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  1. Tony Hawk

    Sponsors

    Apr, 2020U.S.

    As of April 2020, Hawk is sponsored by Birdhouse, Vans, Independent, Bones, and Nixon. His current Pro model shoe is the Proto. Hawk was formerly sponsored by Theeve.

  2. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Most Deaths in a Single Day

    Thursday Apr 2, 2020Spain

    On 2 April per report, 950 people died in a 24-hour period. This was, at the time, the most by any country during the pandemic in a single day.

  3. Zoom Video Communications

    Zoom announced a 90-day freeze on releasing new features

    Wednesday Apr 1, 2020San Jose, California, U.S.

    On April 1, 2020, Zoom announced a 90-day freeze on releasing new features, to focus on fixing privacy and security issues on Zoom.

  4. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    World Bank launches Support

    Thursday Apr 2, 2020Washington, D.C., U.S.

    On 2 April, the World Bank launched emergency support operations for developing countries.

  5. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Spain Surpassed Italy

    Friday Apr 3, 2020Spain

    On April 3rd, Spain surpassed Italy in total cases due to the virus and is now second only to the U.S. which has over a quarter of a million cases

  6. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Qingming Festival of 2020

    Friday Apr 3, 2020China

    On 3 April, the Chinese government declared 4 April, the Qingming Festival of 2020, a national day of mourning for those who lost their lives in the coronavirus pandemic. At 10 a.m., people were asked to observe three minutes of silence while sirens and vehicle horns blasted out. Chinese flags were flown at half-mast across the country and at embassies overseas. All public entertainment was halted for the day.

  7. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Italian high Fatality Rate

    Saturday Apr 4, 2020Italy

    As of 4 April, there were 119,827 confirmed cases, 14,681 deaths, and 19,758 recoveries in Italy, with the majority of those cases occurring in the Lombardy region. A CNN report indicated that the combination of Italy's large elderly population and the inability to test all who have the virus to date may be contributing to the high fatality rate.

  8. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Over 1 Million Cases

    Sunday Apr 5, 2020Geneva, Switzerland

    On the 4th of April, The Who confirmed that the number of cases has passed a million cases around the world with 1,051,635 cases and 56,985 deaths around 208 countries all over the world.

  9. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    U.S. pushing 250,000 Infection

    Sunday Apr 5, 2020U.S.

    As of 4 April, 277,475 cases have been confirmed in the United States, and 7,402 people have died.

  10. Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal's primary weakness

    Sunday Apr 5, 2020Los Angeles, California, U.S.

    O'Neal's primary weakness was his free throw shooting, with a career average of 52.7%. He once missed all 11 of his free throw attempts in a game against the Seattle SuperSonics on December 8, 2000, a record.

  11. Penicillin

    John C. Sheehan completed the first chemical synthesis of penicillin

    Monday Apr 6, 202001:46:00 PMCambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.

    Chemist John C. Sheehan at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) completed the first chemical synthesis of penicillin in 1957.

  12. Joe Biden

    Sanders suspended his campaign

    Wednesday Apr 8, 2020U.S.

    When Sanders suspended his campaign on April 8, 2020, Biden became the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for president.

  13. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    U.S. becomes the Highest in Death Toll

    Saturday Apr 11, 2020U.S.

    On 11 April 2020, the U.S. became the country with the highest official death toll for COVID-19, with over 20,000 deaths.

  14. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Over 100K Casualty

    Monday Apr 13, 2020Geneva, Switzerland

    On the 12th of April of 2020, In the 83rd situation report by the WHO, it was declared that the number of cases has reached 1,696,588 and that the death tally has surpassed the 100,000 cases with 105,952 deaths.

  15. International Monetary Fund

    Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust

    Monday Apr 13, 2020Washington D.C., U.S.

    On 13 April 2020, the IMF said that it "would provide immediate debt relief to 25 member countries under its Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT)" programme.

  16. Joe Biden

    Sanders endorsed Biden in a live-streamed discussion from their homes

    Monday Apr 13, 2020U.S.

    On April 13, Sanders endorsed Biden in a live-streamed discussion from their homes.

  17. OnePlus

    OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro were unveiled

    Tuesday Apr 14, 2020China

    The OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro were unveiled on April 14, 2020, and released on April 21 in Europe and April 29 in the United States.

  18. Joe Biden

    Former President Barack Obama endorsed Biden

    Tuesday Apr 14, 2020U.S.

    Former President Barack Obama endorsed Biden the next day.

  19. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Trump halted Funding the WHO

    Tuesday Apr 14, 2020U.S.

    On 14 April, President Trump halted funding to the World Health Organization, stating they had mismanaged the current pandemic.

  20. KFC

    Pandemic Consequence

    Wednesday Apr 15, 2020U.K.

    In March 2020, the restaurant announced that it would be closing all its stores temporarily, in response to lockdown measures during the COVID-19 outbreak. On 15 April 2020, the store announced it would be reopening some stores for delivery services, as well as donating free meals to the NHS.

  21. Amazon

    Closure in France

    Wednesday Apr 15, 2020Nanterre, France

    The SUD (trade unions) brought a court case against Amazon for unsafe working conditions. This resulted in a French district court (Nanterre) ruling on April 15, 2020, ordering the company to limit its deliveries to food and essential medical or hygienic products or pay a €1 million per day fine. Amazon said it would appeal, and on the following day shut its six French warehouses until at least April 21, 2020, for evaluation of the situation.

  22. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Over 2 Million Cases Infected

    Friday Apr 17, 2020Geneva, Switzerland

    On the 88th situational report of the WHO in April 17, 2020, the number of cases passed the 2 million mark with 2,074,529 cases and a death toll of 139,378.

  23. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Iran reopen Shopping Malls

    Monday Apr 20, 2020Iran

    On 20 April it was reported that Iran had reopened shopping malls and other shopping areas across the country, though there is a fear of a second wave of infection due to this move.

  24. Zoom Video Communications

    More than 300 million daily meeting participants

    Apr, 2020San Jose, California, U.S.

    Daily average users rose from about 10 million in December 2019 to more than 300 million daily meeting participants in April 2020.

  25. Zoom Video Communications

    "open up Zoom to pressure from Chinese authorities"

    Apr, 2020San Jose, California, U.S.

    In April 2020, Citizen Lab warned that having much of Zoom's research and development in China could "open up Zoom to pressure from Chinese authorities".

  26. James Bond

    No Time to Die postponed

    Apr, 2020United Kingdom and U.S.

    No Time to Die is a forthcoming spy film and the twenty-fifth installment in the James Bond film series produced by Eon Productions. The film features Daniel Craig in his fifth and final outing as the fictional British MI6 agent James Bond. Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Rory Kinnear, and Ralph Fiennes reprise their roles from previous films, with Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Ana de Armas, Dali Benssalah, Billy Magnussen, and David Dencik joining the cast as new characters. The movie was scheduled for release in April 2020 but was postponed worldwide twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is now scheduled for release on 2 April 2021.

  27. Donald Trump

    Trump signed an executive order restricting some forms of immigration to the United States

    Wednesday Apr 22, 2020U.S.

    On April 22, Trump signed an executive order restricting some forms of immigration to the United States.

  28. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    France state on April 23

    Thursday Apr 23, 2020France

    As of 23 April, France has reported more than 120,804 confirmed cases, 21,856 deaths, and 42,088 recoveries, ranking fourth in the number of confirmed cases.

  29. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Possible Vaccine in England

    Friday Apr 24, 2020England, United Kingdom

    On 24 April it was reported that one of the more promising vaccine trials had begun in England; the government has pledged, in total, more than 50 million pounds towards research.

  30. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Wuhan Patients Discharged

    Saturday Apr 25, 2020Wuhan, China

    On 25 April the last patients were discharged in Wuhan.

  31. Colombian conflict

    Gustavo Adolfo Álvarez Téllez was arrested

    Saturday Apr 25, 2020Cereté, Colombia

    On April 25, senior Gulf's Cartel (Clan de Golfo) leader Gustavo Adolfo Álvarez Téllez, who was one of Colombia's most-wanted drug lords and had the bounty of up to 580 million pesos for his capture, was arrested at his lavish estate in Cereté while holding a party under quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Álvarez was described as the "brain" of the cartel, and by this point was reported to have taken charge of the cartel's Caribbean operations.

  32. Xiaomi

    Mi MIX Fold

    Apr, 2020Haidian District, Beijing, China

    Xiaomi released Mi MIX Fold.

  33. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    False Believe leading to death

    Monday Apr 27, 2020Iran

    On 27 April it was reported that 700 people had died from ingesting methanol, falsely believed to be a cure.

  34. Jeff Bezos

    COVID-19

    Apr, 2020Chicago, Illinois, United States

    In April 2020, early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Bezos donated $100 million to food banks through Feeding America.

  35. Juneteenth

    Al Edwards died

    Wednesday Apr 29, 2020Houston, Texas, U.S.

    Representative Al Edwards died of natural causes April 29, 2020 at the age of 83, but the annual prayer breakfast and commemorative celebration continued at Ashton Villa with the late legislator's son, Jason Edwards, speaking in his father’s place.

  36. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Almost all of Asia

    Thursday Apr 30, 2020Asia

    As of 30 April 2020, cases have been reported in all Asian countries except for Turkmenistan and North Korea, although some suspect these countries also have cases.

  37. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    April's last Situation Report

    Thursday Apr 30, 2020Geneva, Switzerland

    On the 101 situation report of the WHO and the last one of April 2020, the WHO declared that the number of cases has reached 3,090,445 cases and the total death count was 217,769.

  38. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    One Million Cases Infected in the U.S.

    Thursday Apr 30, 2020U.S.

    On April 30, 2020, the United States reached 1 million infections, just over a quarter of the total infections in the world.

  39. Tony Hawk

    Sponsors

    Apr, 2020U.S.

    As of April 2020, Hawk is sponsored by Birdhouse, Vans, Independent, Bones, and Nixon. His current Pro model shoe is the Proto. Hawk was formerly sponsored by Theeve.

  40. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Most Deaths in a Single Day

    Thursday Apr 2, 2020Spain

    On 2 April per report, 950 people died in a 24-hour period. This was, at the time, the most by any country during the pandemic in a single day.

  41. Zoom Video Communications

    Zoom announced a 90-day freeze on releasing new features

    Wednesday Apr 1, 2020San Jose, California, U.S.

    On April 1, 2020, Zoom announced a 90-day freeze on releasing new features, to focus on fixing privacy and security issues on Zoom.

  42. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    World Bank launches Support

    Thursday Apr 2, 2020Washington, D.C., U.S.

    On 2 April, the World Bank launched emergency support operations for developing countries.

  43. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Spain Surpassed Italy

    Friday Apr 3, 2020Spain

    On April 3rd, Spain surpassed Italy in total cases due to the virus and is now second only to the U.S. which has over a quarter of a million cases

  44. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Qingming Festival of 2020

    Friday Apr 3, 2020China

    On 3 April, the Chinese government declared 4 April, the Qingming Festival of 2020, a national day of mourning for those who lost their lives in the coronavirus pandemic. At 10 a.m., people were asked to observe three minutes of silence while sirens and vehicle horns blasted out. Chinese flags were flown at half-mast across the country and at embassies overseas. All public entertainment was halted for the day.

  45. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Italian high Fatality Rate

    Saturday Apr 4, 2020Italy

    As of 4 April, there were 119,827 confirmed cases, 14,681 deaths, and 19,758 recoveries in Italy, with the majority of those cases occurring in the Lombardy region. A CNN report indicated that the combination of Italy's large elderly population and the inability to test all who have the virus to date may be contributing to the high fatality rate.

  46. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Over 1 Million Cases

    Sunday Apr 5, 2020Geneva, Switzerland

    On the 4th of April, The Who confirmed that the number of cases has passed a million cases around the world with 1,051,635 cases and 56,985 deaths around 208 countries all over the world.

  47. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    U.S. pushing 250,000 Infection

    Sunday Apr 5, 2020U.S.

    As of 4 April, 277,475 cases have been confirmed in the United States, and 7,402 people have died.

  48. Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal's primary weakness

    Sunday Apr 5, 2020Los Angeles, California, U.S.

    O'Neal's primary weakness was his free throw shooting, with a career average of 52.7%. He once missed all 11 of his free throw attempts in a game against the Seattle SuperSonics on December 8, 2000, a record.

  49. Penicillin

    John C. Sheehan completed the first chemical synthesis of penicillin

    Monday Apr 6, 202001:46:00 PMCambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.

    Chemist John C. Sheehan at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) completed the first chemical synthesis of penicillin in 1957.

  50. Joe Biden

    Sanders suspended his campaign

    Wednesday Apr 8, 2020U.S.

    When Sanders suspended his campaign on April 8, 2020, Biden became the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for president.

  51. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    U.S. becomes the Highest in Death Toll

    Saturday Apr 11, 2020U.S.

    On 11 April 2020, the U.S. became the country with the highest official death toll for COVID-19, with over 20,000 deaths.

  52. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Over 100K Casualty

    Monday Apr 13, 2020Geneva, Switzerland

    On the 12th of April of 2020, In the 83rd situation report by the WHO, it was declared that the number of cases has reached 1,696,588 and that the death tally has surpassed the 100,000 cases with 105,952 deaths.

  53. International Monetary Fund

    Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust

    Monday Apr 13, 2020Washington D.C., U.S.

    On 13 April 2020, the IMF said that it "would provide immediate debt relief to 25 member countries under its Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT)" programme.

  54. Joe Biden

    Sanders endorsed Biden in a live-streamed discussion from their homes

    Monday Apr 13, 2020U.S.

    On April 13, Sanders endorsed Biden in a live-streamed discussion from their homes.

  55. OnePlus

    OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro were unveiled

    Tuesday Apr 14, 2020China

    The OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro were unveiled on April 14, 2020, and released on April 21 in Europe and April 29 in the United States.

  56. Joe Biden

    Former President Barack Obama endorsed Biden

    Tuesday Apr 14, 2020U.S.

    Former President Barack Obama endorsed Biden the next day.

  57. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Trump halted Funding the WHO

    Tuesday Apr 14, 2020U.S.

    On 14 April, President Trump halted funding to the World Health Organization, stating they had mismanaged the current pandemic.

  58. KFC

    Pandemic Consequence

    Wednesday Apr 15, 2020U.K.

    In March 2020, the restaurant announced that it would be closing all its stores temporarily, in response to lockdown measures during the COVID-19 outbreak. On 15 April 2020, the store announced it would be reopening some stores for delivery services, as well as donating free meals to the NHS.

  59. Amazon

    Closure in France

    Wednesday Apr 15, 2020Nanterre, France

    The SUD (trade unions) brought a court case against Amazon for unsafe working conditions. This resulted in a French district court (Nanterre) ruling on April 15, 2020, ordering the company to limit its deliveries to food and essential medical or hygienic products or pay a €1 million per day fine. Amazon said it would appeal, and on the following day shut its six French warehouses until at least April 21, 2020, for evaluation of the situation.

  60. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Over 2 Million Cases Infected

    Friday Apr 17, 2020Geneva, Switzerland

    On the 88th situational report of the WHO in April 17, 2020, the number of cases passed the 2 million mark with 2,074,529 cases and a death toll of 139,378.

  61. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Iran reopen Shopping Malls

    Monday Apr 20, 2020Iran

    On 20 April it was reported that Iran had reopened shopping malls and other shopping areas across the country, though there is a fear of a second wave of infection due to this move.

  62. Zoom Video Communications

    More than 300 million daily meeting participants

    Apr, 2020San Jose, California, U.S.

    Daily average users rose from about 10 million in December 2019 to more than 300 million daily meeting participants in April 2020.

  63. Zoom Video Communications

    "open up Zoom to pressure from Chinese authorities"

    Apr, 2020San Jose, California, U.S.

    In April 2020, Citizen Lab warned that having much of Zoom's research and development in China could "open up Zoom to pressure from Chinese authorities".

  64. James Bond

    No Time to Die postponed

    Apr, 2020United Kingdom and U.S.

    No Time to Die is a forthcoming spy film and the twenty-fifth installment in the James Bond film series produced by Eon Productions. The film features Daniel Craig in his fifth and final outing as the fictional British MI6 agent James Bond. Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Rory Kinnear, and Ralph Fiennes reprise their roles from previous films, with Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Ana de Armas, Dali Benssalah, Billy Magnussen, and David Dencik joining the cast as new characters. The movie was scheduled for release in April 2020 but was postponed worldwide twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is now scheduled for release on 2 April 2021.

  65. Donald Trump

    Trump signed an executive order restricting some forms of immigration to the United States

    Wednesday Apr 22, 2020U.S.

    On April 22, Trump signed an executive order restricting some forms of immigration to the United States.

  66. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    France state on April 23

    Thursday Apr 23, 2020France

    As of 23 April, France has reported more than 120,804 confirmed cases, 21,856 deaths, and 42,088 recoveries, ranking fourth in the number of confirmed cases.

  67. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Possible Vaccine in England

    Friday Apr 24, 2020England, United Kingdom

    On 24 April it was reported that one of the more promising vaccine trials had begun in England; the government has pledged, in total, more than 50 million pounds towards research.

  68. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Wuhan Patients Discharged

    Saturday Apr 25, 2020Wuhan, China

    On 25 April the last patients were discharged in Wuhan.

  69. Colombian conflict

    Gustavo Adolfo Álvarez Téllez was arrested

    Saturday Apr 25, 2020Cereté, Colombia

    On April 25, senior Gulf's Cartel (Clan de Golfo) leader Gustavo Adolfo Álvarez Téllez, who was one of Colombia's most-wanted drug lords and had the bounty of up to 580 million pesos for his capture, was arrested at his lavish estate in Cereté while holding a party under quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Álvarez was described as the "brain" of the cartel, and by this point was reported to have taken charge of the cartel's Caribbean operations.

  70. Xiaomi

    Mi MIX Fold

    Apr, 2020Haidian District, Beijing, China

    Xiaomi released Mi MIX Fold.

  71. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    False Believe leading to death

    Monday Apr 27, 2020Iran

    On 27 April it was reported that 700 people had died from ingesting methanol, falsely believed to be a cure.

  72. Jeff Bezos

    COVID-19

    Apr, 2020Chicago, Illinois, United States

    In April 2020, early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Bezos donated $100 million to food banks through Feeding America.

  73. Juneteenth

    Al Edwards died

    Wednesday Apr 29, 2020Houston, Texas, U.S.

    Representative Al Edwards died of natural causes April 29, 2020 at the age of 83, but the annual prayer breakfast and commemorative celebration continued at Ashton Villa with the late legislator's son, Jason Edwards, speaking in his father’s place.

  74. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Almost all of Asia

    Thursday Apr 30, 2020Asia

    As of 30 April 2020, cases have been reported in all Asian countries except for Turkmenistan and North Korea, although some suspect these countries also have cases.

  75. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    April's last Situation Report

    Thursday Apr 30, 2020Geneva, Switzerland

    On the 101 situation report of the WHO and the last one of April 2020, the WHO declared that the number of cases has reached 3,090,445 cases and the total death count was 217,769.

  76. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    One Million Cases Infected in the U.S.

    Thursday Apr 30, 2020U.S.

    On April 30, 2020, the United States reached 1 million infections, just over a quarter of the total infections in the world.