2021 in the United States explained
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.
Though Donald Trump lost his bid to be re-elected president of the United States to former vice president Joe Biden, Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election have continued throughout the year, most violent on January 6, when supporters of Trump stormed the Capitol building and unsuccessfully halted the formal counting of electoral votes in Congress. Much of the year, as well as 2022 in the United States, involved the aftermath of the attack itself (which included Trump's second impeachment, a first for a US president) and criminal trials of those at the Capitol, most of which has been carried out by a special committee in the House of Representatives.
2021 was additionally defined by protests against COVID-19 lockdowns in response to the pandemic, as well as the beginning of a period of high inflation and ongoing protests mostly against police brutality. The year also saw an extremely active Atlantic hurricane season, a destructive wildfire season in California, and a power crisis in Texas.
Incumbents
Federal government
Donald Trump (R-Florida) (until January 20)
Joe Biden (D-Delaware) (starting January 20)
Mike Pence (R-Indiana) (until January 20)
Kamala Harris (D-California) (starting January 20)
Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) (until January 20)
Chuck Schumer (D-New York) (starting January 20)
Ongoing events
Events
January
- January 1
- January 2 – COVID-19 pandemic: New York becomes the fourth state to surpass one million COVID-19 cases, following Texas, California, and Florida.[6]
- January 3 – The Washington Post publishes an audio recording of President Donald Trump urging Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to change the state's 2020 presidential election results in his favor.[7]
- January 4 – COVID-19 pandemic: Michigan surpasses 500,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases.[8]
- January 5
- January 6
- January 7
- Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk becomes the world's richest person, with a net worth exceeding $185billion, surpassing Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.[15]
- Facebook indefinitely bans President Donald Trump from all of its platforms, citing his role in the January 6 Capitol riot.[16] Twitter permanently suspends Trump's personal account the next day, January 8.[17]
- Betsy DeVos resigns as Education Secretary in protest of President Trump's role in the January 6 Capitol riot.[18]
- January 8
- Amid an industry crackdown on extremist content following the January 6 Capitol riot, Google removes the mobile app of social networking service Parler from Google Play.[19] Apple suspends the app from its App Store the next day, January 9.[20] Parler goes offline a day later, January 10, when Amazon ceases to provide its cloud computing services.[21]
- After 36 years, Alex Trebek's final episode of Jeopardy! airs. Ken Jennings becomes the temporary host on January 11 as the search for a new permanent host continues.[22]
- January 9 – The Trump administration lifts longstanding restrictions on contacts between Taiwanese and U.S. officials.[23]
- January 11 – Alabama Crimson Tide football head coach Nick Saban surpasses former head coach Bear Bryant for most national titles won in college football history, seven total, following a 52–24 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2021 CFB National Championship.[24]
- January 13
- January 14 – COVID-19 pandemic: Texas becomes the first state to administer one million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.[29]
- January 15 – The National Rifle Association of America files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announces plans to reincorporate in Texas.[30]
- January 16
- January 17 - Riley June Williams, a 22-year-old woman suspected of stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's laptop during the January 6 Capitol riot, is charged by the FBI with intent to sell the device to Russian foreign intelligence services.[33]
- January 18
- January 19
- January 20
- January 21 – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves Cabenuva as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV/AIDS.[42] [43]
- January 22 – Recreational cannabis sales begin in Arizona.[44]
- January 24
- January 25
- January 26
- January 27
- January 31–February 3 – A major winter storm strikes the Northeastern United States, bringing nearly 3feet of snow to some areas, causing over 575,000 power outages, and killing six people.[55]
February
- February 1
- February 2
- 2021 Sunrise, Florida shootout: During the service of a warrant, a suspect kills two FBI agents and injures three others before barricading himself inside his home. He is later found dead, reportedly from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[60] The shootout was the most violent incident in the FBI's history since 1986.[61]
- The United States Senate votes 50–49 to pass a budget resolution that would allow Democrats to pass President Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package without support from Republicans.[62] Three days later, February 5, the Senate passes a $1.9 trillion budget for COVID-19 relief. The 50–50 tie-breaker vote is broken by Vice President Kamala Harris.[63]
- Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos steps down after more than 26 years to focus on Blue Origin and names Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy as his successor.[64]
- February 4
- February 5
- February 7
- February 8 – South Dakota Constitutional Amendment A, which would have legalized recreational cannabis in South Dakota on July 1, is struck down as unconstitutional by judge Christina Klinger.[71]
- February 9
- February 11
- February 12
- February 15 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces that Congress will establish a 9/11-styled commission to investigate the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol.[79]
- February 13–17 – A major winter storm kills 58 people in the United States (and 12 in Mexico) and causes over 9,724,000 power outages across 13 states in the Midwest and Southwest, with Southwest Power Pool declaring an "energy emergency".[80] [81] [82]
- February 17
- COVID-19 pandemic: North Dakota confirms their first case of the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2.[83]
- The former Trump Plaza hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey is demolished in a controlled implosion.[84]
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the Patient Specific Talus Spacer 3D-printed talus implant for humanitarian use. The Patient Specific Talus Spacer is the first in the world and first-of-its-kind implant to replace the talus—the bone in the ankle joint.[85]
- February 18 – NASA successfully lands its Perseverance rover on Mars, seven months after launching.[86]
- February 19 - The U.S. officially rejoins the Paris Agreement, 107 days after leaving.[87]
- February 22
- February 23
- February 24 – COVID-19 pandemic: Johnson & Johnson's vaccine candidate receives emergency use authorization from the FDA. The single-shot vaccine is 66% effective in combating the virus and can be stored in regular, unspecialized refrigerators.[97]
- February 25
- February 26
- February 27
- The House of Representatives passes the American Rescue Plan Act, President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. It will next be sent to the Senate.[105]
- Virginia's legislature passes an adult-use cannabis legalization law, though the law (including both retail sales and simple possession) initially did not come into effect until 2024.[106] It is later amended to legalize cannabis possession in Virginia beginning on July 1, 2021, while keeping the original 2024 retail sales start date.[107]
- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is accused of sexual harassment by a second former aide to the governor Charlotte Bennett after alleging that he harassed her late last spring, during the height of the state's fight against the coronavirus.[108]
March
- March 2
- March 5
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Illinois reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil in a person from Chicago.[112]
- Tennessee reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa.[113]
- March 6 – The Senate passes the American Rescue Plan Act, President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.[114]
- March 7 – March 2021 Hawaii floods – Floods in Hawaii leave one missing, destroy six homes, force evacuations, and leave 1,300 without electricity.[115]
- March 8
- March 10
- March 11
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Minnesota reports its first case of the South African 501.V2 variant of COVID-19. The patient is a person from the Twin Cities area who became ill on January 24 and tested positive on January 29.[126]
- Washington reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2, which originated in Brazil. The patient is a person from the King County.[127]
- South Dakota reports its first case of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2, which originated in the United Kingdom.[128]
- March 12
- The family of George Floyd, the man murdered while in police custody last May, sparking nationwide (and later worldwide) protests against police brutality and systemic racism, settles their lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis for $27million.[129]
- COVID-19 pandemic
- March 14 - Marvin Scott[132] died on March 14, 2021, in police custody at a correctional facility in McKinney, Texas.[133] [134]
- March 14–15 - A blizzard in Colorado brings over 24.1inches of snow, passing a record of 23.8inches set in 1982, to become the fourth largest recorded snowfall in Denver history and the largest since 2003 when the city received 31.8inches. It also leaves tens of thousands of people without power and some stranded in their cars after roads are closed.[135] In Wyoming, over 31inches were received in Cheyenne, and 52.5inches in the Laramie Range.[136]
- March 15 – Three people are killed and one injured when a small plane crashes in Pembroke Pines, Florida.[137]
- March 16
- COVID-19 pandemic: Massachusetts confirms its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant that originated in Brazil.[138]
- 2021 Atlanta spa shootings – Eight people are killed and one is injured in a trio of shootings at spas in the Metro Atlanta, Georgia area. A suspect is arrested 150 miles south of Atlanta later that day and charged with eight counts of murder and one count of attempted murder two days later, March 18.[139] [140]
- March 17
- The IRS announces that the deadline for Tax Day will be postponed to May 17.[141]
- COVID-19 pandemic: North Dakota confirms its first four cases of the California variant of SARS-CoV-2. Additionally, seven cases of the UK variant are also confirmed.[142]
- March 18–19 – The U.S. and China hold talks in Alaska to discuss relations, with topics ranging from Taiwanese security to Black Lives Matter.[143]
- March 19 – COVID-19 pandemic – Mississippi reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant, which was originally detected in South Africa, in a person in Harrison County.[144]
- March 20 – A special election is held in Louisiana's 5th congressional district, vacant since Representative-elect Luke Letlow died on December 29, 2020. Letlow's widow Julia Letlow wins with 67,203 of the 103,616 votes cast (64.86%).[145]
- March 22 – 2021 Boulder shooting: 10 people are shot dead at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado. It is the third deadliest mass shooting in the state's history, behind the 1999 Columbine High School massacre which left 13 dead and 24 injured, and the 2012 Aurora theater shooting which left 12 dead and 70 injured.[146] A 21-year-old suspect, Ahmad Al Issa, is arrested after being shot in the leg by police.[147]
- March 24
- COVID-19 pandemic: Georgia reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil. It was found in a resident in Newton County.[148]
- COVID-19 pandemic: More than 30million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States.[149]
- March 25
- March 26
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Maine reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil.[154]
- Wisconsin confirms their first cases of the Lineage P.1 and 501.V2 variants of SARS-CoV-2.[155]
- Arizona reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant, which was originally detected in South Africa.[156]
- New Jersey amends its alcohol and cannabis laws to allow police to notify parents or guardians after a first-time offense by a minor, following strong opposition to the prohibition on first-time notifications implemented when New Jersey legalized cannabis the previous month.[157]
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves Abecma to treat multiple myeloma. Abecma is the first cell-based gene therapy approved by the FDA for the treatment of multiple myeloma.[158]
- March 29
- March 30 - Both houses of the New York State Legislature pass a bill to legalize recreational cannabis in New York, which, upon being signed by governor Andrew Cuomo the following day, made New York the 15th state to legalize recreational cannabis.[165]
- March 31
April
- April 2
- United States Capitol car attack: The Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. is placed under lockdown after a suspect rams a car into a barricade on Constitution Avenue and exits the vehicle holding a knife. Two police officers are injured in the attack and taken to a hospital, where one dies from his injuries. The suspect is killed by Capitol Police.[172]
- COVID-19 vaccination – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that over 100million people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.[173]
- April 6
- April 7
- April 9
- President Biden requests Congress to authorize a $1.5 trillion federal spending plan in 2022, which includes an emphasis on public health, as well as major increase in science and research funding.[191]
- The U.S. House Ethics Committee announces that they have opened an investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R – FL) over sexual misconducts and federal sex-trafficking.[192]
- During his show, Tucker Carlson argued that the Democratic Party "is trying to replace the current electorate, the voters now casting ballots, with new people, more obedient voters from the Third World". He also said, "Everyone wants to make a racial issue out of it, 'Ooh, the white replacement theory.' No, no, no, this is a voting rights question. I have less political power because they are importing a brand-new electorate. Why should I sit back and take that?" The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and others said that Carlson was endorsing the Great Replacement, a white nationalist conspiracy theory that claims white people are being systemically replaced through declining white birth rates and high rates of immigration.[193] [194] In an open letter to Fox News, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt called for the network to fire Carlson.
- April 11
- April 12
- COVID-19 drug development – The U.S. government terminates a deal with Eli Lilly and Company for 350,856 remaining doses of the single antibody bamlanivimab that were scheduled to be delivered by the end of March. The deal will instead be focused on a supply of combined antibodies with etesevimab.[200]
- Microsoft announces the $20billion acquisition of AI firm Nuance Communications, the second largest deal in its history, after LinkedIn in 2016.[201]
- April 15
- Chicago police release graphic footage of an officer shooting dead 13-year-old Adam Toledo in a dark alley.[202]
- Indianapolis FedEx shooting: Nine people are killed, including the shooter, and seven injured, in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis.[203]
- April 16
- April 18 – COVID-19 vaccination: The CDC reports that over 50% of Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. At least 130 million adults have received the first dose, while 84 million adults have also received the second dose.[211]
- April 20
- April 21
- April 22 – President Biden pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 compared to 2005 levels.[216]
- April 24
- April 25 – The 93rd Academy Awards, the third in a row with no official host,[219] are held at both Union Station and Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.[220] Due to the ceremony's delay from February 28 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema, films from two calendar years were eligible at the same point, with the cut-off date being the intended original Awards date.[221] Chloé Zhao's Nomadland wins three awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Frances McDormand for Best Actress. David Fincher's Mank leads the nominations with ten, while Anthony Hopkins wins Best Actor for The Father (becoming the oldest winner in an acting category), Daniel Kaluuya Best Supporting Actor for Judas and the Black Messiah and Youn Yuh-jung Best Supporting Actress for Minari.[222] Keeping in line with other award ceremonies reporting viewership declines, the telecast garners 10.4 million viewers according to Nielsen estimates, down 56% from the previous year and making the broadcast by far the lowest-rated in Oscar history.[223]
- April 26 – COVID-19 pandemic – The CDC says that fully vaccinated Americans can go outside without wearing a mask unless they are in large crowds.[224]
- April 27 – COVID-19 pandemic – Colorado surpasses 500,000 cases of COVID-19.[225]
- April 28
- April 30
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic – The White House announces the U.S. will begin restricting travel from India starting May 4 due to rising cases of the Lineage B.1.617 which originated in the latter country.[228]
- Michigan reports its first case of Lineage B.1.617, first discovered in India, in a person from Clinton County.[229]
May
- May 1 - Lubbock, Texas votes to become the largest city in U.S. to ban abortion with the "sanctuary city for the unborn".[230] [231] [232]
- May 4 – COVID-19 pandemic – Michigan relaxes several restrictions regarding face mask requirements and outdoor gatherings.[233]
- May 5 – South Carolina House votes to add firing squad to execution methods; South Carolina would become the fourth state to use firing squad after Mississippi, Oklahoma and Utah.[234]
- May 7
- Colonial Pipeline cyberattack: An oil pipeline in Houston is hacked by DarkSide causing the pipeline operator to shut down its entire network, the source of nearly half of the U.S. East Coast's fuel supply.[235]
- COVID-19 vaccines – Pfizer/BioNTech seek full approval from the FDA for the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.[236]
- May 9 – 2021 Colorado Springs shooting: Seven people are shot dead at a birthday party in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[237]
- May 10 – COVID-19 vaccination: The FDA authorizes the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged 12–15 years old.[238]
- May 11 – The Colonial Pipeline shutdown enters its fifth day. Panic buying by motorists causes many eastern seaboard gas stations to begin running dry. U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm urges calm and to not hoard.[239]
- May 12
- Colonial Pipeline begins restarting, but warns that it will take several days for things to return to normal operations.[240]
- COVID-19 vaccination – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adopts the FDA recommendation to provide the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine to adolescents aged 12–15 years old.[241]
- May 13 – COVID-19 pandemic – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that all "fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance".[242] [243]
- May 14
- Colonial Pipeline operations return to normal late in the day, but gas outages at retail stations will take several days to clear.[244]
- Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signs public school "bathroom bill", HB1233, into law. The bill specifies that schools must comply to reasonable requests made by students and staff to provide them with access to a reasonably private bathroom that is restricted to occupants of their same sex.[245] [246] [247]
- May 17
- May 24
- May 25
- May 26 – 2021 San Jose shooting: A mass shooting occurs at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority rail yard in San Jose, California, leaving ten people dead, including the gunman who committed suicide.[260]
- May 27 - The Department of Energy launches Perlmutter, the world's fastest AI-specialized supercomputer, with four exaflops of performance.[261]
- May 30
- 2021 Hialeah shooting: A mass shooting in Hialeah, Florida leaves two dead and 20 injured.[262]
- JBS S.A. cyberattack: A ransomware cyberattack hits several beef processing plants and slaughterhouses in Utah, Texas, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania. Russian firm REvil has been accused of being the perpetrators of the attack.[263]
June
- June 1
- June 2 - Paul Allard Hodgkins, a Tampa man who was seen in the U.S. Senate chamber during the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol, pleads guilty, making him the second suspect to do so after Jon Schaffer.[269]
- June 3 - The FBI announces that it has opened an investigation into Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over campaign fundraising.[270]
- June 4
- Facebook's Oversight Board announces its ban on former President Donald Trump's personal account will last until January 2023. Trump was originally banned for posting a message supporting the January 6 insurrectionists.[271] It also announces that it will no longer grant blanket immunity to politicians who use its service, especially if their posts are deemed to be deceptive or abusive.[272]
- District Judge Roger Benitez overturns California's ban on assault weapons.[273]
- A letter to Apple's Tim Cook is made public, in which staff request more flexibility over remote work, following the company's decision to return its 150,000 employees to the office.[274]
- The FDA approves the first new medication since 2014, semaglutide (Wegovy), for chronic weight management.[275]
- June 5 - Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack – The Department of Justice says that over 465 people have been arrested since the January 6 attack. It is also seeking information on 250 other suspects.[276]
- June 6
- June 7
- June 9 - President Biden visits the United Kingdom for the 2021 G7 summit, his first international trip as president.[284] Biden also signs the New Atlantic Charter with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, attends the 2021 Brussels summit with leaders of NATO countries, and meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland the next week.[285] [286]
- June 10 - The Maine Legislature passes a law mandating the state government completely divest from fossil fuel by 2026. If signed into law, Maine will be the first state to divest from the fossil fuel industry.[287]
- June 12 - COVID-19 misinformation: YouTube announces that it has suspended U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R–WI) for violating their policies about promoting unproven alternative therapies to treat COVID-19.[288]
- June 11–13 – List of mass shootings in the United States in 2021 – At least 10 people are killed and another 50 are injured in nine mass shootings in six states.[289]
- June 14
- June 15
- June 16 – Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs Texas House Bill 1927, eliminating the requirement for Texas residents to obtain a license to carry handguns either concealed or openly starting September 1, 2021.
- June 17
- June 18 – 2021 NBA playoffs: The Los Angeles Clippers advance to their first NBA Conference Finals after a 131–119 victory against the Utah Jazz in game 6, in which they will play the Phoenix Suns.[298]
- June 19
- June 20
- 2021 Arizona wildfires – An outbreak of wildfires begins in Arizona due to thunderstorms producing dry lightning coming through the state from June 14 to June 20. Due to the outbreak, as well as fire danger, many national forests in the state of Arizona are closed to the public. The only people allowed in the forests are firefighters and people who own property in the forests.[300] [301]
- 2021 Atlantic hurricane season – Thirteen people are killed in Alabama during Tropical Storm Claudette. Ten of the victims die in a single car crash, nine of whom are children.[302]
- An EF3 tornado strikes the Illinois cities of Naperville, Woodridge, and Darien, destroying 12 homes, damaging an additional 100, and injuring six people.[303] [304]
- June 21
- June 22
- 2021 New York City mayoral election – Residents of New York City elect a new mayor. This is the first time that a New York City election is determined using rank-choice (instant-runoff) voting.[307]
- 2021 Buffalo mayoral election – Community activist and self-avowed socialist India Walton defeats incumbent mayor Byron Brown to win the Democratic primary. As the Democratic candidate is overwhelmingly favored to win the mayoralship in November, this will possibly be the first time that a socialist will be mayor of a major American city since 1960.[308]
- COVID-19 pandemic: Michigan lifts its face mask requirements and capacity restrictions on indoor events.[309] Masks are still required for nursing homes, prisons, hospitals, schools, funeral directors, and agricultural workers. Usage at businesses is optional.[310]
- June 23 – COVID-19 pandemic – Washington reports their first case of the Lineage P.1 Gamma variant in an unvaccinated Clallam County resident who traveled out of the state.[311]
- June 24
- Surfside condominium building collapse – A 12-story condominium apartment building in Surfside, Florida partially collapses.[312] At the official end of search on July 23, the death toll is 97, with one further person unaccounted for.[313]
- A pedestrian bridge on Interstate 295 collapses in northeastern Washington, D.C., injuring five.[314]
- Infrastructure policy of the Joe Biden administration
President Biden announces that he has reached a bipartisan infrastructure deal with Senators.[315]
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- June 25
- June 26
- June 26–29 – Portland, Oregon experiences a 3-day heat wave, which kills 93 people.[325]
- June 29
- Recreational cannabis becomes legal in New Mexico.[326]
- San Jose becomes the first city in the nation to mandate that gun owners both purchase liability insurance for their firearms and to pay an annual fee to cover costs to the city's services for gun-related injuries and deaths, after the city council unanimously adopted the measures.[327]
- June 30
- Disgraced entertainer Bill Cosby is prematurely released from prison when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturns his sexual assault convictions and sentences on the grounds that his due process rights were violated. In addition to this, the highest judiciary within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania bars any future prosecution for these crimes.[328]
- A grand jury in Manhattan indicts the Trump organization, as well as CFO Allen Weisselberg.[329]
- An intentional controlled detonation of illegal fireworks by the Los Angeles Police Department in a busy neighborhood of South Los Angeles does not go as planned, injuring seventeen people, including 10 LAPD officers, and damaging windows, cars, and buildings.[330]
July
On the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, Jeff Bezos successfully launches the Blue Origin rocket New Shepard 4 in Van Horn, Texas, carrying himself, his brother Mark, 82-year-old retired pilot Wally Funk, and 18-year-old college student Oliver Daemen. The rocket lands back on Earth within minutes, completing the first crewed spaceflight with reusable rockets.[348]
Florida swimmer Bobby Finke becomes the first American to win a gold medal at the 800 metre freestyle event at the Olympics.[363]
The Department of Justice rules that the U.S. Treasury must hand the tax returns of former President Donald Trump to Congress.[368]
Caeleb Dressel breaks a world record in the 100m butterfly during the Olympics, finishing in 49.45 seconds.[369]
August
- August 2
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 vaccination: Over 70% of adults are reported to have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.[372]
- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham announces that he has tested positive for COVID-19, despite receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.[373]
- August 3
- August 4
- Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter of Colorado announces that two lawyers, Gary D. Fielder and Ernest John Walker, will be sanctioned for filing a lawsuit challenging the results of the 2020 election.[376]
- COVID-19 pandemic: Louisiana reports 2,247 hospitalizations, a new single-day record.[377]
- August 5 – President Biden sets a goal for half of new cars sold to be zero-emission by 2030.[378]
- August 6
- August 8
- August 9
- August 10
- August 11
- Aubrey de Grey, a leading anti-aging researcher and Chief Science Officer of the SENS Research Foundation, is placed on leave by his company, following sexual harassment allegations by two women in the field.[392]
- The Senate votes to pass a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package, a day after the bipartisan infrastructure package passed.[393]
- The Senate votes unanimously to confirm former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, making him the first of Biden's Ambassador nominees to be confirmed.[394]
- August 12 – The Census Bureau reports that, per the results of the 2020 census, the population of White Americans declined for the first time in history, and population growth is at its lowest since the Great Depression. Conversely, Hispanic, Asian, and Multiracial Americans saw the largest growth, with the latter seeing an increase of 276%. Hispanics make up the largest group in California for the first time, with whites in Texas barely remaining the largest by 0.4%. The Southern and Western regions also saw the most growth.[395]
- August 13
- COVID-19 pandemic
- The New York State Assembly says that it will not impeach Governor Andrew Cuomo following his announcement that he would resign.[398]
- Bob Dylan is accused of sexual assault and related offenses in 1965 by a woman identified as "J.C." who files a lawsuit against the singer. Dylan denies the allegations.[399]
- August 14
- August 18 - R&B singer R. Kelly begins his trial at New York's Eastern District federal court, accused of racketeering, sexual abuse and bribery, all of which he denies.[403]
- August 19
- The Library of Congress, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Capitol, and nearby congressional offices in Washington, D.C. are evacuated due to a bomb threat by the driver of a suspicious vehicle.[404]
- Times Square in New York is evacuated due to a suspicious package.[405]
- August 20 - The Alameda County Superior Court rules that California Proposition 22 (2020), which exempts app-based transportation and delivery companies like Uber and DoorDash from having to classify their workers as employees, is unconstitutional. The defendants, consisting of a coalition of gig economy companies, say they will appeal.[406]
- August 22 - Antifa and the Proud Boys clash at an abandoned Kmart in Portland, Oregon.[407]
- August 23 - COVID-19 vaccination: The FDA gives approval to the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) for those aged 16 years and older.[408]
- August 24
- The U.S. Supreme Court restores the Trump-era Remain in Mexico policy, which requires migrants seeking asylum to remain in Mexico until their US immigration court date.[409]
- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's resignation becomes official at midnight and Kathy Hochul becomes the first female New York Governor.[410]
- August 25 – U.S. District Judge Linda Vivienne Parker announces sanctions against Sidney Powell, L. Lin Wood, and other lawyers who were filing a lawsuit seeking to overturn President Biden's victory in Michigan last year. She also orders the lawyers to be referred to their home states for disbarment or suspension of law license.[411]
- August 26 – Operation Allies Refuge: President Biden, in an address to the nation, says that the evacuation of American citizens will continue despite the terrorist attacks. He also vows that the U.S. will avenge the deaths of the 13 service members killed in the attacks by "hunting down" those responsible and "making them pay".[412]
- August 29
- August 30 – Operation Allies Refuge: The United States withdraws its remaining 2,500 troops from Afghanistan, ending its 20-year involvement in the War in Afghanistan.[416]
September
- September 1
- Texas implements the "Heartbeat Act" banning abortions after nine weeks of pregnancy.[417]
- Texas residents are allowed to carry handguns without a license or training.[418]
- Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack
The Department of Justice secures its 50th guilty plea in its criminal investigation of the January 6 riot at the Capitol.[419]
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- September 2
- Hurricane Ida
- More than 54 deaths are reported in New York and the wider northeastern United States amid the ongoing flood emergency, as rescuers continue to search for stranded people.[421] [422]
- The Vine Street Expressway in Philadelphia is closed due to massive flooding on portions of the highway. The Park Towne Place residential complex is also evacuated due to flooding.[423] [424]
- September 3
Texas state judge Guerra Gamble blocks the Texas Right To Life from suing Planned Parenthood under the pretext of the abortion law.[426]
President Biden issues new federal vaccine requirements affecting up to 100 million Americans. All employers with more than 100 workers are required to be either vaccinated or test for the virus weekly, while 17 million workers at health facilities that receive federal Medicare or Medicaid are ordered to be fully vaccinated.[428]
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs a bill that prohibits social media sites from banning or restricting users based on "the viewpoint of the user or another person", whether or not that viewpoint is expressed on the social media platform itself.[429]
- September 10 - Trump–Ukraine scandal: Former Rudy Giuliani associate Igor Fruman pleads guilty to one count of soliciting a contribution by a foreign national.[430]
- September 11
- September 13 – COVID-19 pandemic in New York: In New York City, schools reopen to one million children for the first time since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.[433]
- September 14 – A recall election is held in California on whether Governor Gavin Newsom should remain in office, and who his successor should be if he is voted out.[434] Newsom defeats the recall and remains in office.
- September 16 - Inspiration4, launched by SpaceX, becomes the first all-civilian spaceflight, carrying a four-person crew on a three-day orbit of the Earth.[435]
- September 20
- Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg makes an appearance at the New York Supreme Court as prosecutors continue their investigation into former President Trump's business dealings.[436]
- The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic surpasses that of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, becoming the deadliest disease outbreak in American history.[437]
- September 21
- September 22 - COVID-19 pandemic – Michigan surpasses one million confirmed cases of COVID-19.[440]
- September 23
A months-long recount of 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County, Arizona, confirms in a draft report that Joe Biden won that state's 11 electoral votes, with no mass voter fraud designed to "steal" the election from former President Donald Trump.[442]
- Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack
- The January 6 House Committee issues its first subpoenas, which mandate that four advisors and associates to former President Donald Trump turn over records and testimony. The targets of the subpoenas are former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Dan Scavino, former Defense Department official Kashyap Patel and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon.[443]
- September 24
- The U.S. House votes to pass the Women's Health Protection Act, an abortion rights bill, in response to the Supreme Court refusing to block the Texas Heartbeat Act from becoming law.[444]
- Fox News announces that it has banned Rudy Giuliani and his son Andrew Giuliani from appearing on the channel for three months.[445]
- September 25 – A train derails in Montana, killing three people.[446]
- September 26 – 2021 NFL season: Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker kicks a 66-yard field goal during the team's 19–17 victory against the Detroit Lions, making it the longest field goal in National Football League history.[447]
- September 27
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Grammy Award-winning singer R. Kelly is found guilty in a federal court on all counts of sexually abusing women and children over two decades.[450]
- Ford announces an $11.4 billion plan for electric vehicle (EV) production, its largest ever investment in the US, with a major new factory in Tennessee and two battery parks in Kentucky creating nearly 11,000 jobs.[451] [452]
- September 29 - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declares 23 species extinct, due to a combination of development, invasive species, logging and pollution.[453] [454]
- September 30
- Britney Spears' father Jamie Spears is formally suspended as the conservator of her estate.[455]
- President Biden signs legislation that would extend funding for the U.S. government through December 3, thereby avoiding a government shutdown. Government funds were due to run out at midnight.[456]
October
- October 1 - The Supreme Court announces that Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19.[457]
- October 3
- October 5
- October 6
- October 7
- October 11
Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden resigns after several e-mails between him and Bruce Allen containing racist, sexist, homophobic, and trans-phobic remarks are leaked by The New York Times.[470]
San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane is suspended for 21 games for submitting a forged COVID-19 vaccination card.[473]
- Murder of Ahmaud Arbery: The state trial of Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan begins in Georgia.[474]
- October 19
- October 20 - The district attorney of Westchester County announces a criminal investigation into The Trump Organization.[478]
- October 21 - Rust shooting incident: Film producer Alec Baldwin fatally shoots Halyna Hutchins and wounds Joel Souza during the filming of Rust, when a prop firearm is discharged by accident.[479]
- October 22 - Trump–Ukraine scandal: Former Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas is convicted by the SDNY for campaign financing crimes and for illegally funding foreign cash to Republicans during the 2018 midterms. The conviction is announced by Attorney Damian Williams.[480]
- October 23 - 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season: In college football, the Illinois Fighting Illini defeats Penn State 20-18 in nine overtimes, making it the longest football game played in NCAA history.[481]
- October 26 - A report comes out revealing that former Chicago Blackhawks coach Brad Aldrich sexually assaulted Kyle Beach, a young prospect on the team during the 2009–10 NHL season. The report also shows that Stan Bowman, Kevin Cheveldayoff, and Joel Quenneville met before the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals and allowed Aldrich to continue working until the end of the season.[482]
- October 28 - Mark Zuckerberg announces that Facebook, Inc., owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus, will rebrand itself as Meta Platforms.[483]
- October 29
November
The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse begins in Kenosha.[487]
- November 2
- November 3
- November 4
- November 5
- November 7 – Alabama native Nimblewill Nomad becomes the oldest person to hike on the Appalachian Trail.[501]
- November 8
- On October 15, the White House announced that it would reopen international borders to non-essential travel from the EU, UK, China, India, South Africa, Iran and Brazil on November 8. The travel restrictions have been in place for 18 months, coming into effect in the early days of the pandemic.[502]
- Dominion Voting Systems announces that they have sued Fox Corporation and Fox Broadcasting Company, the parent company of Fox News, for defamation and for failing to preserve documents relating to the role Rupert Murdoch played in spreading false claims about Dominion.[503] [504]
- November 9 – The South Dakota Legislature votes to consider the impeachment of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg.[505]
- November 11 – Vice President Harris travels to Paris to deliver a speech at the Paris Peace Forum.[506]
- November 12 – United States Attorney General Merrick Garland announces that former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon has been charged by the Department of Justice for refusing to testify to the January 6 select committee investigating the Capitol riot and refusing to provide documents requested by the committee.[507] Bannon turned himself in to the FBI three days later.[508]
- November 13 – While speaking before a "ReAwaken America" audience in November 2021, Former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn said, "If we are going to have one nation under God, which we must, we have to have one religion. One nation under God, and one religion under God."[509] causing some outrage.[510]
- November 15
- November 16 – Maryland reports their first case of monkeypox in a resident who traveled from Nigeria.[513]
- November 17 – The U.S. House of Representatives votes 222–208 to censure Rep. Paul Gosar (R–AZ) after he posted a photo-shopped anime clip of him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–NY) and threatening President Biden, making him the first lawmaker to be censured since Charlie Rangel in 2010.[514]
- November 19
- November 21 – Waukesha Christmas parade attack: An SUV is driven through the annual Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, killing six people and injuring 62 others. The alleged driver of the vehicle, 39-year-old Darrell E. Brooks, is arrested and charged with five counts of murder.[518]
- November 23 – The Biden administration announces a release of 50 million oil barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to bring down inflation in conjunction with other countries' efforts, the largest release in history. An investigation into oil companies' practices is also announced.[519] [520] [521]
- November 24
- November 29
- Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey steps down as its chief executive, saying it is "finally time for me to leave". Parag Agrawal is named his successor.[524]
- The Attorney General of New York Office releases lengthy documents which prove that CNN host Chris Cuomo abused journalistic ethics in a manner that was much greater than what had been reported earlier in the year. According to the documents, during Andrew Cuomo's sexual harassment scandal, Chris used his connections in the media both to obtain information about his brother's accusers as well as to uncover the possibility that new accusers could come out against the former New York governor.[525]
- November 30
December
- December 1 – COVID-19 pandemic: In California, the first case of Omicron variant, a highly mutated variant of COVID-19, is reported by the CDC in a San Francisco resident, who had traveled to South Africa.[529]
- December 2
- December 4 – Chris Cuomo is fired by CNN for his violations of journalistic ethics by aiding his scandal-ridden brother.[533]
- December 9
- December 10 - A late season tornado outbreak occurs in the Southern and Midwestern United States, causing major damage and killing at least 94 people.[537]
- December 11 – COVID-19 pandemic: North Carolina reports its first case of the Omicron variant in a student at UNC Charlotte.[538]
- December 15 - An outbreak of more than 10 wildfires begins in the state of Kansas, scorching an area of more than on the first day they were first reported due to gusty winds and dry grassland. The outbreak leaves the deaths of two people and injures three more.[539] [540]
- December 17 – The Ohio Department of Education concludes their investigation into the Bishop Sycamore High School scandal, labeling the school as a scam.[541]
- December 20 - COVID-19 pandemic: The CDC reports that Deltacron hybrid variant is now pre-dominant strain in the US,[542] which is combined with Delta and Omicron variants, accounting for three-quarters of cases.
- December 29
- 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 abused by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.[543]
- COVID-19 pandemic: The U.S. breaks its single-day case record, with over 488,000 new infections, nearly doubling the highest number from the previous winter.[544]
- December 30 - Tens of thousands are evacuated as wildfires sweep through Boulder County, fanned by winds of up to 105mph. The fires are the most destructive in Colorado's history.[545]
Deaths
See main article: 2021 deaths in the United States (July–December).
See also
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- https://nbc25news.com/news/coronavirus/michigans-cumulative-covid-19-cases-surpasses-800k Michigan's cumulative COVID-19 cases surpasses 800K
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- https://nbc25news.com/news/nation-world/us-to-restrict-travel-from-india-due-to-covid-19-surge US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting Tuesday
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