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17 February 2020 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 February 2020 was a Monday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “The Box” by Roddy Ricch.
- Top Film of 2020
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2020 was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 17 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 February 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 February 2020 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 17 February
- 1996 In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.
- 1996 NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros.
- 2008 Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.
- 2011 Arab Spring: Libyan protests against Muammar Gaddafi's regime begin.
- 2011 Arab Spring: In Bahrain, security forces launch a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama; the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday.
Famous people born on February 17
- Case Keenum, American football player (born 1988)
- Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1991)
- Michael Jordan, American basketball player, executive, and businessman (born 1963)
- Jensen Huang, Taiwanese-American businessman, co-founded Nvidia (born 1963)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2020 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 29 – COVID-19 pandemic: President Donald Trump establishes the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
- January 29 – President Trump signs the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA).
- February 9 – The 92nd Academy Awards, the second in a row with no official host, are held at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Life in the US in 2020
President
Donald Trump
Gas (per gallon)
$2.17
Loaf of Bread
$2.50
Average House
$374,900
Weekly Wage
$984
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