{"id":161635,"date":"2022-03-11T20:20:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T20:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/why-were-celebrating-the-covid-19-pandemics-birthday-2\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T14:23:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T14:23:49","slug":"covid-19-pandemic-two-year-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/stories\/covid-19-pandemic-two-year-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Why we\u2019re celebrating the COVID-19 pandemic\u2019s birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you remember what you were doing on March 11, 2020? Whether you were watching <em>Tiger King<\/em> or celebrating <em>Parasite\u2019s<\/em> Academy Award, that date will probably live in history books for a very long time.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because March 11, 2020 was the day that COVID-19 was officially declared a global pandemic. 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