The following is a list of events of the year 2020 in Iowa.
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edit- February 3 - Iowa caucuses: Pete Buttigieg wins the caucuses with 26.6% of state delegates and becomes the first openly gay person to ever earn the most delegates in a state’s presidential contest[1]
- March 8 - First covid-19 cases in Iowa after a group of 3 people returned to the United States after a cruise in Egypt[2]
- March 24 - First confirmed covid-19 death in Iowa[3]
- May 4 - Body of missing person Abdullahi "Abdi" Sharif found in the Des Moines River[4]
- August 10 - Iowa derecho: Winds reached up to 140 mph causing damages to buildings, power outages and closures across the state. The 2020 derecho was one of the most expensive thunderstorms in United States history.[5]
See also
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edit- ^ "View Iowa's 2020 caucus results". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ Beeman, Perry (2020-03-08). "Iowa confirms first three coronavirus cases • Iowa Capital Dispatch". Iowa Capital Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "First COVID-19 Death Confirmed in Iowa | Governor Kim Reynolds". governor.iowa.gov. 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ Terrell, Laura (2020-05-05). "Disappearance of Abdi Sharif ends with heartbreaking discovery in Des Moines River". KCCI. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "Derecho 2020". www.cedar-rapids.org. Retrieved 2024-11-21.