A year ago today, in pictures: California wildfires and more moments you may remember

Residents cast their votes in a local election in the regional capital Mekelle, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. People began voting in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region on Wednesday in a local election defying the federal government and increasing political tensions in Africa's second most populous country. (AP Photo)

An helicopter operates over houses as a local resident looks on during a wildfire in Kalyvia, southeast of Athens, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Greek firefighters, backed by water-dropping aircraft, were battling a string of wildfires near Athens and in other parts of the country Wednesday with efforts hampered by strong winds that whipped on the flames. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

Slovenia's Primoz Roglic wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey rides with the pack during the eleventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 167 kilometers (104 miles), with start in Chatelaillon-Plage and finish in Poitiers, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Australia's Caleb Ewan, right, races to the finish line to win stage 11 of the Tour de France cycling race over 167.5 kilometers from Chatelaillon-Plage to Poitiers Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (Thibault Camus/Pool)

People hold placards during a protest demanding the evacuation of the refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos known as Moria, outside the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. A major fire swept through a notoriously overcrowded refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos early Wednesday, burning through container housing and leaving thousands of people in need of emergency shelter. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Flames shoot from a home as the Bear Fire burns through the Berry Creek area of Butte County, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. The blaze, part of the lightning-sparked North Complex, expanded at a critical rate of spread as winds buffeted the region. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Spanish designer Fernando Claro, right, works at the backstage a day before the start of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. The Spanish fashion will take place from 10 to 13 September under new security measures and social distance guidelines due the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Patrick Kenefick, left, and Dana Williams, both of Mill Valley, Calif., record the darkened Golden Gate Bridge covered with smoke from wildfires Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, from a pier at Fort Baker near Sausalito, Calif. The photo was taken at 9:47 a.m. in the morning. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts during a match against Tsvetana Pironkova, of Bulgaria, during the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Tsvetana Pironkova, of Bulgaria, falls to the court during a match against Serena Williams, of the United States, during the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Migrants flee from the Moria refugee camp during a second fire, on the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Fire struck again Wednesday night in Greece's notoriously overcrowded refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, a day after a blaze swept through it and left thousands in need of emergency shelter. The fires caused no injuries, but they renewed criticism of Europe's migration policy. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Buenos Aires provincial police light flares as they protest for better wages and working conditions, amid the new coronavirus pandemic in La Matanza, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Migrants walk at the burned Moria refugee after a fire, on the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Fire struck again Wednesday night in Greece's notoriously overcrowded refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, a day after a blaze swept through it and left thousands in need of emergency shelter. The fires caused no injuries, but they renewed criticism of Europe's migration policy. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

President Donald Trump speaks during an event on judicial appointments, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Andrey Rublev, of Russia, reacts during a match against Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, during the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., puts his face mask back on after speaking during a news conference of Senate Republican leadership, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Under darkened skies from wildfire smoke, people sit by heat lamps and eat lunch at a Fisherman's Wharf restaurant Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in San Francisco. People from San Francisco to Seattle woke Wednesday to hazy clouds of smoke lingering in the air, darkening the sky to an eerie orange glow that kept street lights illuminated into midday, all thanks to dozens of wildfires throughout the West. The picture was taken in the middle of the day at 12:46 p.m. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Relatives of deported people from the U.S. wearing face masks as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus, wait for their neighbors to collect aid after they received their bagfuls of aid, in San Jose Calderas, Guatemala, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. The government's migrant support agency Conamigua, delivered bags of food and household items to the community of people who have been deported from the United States and affected by COVID-19. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event with steelworkers in the backyard of a home in Detroit, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, returns to Elise Mertens, of Belgium, during the quarterfinal round of the US Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) is fouled as he shoots over Boston Celtics guard Brad Wanamaker (9) and center Daniel Theis (27) during the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Smoke from California wildfires obscures the sky over Oracle Park as the Seattle Mariners take batting practice before their baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in San Francisco. People from San Francisco to Seattle woke Wednesday to hazy clouds of smoke lingering in the air, darkening the sky to an eerie orange glow that kept street lights illuminated into midday, all thanks to dozens of wildfires throughout the West. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Denver Nuggets' Jerami Grant (9) is defended by Los Angeles Clippers' Lou Williams (23) during the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Dominic Thiem, of Austria, pumps his fist after defeating Alex de Minaur, of Australia, during the quarterfinal round of the US Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

A demonstrator kicks a police officer during protests sparked by the death of a man after he was detained by police at the Villa Luz neighborhood in Bogota, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Javier Humberto Ordonez, 46, died in hospital after receiving repeated electric shocks with a stun gun from officers who detained him for violating social distancing rules to curb the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Yukio Edano, the leader newly elected after two opposition parties' merger, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. A 149-member group on Thursday chose Edano, a lawyer-turned politician, as new leader and decided to adopt the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the name of the party he previously headed, as two main opposition parties merged. The word, partly seen at top, read: " New party leader". (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Migrants sleep on the road near the Moria refugee camp on the northeastern island of Lesbos, Greece, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. A second fire in Greece's notoriously overcrowded Moria refugee camp destroyed nearly everything that had been spared in the original blaze, Greece's migration ministry said Thursday, leaving thousands more people in need of emergency housing. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Barbary lion cubs play in their enclosure at the zoo in Dvur Kralove, Czech Republic, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. Three Barbary lion cubs have been born in a Czech zoo, a welcome addition to a small surviving population of a rare majestic lion subspecies that has been extinct in the wild. Three females that have yet to be named were born on July 5 in the Dvur Kralove safari park. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

The pack of cyclists ride past the Marmore Waterfalls during the fourth stage of the Tirreno Adriatico cycling race, from Terni to Cascia, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)

Fire burns in the port in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 10. 2020. A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents traumatized by last month's massive explosion that killed and injured thousands of people. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)