By Nate Feldman
People around the world
welcomed in the year 2020 on Wednesday.
Large crowds gathered throughout major cities around the world with
displays of fireworks and large parties.
In downtown Manhattan, people watched the annual ball drop in Times
Square as the year 2020 glowed in bright neon lights at exactly 12:00 AM.
The
New Year brought with it clear skies, but chilly temperatures to the northeast
region of the United States. The day
began chilly and overcast, but in the afternoon it began to gradually clear
up. People enjoying the New Year’s
festivities or just taking a walk with friends and family were able to enjoy
the pleasant weather.
There were different festivities throughout the United
States. In Philadelphia, people gathered
to see the annual Mummer’s parade. In this 120 year old tradition, people dressed in fancy costumes play music and dance for crowds. In Pasadena, CA, there was the annual Rose
Bowl parade, which always proceeds one of the oldest and most famous football games
played.
Many people use the beginning of the New Year as an
opportunity to set resolutions, usually consisting of goals people hope to
accomplish during the next calendar cycle.
Such goals typically include a new habit people wish to pick up or drop.
The year 2020 is going to include many exciting, newsworthy
events. This summer, the world will turn
its eyes to Tokyo, Japan as it hosts the Summer Olympics. The United States will hold a much
anticipated Presidential Election in November as Donald Trump will face the
winner of the Democratic primary. Before
that, however, he will have to get through a trial in the U.S. Senate to
determine if he should be removed from office or not.
Although many hope it will be a year that brings peace
and prosperity to both their lives and the world, there was concern a day later
about the possibility of a widespread war after the killing of the Iranian
general Qassem Soleimani by a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad, Iraq. This came after Iraqi protestors allied with
Iranian backed militias in Iraq stormed the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Iran has promised retaliation for Mr.
Soleimani’s killing, something which has stoked fear in many throughout the
world that we could be headed to a much larger conflict.
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