovina visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The visit took place during the World Holocaust Forum commemorating the 75th ann...

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June 17, 2020 Politics

Guðni Th Johannesson Visiting The Western Wall

Western Wall · Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel

On June 17, 2020, President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson of Iceland visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The visit took place during an international gathering of heads of state attending the ...

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June 4, 2020 Breaking

Tim Wise. White children don’t deserve innocence

Tim Wise. White children don’t deserve innocence On June 4, 2020, Tim Wise appeared on CNN. Wise said: “White children don’t deserve innocence.” The statement was made during a discu...

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May 26, 2020 Breaking

Protests and Public Property Damage Following the Death of George Floyd

Minneapolis · Minnesota · United States

In the days following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody on May 25, 2020, large-scale protests erupted across Minneapolis and rapidly spread to cities throughout the ...

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May 25, 2020 Breaking

George Floyd: Death in Police Custody, Legal Outcomes, and Global Impact

George Floyd Square · Minneapolis · Minnesota · United States

George Floyd was a 46-year-old Black American man who died on May 25, 2020, during an arrest by Minneapolis police officers after a store clerk reported that he may have used a counterfei...

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April 20, 2020 Breaking

Stow police 'disgusted' by allegations against chief

Stow · Ohio · United States

On April 20, 2020, members of the Stow Police Department in Stow, Massachusetts publicly stated they were “deeply disturbed, shocked and disgusted” by allegations made against their polic...

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April 9, 2020 Breaking

WEF Publishes Article Calling Global Lockdowns “The World’s Biggest Psychological Experiment”

Davos · Graubünden · Switzerland

On April 9, 2020, the World Economic Forum (WEF) published an article titled “Lockdown is the world’s biggest psychological experiment – and we will pay the price,” examining the mental h...

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February 9, 2020 Breaking

Rabbi Berland fraud tax arrest Israel

Jerusalem · Israel

Eliezer Berland is an Israeli ultra-Orthodox rabbi and leader of the Shuvu Bonim sect. He was previously convicted in Israel of sexual offenses in a separate case and served a prison sent...

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February 6, 2020 Breaking

Corey Feldman Releases Documentary Alleging Abuse Network in Hollywood

Hollywood · Los Angeles · California · United States

On February 6, 2020, actor Corey Feldman premiered his self-produced documentary, “(My) Truth: The Rape of 2 Coreys,” in which he alleged that he and late actor Corey Haim were victims of...

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January 23, 2020 Politics

Volodymyr Zelenskyy Visiting The Western Wall

Western Wall · Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel

On January 23, 2020, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, and joined a prayer for peace. The visit occurred during an official trip to t...

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January 13, 2020 Breaking

Jerusalem Rabbi Arrested Slavery Case

Jerusalem · Israel

In January 2020, a man described by Israeli authorities as a rabbi in his 60s was arrested in Jerusalem on suspicion of running a closed religious community in which dozens of women and c...

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December 15, 2019 Politics

Ari Ben-Menashe said that Epstein Island Was Entirely an Intelligence Operation Aimed at Controlling

Ari Ben-Menashe Claims Epstein Island Was Entirely an Intelligence Operation Aimed at Controlling Powerful Figures Ari Ben-Menashe, a former Israeli military intelligence offic...

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December 1, 2019 Breaking

COVID-19 Pandemic

Huanan Seafood Market · Wuhan · Hubei · China

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global outbreak of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, first identified in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) was notified on December 31, ...

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November 7, 2019 Politics

Winnipeg Kosher Café Hoax: Fabricated Hate Crime

Winnipeg · Manitoba · Canada

Winnipeg Kosher Café Hoax: Fabricated Hate Crimes in 2019 In October and November 2019, several incidents were reported at The Leafy Greens Café, a kosher vegan restaurant in W...

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January 29, 2019 Politics

Jussie Smollett Alleged Hate Crime Later Accused as Staged

Chicago · Illinois · United States

Jussie Smollett Alleged Hate Crime Later Accused as Staged (USA, 2019) On January 29, 2019, actor Jussie Smollett, known for his role on the television series Empire, reported ...

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November 8, 2018 Breaking

Camp Fire Sparks Online Conspiracy Theories After Destructive 2018 California Wildfire

Paradise · California · United States

The Camp Fire ignited on November 8, 2018, in Butte County, California, and rapidly spread through the town of Paradise. The wildfire became the deadliest and most destructive in Californ...

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April 8, 2018 Breaking

Canadian Aid Worker Peter John Dalglish Arrested and Jailed in Nepal for Child Sexual Abuse

Nepal District Court · Kathmandu · Bagmati Province · Nepal

Peter John Dalglish, a Canadian humanitarian worker and former United Nations official, was arrested by Nepal police on April 8, 2018, on charges of child sexual abuse and pedophilia. He ...

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October 10, 2017 Breaking

Arrest and Conviction of Harvey Weinstein

Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center · Los Angeles · California · United States

Harvey Weinstein, an American film producer and co-founder of Miramax and The Weinstein Company, was arrested on October 10, 2017, in New York following numerous allegations of sexual har...

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January 20, 2017 Politics

Mike Huckabee met with Jonathan Pollard, after Pollard’s release from prison in 2015

New York City · New York · United States

Mike huckabee meets with Jonathan pollard On January 20, 2017, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee met with Jonathan Pollard in New York following Pollard’s release from federal priso...

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June 7, 1940 Breaking

Samuel Little murder investigation

Reynolds · Georgia · United States

Samuel Little, born Samuel McDowell on June 7, 1940, in Reynolds, Georgia, was an American serial killer who was convicted of multiple murders and later confessed to dozens of additional ...

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2020

Keir Starmer resigns

Report Examines Lack of Settler Prosecutions

Estimated Interracial Homicides in the United States (2020–2025)

Justin Trudeau's legacy

Trump Calls for Netanyahu Pardon

Venezuela reportedly ships crude oil to Israel after exports reopen following Maduro’s capture

Former Salt Lake City Fire Department battalion chief Kelly J. Carter arrested on child sexual exploitation charges

Trump posts former President Obama and Michelle Obama as monkeys in racist video

Armenia reports new border incidents with Azerbaijan after talks stall

Beit Shemesh Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Spying for Iran

Palestinian Christian Villages and Towns Occupation Timeline 1948–2026

The Master Timeline

Epstein Files: FBI Source Alleged Israel, Russia, UAE Influence on US Officials

The Life and Crimes of Jeffrey Epstein: A Timeline of Key Event

Trump Sues IRS Over Tax Return Leak by Former Contractor Charles Littlejohn

Questions linger around diddy’s legal saga and unanswered issues

Philip Esformes Arrested Again After Trump Clemency

Sackler family dispute over responsibility for opioid crisis

Trump pardons Bernard Kerik later questioned in January 6 investigation

John McAfee: Life, Legal Issues, Death, and Online Claims

Storming of the U.S. Capitol During Electoral Certification

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Role and Statements Around January 6 Capitol Attack

Trump pardons Michael Milken later investigated for market violations

Trump pardons Alice Marie Johnson later arrested on probation violation

Gaza and US immigration policies affected by data analytics tools

Palantir expands influence under Trump administration

Paty case false claim

Amir Bramly Conviction

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Faces Scrutiny Over WE Charity Controversy

WE Charity Controversy: Conflicts in Canadian Politics

Arrest and Conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell

Salome Zourabichvili Visiting The Western Wall

Zeljko Komsic Visiting The Western Wall

Guðni Th Johannesson Visiting The Western Wall

Tim Wise. White children don’t deserve innocence

Protests and Public Property Damage Following the Death of George Floyd

George Floyd: Death in Police Custody, Legal Outcomes, and Global Impact

Stow police 'disgusted' by allegations against chief

WEF Publishes Article Calling Global Lockdowns “The World’s Biggest Psychological Experiment”

Rabbi Berland fraud tax arrest Israel

Corey Feldman Releases Documentary Alleging Abuse Network in Hollywood

Volodymyr Zelenskyy Visiting The Western Wall

Jerusalem Rabbi Arrested Slavery Case

Ari Ben-Menashe said that Epstein Island Was Entirely an Intelligence Operation Aimed at Controlling

COVID-19 Pandemic

Winnipeg Kosher Café Hoax: Fabricated Hate Crime

Jussie Smollett Alleged Hate Crime Later Accused as Staged

Camp Fire Sparks Online Conspiracy Theories After Destructive 2018 California Wildfire

Canadian Aid Worker Peter John Dalglish Arrested and Jailed in Nepal for Child Sexual Abuse

Arrest and Conviction of Harvey Weinstein

Mike Huckabee met with Jonathan Pollard, after Pollard’s release from prison in 2015

Samuel Little murder investigation

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Role and Statements Around January 6 Capitol Attack