The 2020s

Explore 434 historical events from 2020–2029.

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2020 49 2021 69 2022 68 2023 57 2024 135 2025 55 2026 1

2020

An oil spill in Norilsk released 17,500 tons of diesel oil into nearby rivers

The Norilsk diesel oil spill was an industrial disaster near Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It began on 29 May 2020 when a fuel storage tank at Norilsk-Taimyr Energy's Thermal …

An oil spill in Norilsk released 17,500 tons of diesel oil into nearby rivers

2020

Crew Dragon Demo-2 became the first commercial mission to the International Space Station

Crew Dragon Demo-2 was the first crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft. The spacecraft, named Endeavour, launched on May 30, 2020 on a Falcon 9 rocket, and carried NASA …

Crew Dragon Demo-2 became the first commercial mission to the International Space Station