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Thursday, December 31, 2020

Smile, 2020. You're on camera 📸

Happy New Year's Eve! Let's look back on a year we'll never forget. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 
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Thursday, December 31
The 2nd lieutenants throw their covers in the air at the end commencement ceremony on the Plain at West Point in West Point, New York on June 13, 2020.
Smile, 2020. You're on camera 📸
Happy New Year's Eve! Let's look back on a year we'll never forget.

We're only hours from a brand new year. And what a year it's been.

Before we bid 2020 adeiu and welcome 2021 with skeptically open arms, let's look back at what we experienced together, in photos. For this special year-end edition of The Short List, we've selected one iconic photo per month. You can check out the USA TODAY photo team's complete array of stunning 2020 selections here.

See you on the flip side, Short Listers! 🥂

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January

Fans gather at L.A. Live to pay their respects to former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, who died along with seven other people in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020.
Fans gather at L.A. Live to pay their respects to former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, who died along with seven other people in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020.
Sandy Hooper / USA TODAY

The Short List, Jan. 27: Kobe's death leaves a legacy – and an investigation

February

People walk past a poster by Italian urban artist Salvatore Benintende, aka "TVBOY," depicting Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa  wearing a protective face mask and holding a mobile phone reading "Mobile World Virus" in Barcelona, Spain, on February 18, 2020.
People walk past a poster by Italian urban artist Salvatore Benintende, aka "TVBOY," depicting Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa wearing a protective face mask and holding a mobile phone reading "Mobile World Virus" in Barcelona, Spain, on February 18, 2020.
PAU BARRENA, AFP via Getty Images

The Short List, Feb. 25: Word of the day: Pandemic

March

A woman wearing a mask walks the Brooklyn Bridge in the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on March 20, 2020 in New York City.
A woman wearing a mask walks the Brooklyn Bridge in the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on March 20, 2020 in New York City.
Victor J. Blue, Getty Images

The Short List, March 31: Thank you, health care workers

April

The supermoon, also known as the pink moon rises over the Papago Park Buttes on April 7, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona.
The supermoon, also known as the pink moon rises over the Papago Park Buttes on April 7, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Rob Schumacher/The Republic

The Short List, April 7: Get out the vote (and masks)

May

Fellow emergency room nurses hold up Cece Olsen on May 6 to watch a parade called an "appreciation loop" pass by MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
Fellow emergency room nurses hold up Cece Olsen on May 6 to watch a parade called an "appreciation loop" pass by MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
Olivia Sun/The Register

The Short List, May 12: Dr. Fauci has spoken

June

In this June 3, 2020, file photo demonstrators take part in a protest in downtown Los Angeles.
In this June 3, 2020, file photo demonstrators take part in a protest in downtown Los Angeles.
Ringo H.W. Chiu, AP

The Short List, June 3: 'Time for America to examine our tragic failures'

July

Marcus Sharp, left, and Justin Mayes lay rose petals on the path of civil rights icon and U.S. Congressman John Lewis's casket on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on Saturday, July 26, 2020.
Marcus Sharp, left, and Justin Mayes lay rose petals on the path of civil rights icon and U.S. Congressman John Lewis's casket on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on Saturday, July 26, 2020.
Jake Crandall, Montgomery Advertiser

The Short List, July 26: Beloved 'on both sides of the aisle'

August

Soldiers disinfect the Christ the Redeemer site, currently closed, to prepare for what tourism officials hope will be a surge in visitors in the upcoming weekend as health restrictions are eased amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020.
Soldiers disinfect the Christ the Redeemer site, currently closed, to prepare for what tourism officials hope will be a surge in visitors in the upcoming weekend as health restrictions are eased amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020.
Silvia Izquierdo, AP

The Short List, Aug. 6: Fight (the spread) or flight?

September

People left mementos in a makeshift memorial for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in front of the US Supreme Court on September 19, 2020 in Washington, DC.
People left mementos in a makeshift memorial for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in front of the US Supreme Court on September 19, 2020 in Washington, DC.
Samuel Corum, Getty Images

The Short List, Sept. 20: Remembering RBG

October

Hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters gather at the Tallahassee International Airport for a "Make America Great Again 2020" rally where Vice President Mike Pence was scheduled to speak Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020.
Hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters gather at the Tallahassee International Airport for a "Make America Great Again 2020" rally where Vice President Mike Pence was scheduled to speak Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020.
Alicia Devine, Tallahassee Democrat

The Short List, Oct. 26: Hop in, we're going to the moon

November

Dr. Joseph Varon hugs and comforts a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) during Thanksgiving at the United Memorial Medical Center on November 26, 2020 in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Joseph Varon hugs and comforts a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) during Thanksgiving at the United Memorial Medical Center on November 26, 2020 in Houston, Texas.
Go Nakamura, Getty Images

The Short List, Nov. 11: Can America trust the CDC to lead us out of COVID-19?

December

Karolina Ernst receives a Covid-19 vaccination on the first day of the nationwide launch of Covid-19 vaccinations during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic on December 27, 2020 in Plattling, Germany.
Karolina Ernst receives a Covid-19 vaccination on the first day of the nationwide launch of Covid-19 vaccinations during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic on December 27, 2020 in Plattling, Germany.
Alexandra Beier, Getty Images

The Short List, Dec. 14: A shot felt around the country

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