2023 in the United States

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Events from the year 2023 in the United States.

Events

January

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

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

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

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

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

August 8 – Wildfires begin in Hawaii, killing over 115 people.

October

October 25 – 2023 Lewiston shootings in Lewiston, Maine.

References

↑ "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" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2023-01-24. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64382598. 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" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/business/bank-failures-svb-first-republic-signature.html. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
↑ "Which companies are affected by SVB collapse?" (in en). Reuters. 2023-03-14. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/global-firms-with-exposure-collapsed-svb-2023-03-13/. 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" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2023-04-20. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65334810. 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.

[1] "January 22, 2023 Monterey Park mass shooting news". CNN. 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-11-05.

[2] "Half Moon Bay: Seven dead in another California mass shooting" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2023-01-24. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64382598. Retrieved 2023-11-05.

[3] 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.

[4] "China condemns US military strike on suspected spy balloon". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-11-05.

[5] Tangalakis-Lippert, Katherine. "A second 'Chinese surveillance balloon' has been spotted over Latin America, according to Pentagon officials". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-11-05.

[6] Russell, Karl; Zhang, Christine (2023-03-11). "3 Failed Banks This Year Were Bigger Than 25 That Crumbled in 2008" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/business/bank-failures-svb-first-republic-signature.html. Retrieved 2023-11-05.

[7] "Which companies are affected by SVB collapse?" (in en). Reuters. 2023-03-14. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/global-firms-with-exposure-collapsed-svb-2023-03-13/. Retrieved 2023-11-05.

[8] 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.

[9] "SpaceX Starship: Elon Musk promises second launch within months" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2023-04-20. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65334810. Retrieved 2023-11-05.

[10] "First Republic Bank seized by regulators, then sold to JPMorgan Chase - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-11-05.

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