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2019 in United States of America — Page 2

Explore 58 historical events and records for United States of America in 2019.

Historical records for United States of America in 2019

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December

First Impeachment Vote

Trump, Donald · Washington DC · Government / Republican Party Government

Is impeached by the House of Representatives.

Impeachment

Pelosi, Nancy · Washington DC · Politics / Democratic Party

Presides over the House during the impeachment of Donald Trump.

Impeachment

Trump, Donald · Washington DC · Government / Government of United States of America

Is impeached by the House of Representatives.

Other events (month unknown)

Academy Award

Lee, Spike · Writer and Director · Arts / Cinema

Wins his first competitive Academy Award for the adapted screenplay of BlacKkKlansman.

Academy Honorary Award

Lynch, David · Director · Arts / Cinema

Receives an Academy Honorary Award recognizing his distinctive contribution to cinema.

Arrokoth Double-Lobed Shape

Spencer, John · Science / Astronomy

New Horizons images show that Arrokoth consists of two joined lobes, revealing an unusual contact-binary structure.

Arrokoth Red Surface

Grundy, Will · Science / Astronomy

Grundy and colleagues find that Arrokoth has an exceptionally red surface characteristic of primitive outer Solar System material.

DES Supernova Cosmology Results

Frieman, Joshua A. · Dark Energy Survey · Cosmologist · Science / Astronomy

The Dark Energy Survey publishes its first major Type Ia supernova cosmology analysis, extending independent measurements of cosmic expansion beyond the original discovery samples.

Discovery of HD 21749 b

Dragomir, Diana · United States of America · Astronomer · Science / Astronomy

Leads TESS analysis confirming the relatively long-period planet HD 21749 b.

Hippocamp Named

Showalter, Mark · Science / Astronomy

The tiny moon discovered in Hubble images receives the official name Hippocamp.

Hippocamp Origin

Showalter, Mark · Science / Astronomy

Showalter's analysis supports the idea that Hippocamp may be debris broken from the larger moon Proteus by an ancient impact.

Hubble Tension Strengthened

Riess, Adam Guy · SH0ES · Astronomer · Science / Astronomy

Riess reports increasingly precise local expansion measurements that intensify the Hubble tension and motivate tests of whether new physics affects standard dark-energy cosmology.

Isle of Dogs Animated Nomination

Anderson, Wes · Director · Arts / Cinema

Received an Academy Award nomination for animated feature for Isle of Dogs.

It's a Selfie

Visconti, Tony · New York · Arts / Popular Music

Releases It's a Selfie, a solo album showing his own songwriting and performing work.

Little Women

Gerwig, Greta · Director · Arts / Cinema

Writes and directs Little Women, restructuring Louisa May Alcott's novel across multiple timelines.

Nobel Prize

Goodenough, John B. · Stockholm · Science / Chemistry

Shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing lithium-ion batteries.

Richard Jewell

Eastwood, Clinton "Clint" · Hollywood · Film Director · Arts / Cinema

Directs Richard Jewell, a drama about the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing investigation.

Us

Peele, Jordan · Director · Arts / Cinema

Writes and directs Us, a horror film about a family confronted by violent doubles.

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