New York City, New York
John F. Kennedy International Airport at 9:19PM on March 13, 2020. The United States government’s travel ban came into effect at midnight for incoming flights from Europe. By month’s end New York City would become the global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The government sent a $1,200 stimulus check to individual Americans with a letter from President Donald Trump in April. Approximately $500 billion was given in loans and direct payments to large corporations as part of the $2 trillion stimulus package, while $377 billion was allocated to small businesses, $339.8 billion for state and local governments, $179.5 billion for public services and an estimated $603.7 billion for individuals (cash payments, unemployment assistance and other).
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
Workers at the Braskem America chemical plant lived inside their workplace for 28 days straight during March and April to produce polypropylene products used to make medical protective equipment.
Georgetown, Pennsylvania
Georgetown, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A citywide curfew was declared following the eruption of protests in the city on Saturday, May 30 after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. The National Guard was brought in, tear gas was used on a large group of activists blocking Interstate 676 and a reported 723 arrests would be made by Philadelphia Police in the first two weeks of protest.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Strasburg, Pennsylvania
Wilmington, Delaware
A crowd gathered at Alexis I. duPont High School on August 12 to await the first public appearance of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris following the latter’s appointment as Vice Presidential Candidate.
Wilmington, Delaware
Ocean City, New Jersey
Labor Day Weekend on Sunday, September 6, the unofficial end of summer.