2021 in the United States

2021
in
the United States

Decades:
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:
List of years in the United States
In United States politics and government
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Events for the year 2021 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal government

Ongoing events

Events by month

January

January 20: Joe Biden becomes the 46th U.S. President.
January 20: Kamala Harris becomes the 49th U.S. Vice President.

February

Predicted and scheduled events

February

March

June

July

Deaths

January

February

References

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  22. Apple removes Parler from the App Store The Verge, January 9, 2021
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  24. Alex Trebek's final Jeopardy! episodes air this week WDIV-TV, January 4, 2021
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  44. First Arizona recreational marijuana sales take place Friday after 73 licenses approved
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  46. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-26 Green Bay Packers: Tom Brady to bid for seventh Super Bowl win BBC, January 24, 2021
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  50. Biden administration orders additional 200 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine NBC News, January 26, 2021
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  57. Oregon law to decriminalize all drugs goes into effect, offering addicts rehab instead of prison
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  81. Michael Apted, Director of ‘Up’ Documentaries and ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter,’ Dies at 79
  82. Dodgers Legend Tommy Lasorda Dies At 93
  83. Marion Ramsey Dies: ‘Police Academy’ Actress Was 73
  84. Capitol Police officer dies from injuries after clashing with pro-Trump mob
  85. Ed Bruce Dies: Country Songwriter, ‘Bret Maverick’ Actor Was 81
  86. Steve Carver, Director of 'Lone Wolf McQuade' and 'Big Bad Mama,' Dies at 75
  87. RIP Julie Strain: B-Movie Actor And Star Of 'Heavy Metal 2000'
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  89. Astronaut William Thornton, who invented shuttle treadmill, dies at 91
  90. Tim Bogert (Beck, Bogert & Appice, Vanilla Fudge, Cactus) has died
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  94. Joanne Rogers, wife of Fred Rogers of 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,' dies at 92
  95. "Phil Spector, music producer and convicted murderer, dies aged 81". ABC News (Australia). 17 January 2021.
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  102. Hal Holbrook, Actor Who Channeled Mark Twain, Is Dead at 95
  103. Larry King, legendary talk show host, dies at 87 CNN, January 23, 2021
  104. Cloris Leachman, Emmy- and Oscar- winning actor, dies at 94
  105. Cicely Tyson, groundbreaking actress, dead at 96
  106. Remembering Hilton Valentine
  107. ‘Saved By the Bell’s’ Dustin Diamond, aka ‘Screech,’ dead at 44 MLive.com, February 1, 2021
  108. Millie Hughes-Fulford, first female payload specialist in space, dies
  109. Christopher Plummer, Legendary ‘Sound of Music’ Star, Dies at 91
  110. Leon Spinks, 67-Years-Old, Passes Away After Long Battle With Cancer
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