At A Glance

26 August 2020 at a glance

Day of the week
26 August 2020 was a Wednesday.
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 26 August is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 26 August 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 26 August 2020 was First Quarter.

On this day: 26 August

  • 1977 The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec.
  • 1978 Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.
  • 1999 Russia begins the Second Chechen War in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade.
  • 2011 The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
  • 2014 The Jay Report into the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal is published.

Famous people born on August 26

  • Macaulay Culkin, American actor (born 1980)
  • Keke Palmer, American actress and singer (born 1993)
  • Mother Teresa, Albanian-Indian nun, missionary, Catholic saint, and Nobel Prize laureate (1910–1997)
  • Melissa McCarthy, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)

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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.
More events of 2020 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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