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The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued in 2021. Most major events scheduled for 2020 that were postponed due to the pandemic were hosted in 2021, including the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, Expo 2020, and sporting events such as UEFA Euro 2020, the 2020 Summer Olympics and ...
2021 in U.S. states and territories. This article outlines United States-related events which occurred in the year 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic continued to heavily impact the US, with the emergence of numerous COVID-19 variants leading to a substantial rise in both infections and deaths across the country.
September 20. By September 20, COVID-19 had killed over 675,000 Americans, the estimated number of American deaths from the Spanish flu in 1918. As a result, COVID-19 became the deadliest respiratory pandemic in American history.
11 September – British player Emma Raducanu wins the 2021 US Open Women's Singles on her first attempt. Raducanu becomes the first qualifier in history, male or female, to win a Grand Slam tournament and the first female British player to win a major since Virginia Wade at Wimbledon in 1977.
The February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm was a crippling, large and major winter and ice storm that had widespread impacts across the United States, Northern Mexico, and parts of Canada from February 13 to 17, 2021. The storm, unofficially referred to as Winter Storm Uri by the Weather Channel, [14] [15] started out in the Pacific ...
November 2 – 2021 United States elections. New Jersey and Virginia hold their state elections in years that are one more than a multiple of 4, including 2021. Mayors across the country will also be elected on this day, and there will be some ballot questions. Issues. Note: The following is a summary of key political issues in 2021.
This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from October 2021. Thirteen Allied Democratic Forces terrorists are arrested in Rwanda after planning multiple bombing attacks in Kigali. The planned attacks came as Rwanda is helping Mozambique fighting ISIL -linked groups in the Insurgency in Cabo Delgado.
18 March – The 2021 AFL season commences, with 2019/20 two-time premiers Richmond Tigers defeating Carlton Blues at the MCG. 19 March – A significant weather event impacts the New South Wales Mid North Coast and Western Sydney, causing major flooding and evacuations.