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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.
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 ...
December 10, 2021 – A late season tornado outbreak occurs in the Southern and Midwestern United States, causing major damage and killing at least 94 people. December 29, 2021 – British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is convicted in a federal court on five of six charges relating to her recruiting and trafficking young girls to be sexually ...
Only 5 percent of registered voters cite the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol or former President Trump’s alleged election subversion efforts as their most prominent memory from his time ...
The Event Horizon Telescope takes the first ever image of a black hole, at the core of galaxy Messier 87. Fossil fragments found in the Callao Cave in the Philippines reveal the existence of the Homo luzonensis species of humans. April 15: A major fire engulfs Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, resulting in the roof and main spire collapsing.
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 a list of protests and unrest in the United States between 2020 and 2023 against systemic racism towards black people in the United States, such as in the form of police violence. [1] [2] [3] Following the murder of George Floyd, unrest broke out in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area on May 26, 2020, and quickly spread across the country ...
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.