2023 in the United States
US-related events during the year 2023
Events from the year 2023 in the United States.
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Events
changeJanuary
change- January 21 – In a mass shooting at a Chinese New Year celebration, a gunman kills eleven people in Monterey Park, California.[1] Two days later, seven others would be killed in another mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, California.[2]
February
change- February 3 – A train carrying hazardous materials runs off the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio. A bunch of train cars burned for more than two days, and then emergency crews did a controlled burn of more cars. The fires released hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the atmosphere.[3]
- February 4 – The U.S. Government shoots down a Chinese spy balloon in U.S. territorial waters in the Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina.[4][5]
March
change- March 10 – Silicon Valley Bank, the 16th largest bank in the United States, fails, creating then the largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis, affecting companies around the world.[6][7]
- March 27 – A trans man shoots dead six people at an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee.[8]
April
change- April 20 – SpaceX's Starship rocket, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, is launched during a flight test from a base in Boca Chica, Texas. It explodes four minutes after launch.[9]
May
change- May 1 – 2023 banking crisis: San Francisco-based First Republic Bank fails and is auctioned off by the US FDIC to JPMorgan Chase for $10.7 billion. The collapse surpasses March's collapse of Silicon Valley Bank to become the second largest in US history.[10]
August
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changeReferences
change- ↑ "January 22, 2023 Monterey Park mass shooting news". CNN. 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ "Half Moon Bay: Seven dead in another California mass shooting". BBC News. 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ Orsagos, Patrick; Seewer, John (February 6, 2023). "Crews release toxic chemicals from derailed tankers in Ohio". Associated Press. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ↑ "China condemns US military strike on suspected spy balloon". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ Tangalakis-Lippert, Katherine. "A second 'Chinese surveillance balloon' has been spotted over Latin America, according to Pentagon officials". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ Russell, Karl; Zhang, Christine (2023-03-11). "3 Failed Banks This Year Were Bigger Than 25 That Crumbled in 2008". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ "Which companies are affected by SVB collapse?". Reuters. 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ Elamroussi, Aya (2023-03-31). "First funeral of Nashville school shooting victim comes a day after police release terrifying 911 calls of attack". CNN. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ "SpaceX Starship: Elon Musk promises second launch within months". BBC News. 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ "First Republic Bank seized by regulators, then sold to JPMorgan Chase - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-11-05.