The 2024 United States presidential election will be the 60th quadrennial presidential election, set to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. In the months leading up to the election, a seemingly non-stop series of historical events surrounding the race occurred, including assassination attempts on Former President Trump and a last minute drop out from President Biden. The events shocked the American people daily, leaving them wondering when they would stop “living through historical events.” From the first debate between Former President Trump and President Biden in late June to the Vice Presidential debate in early October between Republican nominee J.D. Vance and Democratic nominee Tim Walz, this summer was nothing short of historical.

In the wake of a controversial NATO speech, Democratic Senator Peter Welch published an op-ed in the Washington Post urging Biden to step down from the election for the nation’s benefit. This call was echoed publicly by over 30 political figures, with rumors suggesting that others agreed privately.

The three-day 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee attended by over 50,000 people, officially nominated Trump as the Republican presidential candidate with Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate.

In a BET interview, President Biden explains that only a health issue would lead him to withdraw from the presidential race. Shortly thereafter,  the White House announced that he  had tested positive for covid-19, with plans for him to recover at his home in Delaware.

The Democratic National Convention in Chicago, featuring over 50,000 attendees officially nominated Harris as the Democratic presidential candidate, with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her vice-presidential pick.