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Britannica Year in Review reviews some of the the most significant events to happen in 2020. Guided by data, Britannica hones in on the Story of the Year, the global health crisis, the social revolution globally, the people we have lost and how we've entertained ourselves.
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Mar 9, 2024 · electronic encyclopaedia. encyclopaedic dictionary. information. encyclopaedia, reference work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or that treats a particular branch of knowledge in a comprehensive manner.
Britannica's 2020 Year in Review. A global health crisis whose ripple effects had no limits. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic. Even before then, we saw increasing interest and spikes on Britannica inquiring about a variety of topics related to the pandemic.
Apr 27, 2024 · United States presidential election of 2020, election, held during the global coronavirus pandemic, in which Democrat Joe Biden, formerly the 47th U.S. vice president, defeated the incumbent president, Republican Donald Trump, to become the 46th U.S. president. Biden won the Electoral College vote 306 to 232.
Dec 10, 2020 · Chicago, December 10, 2020. Kamala Harris, Catherine the Great, and Kobe Bryant on Year in Review List. Encyclopaedia Britannica, purveyors of trusted knowledge for over 250 years , has announced its Story of the Year for 2020 along with a roundup of top stories and events that impacted the world.
