1) The United States recently held its presidential election in 2020, resulting in Joe Biden being elected as the 46th President of the United States and Kamala Harris as the Vice President, making history as the first female Vice President.

2) The first modern Olympic marathon race was held at the 1896 Olympics in Athens and has since become one of the most iconic and challenging events in athletics.

3) In Chinese mythology, the Dragon Boat Festival (also known as Duanwu Festival) is celebrated to honor Qu Yuan, a poet and statesman of ancient China. It involves dragon boat races, eating sticky rice dumplings (zongzi), and performing rituals to ward off evil spirits and protect against diseases.

4) The Bank of England, established in 1694, is the central bank of the United Kingdom and one of the oldest central banks in the world.