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Wow, what a year (not in a good way).

By Audrey Aiken

2020 was, in a word, a humdinger. In two words, an epic fail. In three words, a trial by fire. In four words, a series of unfortunate events. In five words, FUBAR. You get the picture. But you gotta take the good with the bad, right? The beautiful with the ugly. The sweet relief with the utter bullshit. And 2020 had plenty of all these things.

So, to commemorate the year that no one wanted (or deserved), the Thread Historical Society has assembled the 2020 Time Capsule, filled with mementos of the sights, sounds and smells of a 12-month odyssey that can only be described as “gobsmacking.” Help us decide what should be included, so future generations can learn all about the year that sent us ass over teakettle. Read on.


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