Near the White House, the police fired tear gas canisters and flash grenades on June 1 to clear out protesters so President Trump could __________ outside St. John’s Church, which was damaged by a fire the night before.

Following President Trump's smaller than expected campaing rally in Tulsa, Okla., on June 20, fans of K-pop and teenage TikTok users claimed to have _________ as a prank.

On July 13, under pressure from corporate sponsors, the ____________ announced that it would retire its name, which had long been considered offensive.

In mid-July, Federal agents dressed in camouflage and tactical gear took to the streets of___________ , unleashing tear gas, bloodying protesters and pulling some people into unmarked vans in what Gov. Kate Brown of ___________called “a blatant abuse of power.”

Representative John Lewis of __________, an apostle of nonviolence who was bloodied across the Jim Crow South in the historic struggle for racial equality, and who then carried a mantle of moral authority into Congress, died on July 17. He was 80.

On July 20, in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Saudi Arabia effectively cancelled___________ for what some scholars say may be the first time in history.

On Aug. 5, a pair of explosions, the second much bigger than the first, in______________ killed at least 150 people, injured more than 6,000, and displaced more than 250,000 people from their homes.

On Aug. 5, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that public school students in Chicago, the nation’s third-largest district, will begin the academic year remotely in September, leaving_____________ as the only major school system in the country that will try to offer in-person classes when schools start this fall.

On Aug. 6, the Trump administration announced sweeping restrictions on two popular social media networks, _______________, a sharp escalation of its confrontation with China

Joseph R. Biden Jr. selected Senator Kamala Harris of ____________ as his vice-presidential running mate on Aug. 11, embracing a former rival who sharply criticized him in the Democratic primaries.

__________________has become the first country in the world to approve a vaccine for the coronavirus, President _________________ announced on Aug. 11, though global health authorities say the vaccine has yet to complete critical, late-stage clinical trials to determine its safety and effectiveness.

Last week, __________ players boycotted their playoff games to protest the police shooting of 29 year old, Jacob Blake.