At A Glance

20 September 2020 at a glance

Day of the week
20 September 2020 was a Sunday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “WAP” by Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion.
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 20 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 20 September 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 20 September 2020 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 20 September

  • 1988 Margaret Thatcher delivers the Bruges speech, in which she articulates her opposition to further European integration.
  • 1990 South Ossetia declares its independence from Georgia.
  • 2000 The United Kingdom's MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by individuals using a Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank missile.
  • 2011 The United States military ends its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.
  • 2019 Roughly four million people, mostly students, demonstrate across the world to address climate change. Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg from Sweden leads the demonstration in New York City.

Famous people born on September 20

  • Jon Bernthal, American actor (born 1976)
  • George R. R. Martin, American novelist and short story writer (born 1948)
  • Asia Argento, Italian actress (born 1975)
  • Khabib Nurmagomedov, Russian mixed martial artist (born 1988)

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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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