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Two monuments of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are removed from downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, four years after the riot that occurred in the city.
2021-07-10

A statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee presented by Virginia is removed from the National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol. It is slated to be replaced by a statue of civil rights activist Barbara Rose Johns.
2020-12-21

Hurricane Eta restrengthens into a category 1 hurricane as it reaches the Gulf Coast of Florida.
2020-11-11

Hurricane Zeta kills five people and leaves 2 million without power.
2020-10-29

Hurricane Zeta makes landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana, as a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 110 mph. In the process, it sets a new record for being the fifth named storm to make landfall in Louisiana in a single season, the previous record being four.
2020-10-28

Over 700,000 power outages are reported in the U.S. states of Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi.
2020-10-10

Hurricane Sally makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama, at 5:45 a.m. ET as a Category 2 hurricane.
2020-09-16

Governor of Louisiana John Bel Edwards declares a state of emergency for New Orleans and other parts of the state as it is expected that Hurricane Sally will make landfall as a strong hurricane on Tuesday.
2020-09-14

Tropical Storm Nana is expected to strengthen into a strong tropical storm before it makes landfall in Belize tomorrow.
2020-09-2

Hurricane Laura downgrades from a Category 4 to Category 2 hurricane but remains "extremely dangerous" after lashing the coasts of Texas and Louisiana early Thursday. It has killed 30 people thus far.
2020-08-27