The Smithsonian is building a 2020 artifact collection for future generations

When the calendar flipped to 2020, Americans has no idea it would be a year unlike any other.

2020 saw the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and mass demonstrations and a racial reckoning — all while a bitter and sometimes surreal presidential race played out.  While it may not be a year we want to re-live, it's one we need to remember.