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Overview of the events of 2022 in the United States
The following is a list of events from the year 2022 in the United States , as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred.
Incumbents Federal government Events January January 1
January 2 – Twitter permanently suspends the personal account of U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R–GA) for violating policies on misinformation about COVID-19 .[3]
January 3
January 4 – Hundreds are stranded on Interstate 95 between Richmond, Virginia , and Washington, D.C. , in a standstill for over 24 hours following heavy snowfall in Virginia .[7]
January 5 – Twelve people are killed and two others are injured in a fire at a converted apartment complex in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania.[8]
January 6
January 7 – The three defendants convicted in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery are sentenced to life in prison. Travis McMichael and his father Greg are sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, while William Bryan is sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 30 years.[12]
January 9 – Seventeen people are killed and at least 44 others are injured in a fire at an apartment complex in The Bronx , New York City , New York.[13]
January 10
January 11 – A special election is held in Florida to fill a vacancy in its 20th congressional district due to the death of Alcee Hastings on April 6, 2021. Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick wins the election with over 78% of the vote over Republican Jason Mariner.[19]
January 12 – In New York, a judge rules that one of Jeffrey Epstein 's victims, Virginia Giuffre , can proceed with a civil case against Prince Andrew , rejecting his attempt to have the sexual assault claims dismissed.[20] [21]
January 13 – COVID-19 vaccination in the United States : The Supreme Court blocks the Biden administration from enforcing its vaccine-or-test requirements for large private companies. However, it allows a vaccine mandate to stand for medical facilities that take Medicare or Medicaid payments.[22]
January 15
January 18
January 19 – COVID-19 pandemic in the United States : The Biden Administration is reported to be freely providing 400 million N95 masks to Americans to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.[30]
January 21 – The University of Rhode Island votes to revoke the honorary degrees of Rudy Giuliani and Michael Flynn .[31]
January 26 – Associate Justice Stephen Breyer announces that he will retire from the United States Supreme Court .[32] February February 3 – The share price of Meta falls by 26.4%, with Facebook losing $230bn in its market value, the biggest one-day loss in history for a US company. This follows an earnings report showing the company's first ever drop in daily user numbers.[33]
February 4
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States : The cumulative death toll from the virus exceeds 900,000.[34] COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: A study by the CDC finds that surgical masks worn at indoor public venues can reduce the chances of testing positive for COVID-19 by 66%, while tightfitting N95 masks can reduce the odds of infection by 83%.[35] [36]
During a speech before the Federalist Society in Orlando, Florida, former Vice President Mike Pence tells the audience: [Former] President "Trump is wrong. I had no right to overturn the election . The presidency belongs to the American people, and the American people alone. Frankly there is almost no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American president."[37]
February 7 – Freedom Convoy 2022 : Protesters at the Ambassador Bridge , connecting Ontario with Detroit , Michigan , and one of the busiest international border crossings in North America, blockade the border crossing in response to vaccine mandates for truckers re-entering Canada. Four days later, on February 11, the Ontario Superior Court grants an injunction to remove protesters from the bridge.[38]
February 13 – 2021 NFL season : The Los Angeles Rams win Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium , defeating the Cincinnati Bengals , the second consecutive Super Bowl played at one of the teams' home field.[39] [40] [41] [42]
February 15 – NASA publishes its latest Sea Level Rise Technical Report, an update of the 2017 edition, which includes projections for sea level rise through to the year 2150 . The agency warns that sea levels in the U.S. may rise as much over the next 30 years as during the previous 100.[43] [44]
February 17 – House Representative for Minnesota's 1st congressional district Jim Hagedorn dies at age 59 after battling with kidney cancer .[45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54]
February 24
The Dow Jones , Nasdaq , and S&P 500 fall sharply in response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine . Oil prices exceed $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014.[55]
President Biden announces new, stronger sanctions that will "impose severe cost on the Russian economy, both immediately and over time." He condemns President Vladimir Putin 's invasion of Ukraine, calling him an "aggressor."[56]
The three former officers involved in the murder of George Floyd (J Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao) are found guilty by a federal jury for civil rights violations.[57]
February 25 –
February 26
President Biden signs an order to provide $600 million of military assistance to Ukraine.[60]
The US and its allies commit to removing Russian banks from the SWIFT payment system, as well as imposing measures on the Russian Central Bank and further restrictions on Russian elites.[61] [62] March March 1
March 8
March 9 – A 25-year old woman in North Texas files a lawsuit against Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones , accusing him of being her biological father and paying her mother to keep the information secret.[70]
March 10 – The 2022 MLB Lockout comes to an end after 99 days after a new CBA is agreed to, with the season delaying its start to April 7th but still playing all 162 games.
March 11 – A grand jury determines Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson will not be indicted or face criminal charges for sexual misconduct after 22 women accuse him of various crimes.[71]
March 15
March 18 – A transit bus shooting in Fort Lauderdale kills two people and injures two others.[74]
March 21
March 23 – The LAUSD lifts their mask mandate for schools in Los Angeles .[77]
March 24
March 25
March 26 – U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry resigns from Congress after a California jury convicts him of lying to authorities about an illegal campaign donation from a foreign national. His resignation will be effective on March 31.[82]
March 27 – The 94th Academy Awards , hosted by Regina Hall , Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes , are held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles . Sian Heder 's CODA Best Picture , along with an additional two awards, including Troy Kotsur for Best Supporting Actor . Denis Villeneuve 's Dune Jane Campion 's The Power of the Dog Best Director . Will Smith wins Best Actor for King Richard Jessica Chastain Best Actress for The Eyes of Tammy Faye Ariana DeBose Best Supporting Actress for West Side Story [83] [84] slaps Chris Rock on stage, after the comedian made a joke about his wife's alopecia . Smith later apologises.[85] Nielsen estimates, with ratings slightly improved from the previous year , but still the second-lowest in Academy history.
March 28 – Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis signs a bill into law that critics dub the "Don't Say Gay " bill, that would ban certain discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in school classrooms from kindergarten to third grade.[86]
March 29 – President Joe Biden signs the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law, which makes lynching a federal crime.[87]
March 30
March 31
April April 1
April 3 – 2022 Sacramento shooting : Six people are killed and twelve others injured in a mass shooting in Sacramento, California . The gunmen remain at large.[96]
April 4
April 5 – Elon Musk is appointed to the board of Twitter after becoming its largest shareholder, with a 9.2% stake.[99]
April 6 – American writer and media critic Eric Boehlert is killed in a bicycle accident with a NJ Transit train near Montclair , New Jersey .[100]
April 7
April 8
April 9 – Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins dies in a vehicle collision with a dump truck off of Interstate 595 in South Florida .[106] [107]
April 12
2022 New York City Subway attack : Seventeen people are injured in a mass shooting at 36th Street station , in Brooklyn, New York .[108] 2022 Major League Baseball season : In baseball , San Francisco Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken becomes the first woman to coach on the field during a Major League Baseball regular season game during the team's matchup against the San Diego Padres .[109] Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signs a law criminalizing abortion in the state, with the exception of cases when the mother's health is in danger. According to the law, anyone performing an abortion could face a fine of up to $100,000 and up to 10 years in prison, although the woman undergoing the abortion would not be penalized.[110] [111] New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin resigns after being indicted for bribery, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and two counts of falsification of records.[112] South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is impeached over the 2020 car crash, in which he killed a pedestrian but initially said he might have struck a deer or another large animal.[113]
April 13
April 15 – 2021–22 NBA season : In basketball , Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George tests positive for COVID-19 and will miss the Clippers game in the NBA Play-In Tournament against the New Orleans Pelicans that would determine the 8th seed in the upcoming NBA playoffs .[116]
April 16
April 17 – 2022 Pittsburgh shooting – Two people are killed and 14 are injured in a shooting in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania .[119]
April 18 – Judge of the District Court for the Middle District of Florida Kathryn Kimball Mizelle strikes down the federal mask mandate on public transportation, ruling that the CDC failed to follow proper rule-making procedures.[120] [121]
April 19 –
April 20 – Netflix loses more than one-third of its share value, following news that the streaming giant has lost 200,000 subscribers and is expecting to lose a further two million in the next quarter.[125]
April 21 – Carl Wayne Buntion is executed for the 1990 murder of police officer James Irby, becoming the oldest inmate put to death in Texas , at the age of 78.[126]
April 23
April 25 – After weeks of speculation, Elon Musk acquires social media website Twitter for $44 billion. The buyout must be approved by the Federal Trade Commission .[130]
April 27 – The Kings Island amusement park in Mason , Ohio , celebrates its 50th anniversary.[131] Predicted and scheduled events May 1 – Oregon Route 224 will reopen on this date after being closed during the 2020 Oregon wildfires .[132] May 2 – Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to start a grand jury on this date to kick off a process to decide whether to indict former President Donald Trump over his role in allegedly pressuring Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to overturn Georgia 's 2020 presidential election results .[133] [134] May 23 – The U.S. CDC announces that on this date, the Biden administration will end Title 42 , a series of COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Trump administration to prevent migrants from entering the United States .[135] June – Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court of the United States will announce whether the case Roe v. Wade abortion in the United States, would be overturned.[136] June 7 – A special election will be held in California to fill a vacancy in its 22nd congressional district due to the resignation of Devin Nunes on January 1, 2022 to become the CEO of the Trump Media & Technology Group .[137] June 13 – The three other officers involved in the murder of George Floyd (J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao) are scheduled to begin their trial.[138] June 14 – A special election will be held in Texas to fill a vacancy in its 34th congressional district due to the resignation of Filemon Vela Jr. on March 31, 2022 to work at the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld .[139] June 28 – A special election will be held in Nebraska to fill a vacancy in its 1st congressional district due to the resignation of Jeff Fortenberry on March 31, 2022.[140] July 16 – The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the United States will adopt the new three-digit N11 code 9-8-8.[141] July 18 – U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols set a trial for this date for former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon . Bannon faces criminal charges for contempt of Congress after defying the January 6 committee , which investigated the 2021 attack at the United States Capitol .[142] August 9 – A special election will be held in Minnesota to fill a vacancy in its 1st congressional district due to the death of Jim Hagedorn on February 17, 2022.[143] August 16 – A special election will be held in Alaska to fill a vacancy in its at-large congressional district due to the death of Don Young on March 18, 2022.[144] November 8 – The 2022 United States elections will select the 118th Congress as well as various state and local officials. This will be the first set of federal elections after redistricting reflecting the 2020 U.S. Census .[145] gubernatorial elections , and Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. will hold mayoral elections.[146] [147] Deaths See also References
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