2020 year in review - events that shaped the world

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2020 is almost over. 2021 is on our doorstep. People say they can't wait for 2020 to end as if everything will be magically fixed as soon as we step in 2021. But anyways, let's take a look at some of the biggest events that shaped the year and will be remembered for a long time. January 3: Iranian general Qasem Soleimani is killed by a U.S. drone after his landing at the national airport of Iraq. This controversial event almost triggered a war between the two countries January 14: Australia bush fires happened, in which more than 18 million hectares of forest was burnt and destroyed. 34 people died also. January 31: Great Britain finally leaves the EU. March: COVID-19 is officially declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. Although its first cases were identified in December 2019 in China, by the end of January and February, it took a big swing and had spread globally. April: North Korean dictator and head of state Kim Jong Un, mysteriously disappeared from public eyes for 3 weeks, leading to rumors of his demise. July 10: Turkey turns iconic museum, formerly a church, Hagia Sophia into a mosque. August 4: The disastrous explosion happens in Lebanon's capital city, Beirut, in which a storehouse of ammonium nitrate exploded with a force of about 1/10th of the Hiroshima bombing. August 11: Russia becomes the first country to approve a COVID vaccine, skipping normal test protocols. October 16: People in France are beheaded by terrorists because of mocking cartoons of Prophet Muhammad. December 14: Joe Biden is elected President of the United States by the Electoral college. *These were the events that came of the top of my head, so if I forgot any event that has maybe left an impression to you, feel free to add a comment and fill with my post.