Chase's Calendar of Events 2020

The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months, 63rd Edition

Editors of Chase's

Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe!

The world’s date book since 1957, Chase's is the definitive, authoritative, day-by-day resource of what the world is celebrating and commemorating.

From national days to celebrity birthdays, from historical anniversaries to astronomical phenomena, from award ceremonies and sporting events to religious festivals and carnivals, Chase's is the must-have reference used by experts and professionals—a one-stop shop with 12,500 entries for everything that is happening now or is worth remembering from the past.

Completely updated for 2020, Chase's also features extensive appendices as well as a companion website that puts the power of Chase's at the user's fingertips.

2020--a leap year--is packed with special events and observances, including

National days and public holidays of every nation on Earth
The total solar eclipse
The 100th anniversary of US women's suffrage (19th Amendment passed)
The 75th anniversary of the end of WWII and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The 250th birth anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven
The 100th birth anniversary of Ray Bradbury
The 50th anniversary of the Beatles' break up
The Tokyo Olympic Games
Scores of new special days, weeks and months, such as International Go-Kart Week, National Goat Yoga Month or National Catch and Release Day
Birthdays of new world leaders, office holders, and breakout stars
And much more!

All from the reference book that Publishers Weekly calls "one of the most impressive reference volumes in the world."

Bernan Press

Pages: 752 •

978-1-64143-316-7 • eBook • September 2019 • $90.00 • (£69.00)

Subjects: Reference / Almanacs, Social Science / Holidays (non-religious), Social Science / Popular Culture, Education / Reference, Religion / Holidays / General

Chase's Calendar of Events 2020

The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months, 63rd Edition

eBook

Summary

Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe!

The world’s date book since 1957, Chase's is the definitive, authoritative, day-by-day resource of what the world is celebrating and commemorating.

From national days to celebrity birthdays, from historical anniversaries to astronomical phenomena, from award ceremonies and sporting events to religious festivals and carnivals, Chase's is the must-have reference used by experts and professionals—a one-stop shop with 12,500 entries for everything that is happening now or is worth remembering from the past.

Completely updated for 2020, Chase's also features extensive appendices as well as a companion website that puts the power of Chase's at the user's fingertips.

2020--a leap year--is packed with special events and observances, including
- National days and public holidays of every nation on Earth
- The total solar eclipse
- The 100th anniversary of US women's suffrage (19th Amendment passed)
- The 75th anniversary of the end of WWII and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- The 250th birth anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven
- The 100th birth anniversary of Ray Bradbury
- The 50th anniversary of the Beatles' break up
- The Tokyo Olympic Games
- Scores of new special days, weeks and months, such as International Go-Kart Week, National Goat Yoga Month or National Catch and Release Day
- Birthdays of new world leaders, office holders, and breakout stars
- And much more!
All from the reference book that Publishers Weekly calls "one of the most impressive reference volumes in the world."

Details

Bernan Press

Pages: 752 •

978-1-64143-316-7 • eBook • September 2019 • $90.00 • (£69.00)

Subjects: Reference / Almanacs, Social Science / Holidays (non-religious), Social Science / Popular Culture, Education / Reference, Religion / Holidays / General

Author

Chase's Calendar of Events is produced by an in-house team of editors and researchers based in Chicago, IL. Chase's was first published on December 4, 1957, by brothers William and Harrison Chase.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction
Spotlight on 2020 Anniversaries and Events
Spotlight on the Past: 1920, 1945, 1970, 1995
Spotlight on World and American Anniversaries
Spotlight on People
Spotlight on 2020 Events

Calendar of Events: Jan 1-Dec 31, 2020
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Calendar Information for the Years 2020-2022
Perpetual Calendar
National Days of the World for 2020
Selected Special Years: 2000-2020
Chinese Calendar
World Map of Time Zones
Universal, Standard and Daylight Times
Leap Seconds
Astronomical Phenomena for the Years 2020-2022
The Naming of Hurricanes
Some Facts about the US Presidents
Some Facts about the United States
State Governors/US Senators/US Supreme Court
Some Facts about Canada
Some Facts about Mexico
2020 Special Months
Presidential Proclamations
Looking Forward
Major Awards Presented in 2018-2019
Index
Accessing the Companion Website