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United States presidential election of 2020
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Date November 3, 2020
Location United States

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Inauguration of Pres. Joe Biden
Donald Trump
Coronavirus pandemic
January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol
A historic swearing in
What caused the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack?
Understand the issue of voter turnout in the 2020 U.S. election, focusing on the younger generations
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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
president of United States
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
president of the United States
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
vice president of the United States
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
vice president of the United States
Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson
American author and spiritualist

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