Is 2020 the worst year ever?

In this episode, Kevin Trinh talks about the state of the pandemic during its hardest year, 2020. Have you wondered if 2020 is the worst year ever? He describes 2020 through the pandemic. Later, he talks about what is good and what is bad in 2020. He compares it to several years, like 2019, 536, 1520, and other years. As you know already, 2020 is a very bad year, but is it the worst ever? Not so fast, and here's why... 

Here are the sources used in this episode for you guys to learn more. 

Board, Editorial. “Opinion | 20 Good Things That Happened in 2020.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 15 Dec. 2020, www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/15/20-good-things-that-happened-2020/?arc404=true.

“How Coronavirus Spreads.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 28 Oct. 2020, www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/how-covid-spreads.html.

Hurt, Avery. “The Worst Year in History: Is 2020 a Contender?” Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2020, www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-worst-year-in-history-is-2020-a-contender.

MrBeast6000. “YouTube Rewind 2020, Thank God It's Over.” YouTube, YouTube, 1 Jan. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKtnafFtfEo.

Sujay, Nikhil Rampal. “Is 2020 the Worst Year for Civilization? Here's What Historians Say.” India Today, 18 Sept. 2020, www.indiatoday.in/diu/story/worst-year-history-australia-bushfire-earthquake-cyclone-coronavirus-1722292-2020-09-16.

Team, FOX TV Digital. “It Wasn't All Bad: Here Are 20 Good Things That Happened in 2020.” FOX 29 News Philadelphia, FOX 29 News Philadelphia, 10 Dec. 2020, www.fox29.com/news/it-wasnt-all-bad-here-are-20-good-things-that-happened-in-2020.

“What Was the Worst Year in History?” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 19 Feb. 2014, www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/12/what-was-the-worst-year-in-history/354687/.

Music used

Celebration – Otis McDonald

Who likes to Party – Kevin Macleod

Accralate – Kevin Macleod

Earth Prelude – Kevin Macleod

Night Cave – Kevin Macleod

Temptation March – Audionautix

SOSO – daily cute bgm

Mr beast explosion  (from 24-hour explosion giveaway)