Page 2: Historical Events In 2021

Feb 04   President Joe Biden announces that the United States will cease providing weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for use in the Yemeni Civil War in the year 2021.   

Feb 07   Super Bowl LV, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominate defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, 31-9; MVP: Tom Brady , TB Bucs, QB; Brady's record 7th SB win in the year 2021.   

Feb 09   On this day in history cOVID-19 pandemic: A joint WHO–China investigation into the source of the outbreak concludes. Investigators deem a Wuhan laboratory leak to be "extremely unlikely", with a "natural reservoir" in bats being a more likely origin.[30]   

Feb 09   The UAE's uncrewed Hope spacecraft becomes the first Arabian mission to successfully enter orbit around Mars in the year 2021.   

Feb 09   US Senate Impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins in Washington D.C in the year 2021.   

Feb 13   In the year 2021 a major winter storm kills at least 136 people and causes over 9.9 million power outages in the U.S.   

Feb 13   Mario Draghi , former head of the European Central Bank, is sworn in as Italian Prime Minister ahead of a new coalition government on this day in history.   

Feb 18   NASA's Mars 2020 mission (containing the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter drone) lands on Mars at Jezero Crater, after seven months of travel on this day in history.   

Feb 19   On this day in history the United States officially rejoins the Paris Agreement, 107 days after leaving.   

Feb 20   2020–21 H5N8 outbreak: 7 people test positive for H5N8 bird flu at a poultry farm in southern Russia, becoming the first known human cases in the year 2021.   

Feb 20   On this day in history australian Open Women's Tennis: Naomi Osaka of Japan wins her 4th major and second Australian title; beats American Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3   

Feb 21   On this day in history australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković of Serbia wins a record extending 9th Australian title; dominates Russian Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-2, 6-2   

Feb 21   India's BJP party issues resolution country had "defeated COVID under the able, sensitive, committed and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ”, massive second wave hits two months later in the year 2021.   

Feb 22   On this day in history cOVID-19 pandemic: The United States becomes the first country to surpass 500,000 deaths from the virus.   

Feb 22   In the year 2021 luca Attanasio, the Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is murdered near Goma.   

Feb 22   On this day in history wife of drug cartel boss " El Chapo " Emma Coronel Aispuro arrested in the US on drug trafficking charges and conspiring to free her husband from prison   

Feb 23   In the year 2021 tiger Woods crashes his car driving south of Los Angeles, injuring both his legs   

Feb 24   COVID-19 pandemic: the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative delivers its first vaccines, delivering 600,000 doses for health-care workers in Ghana on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Chinese President Xi Jinping claims the country has eradicated extreme poverty (earning less than US$620 a year), though many observers remain skeptical about the accuracy of Chinese data due to widespread corruption and lack of transparency [1] on this day in history.   

Feb 25   COVID-19 pandemic: The global death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 2.5 million on this day in history.   

Feb 25   In the year 2021 the Armenian military calls for prime minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign. Pashinyan accuses the military of attempting a coup d'état.[40]   

Feb 28   78th Golden Globes: Best film "Nomadland" (drama), "Borat" (comedy), Best TV series "The Crown", Chadwick Boseman posthumously wins film Best Actor in the year 2021.   

Mar 02   Dolly Parton receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine she gave $1 million to help develop in the year 2021.   

Mar 02   Six books by Dr. Seuss will cease publication because of racist and insensitive imagery according to Dr. Seuss Enterprises in the year 2021.   

Mar 03   In the year 2021 uS President Joe Biden criticizes lifting of COVID-19 restrictions by Texas and Mississippi as "Neanderthal thinking"   

Mar 06   On his first visit to Iraq, Pope Francis meets with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in the Shiite cleric's home in Najaf on this day in history.   

Mar 06   Pope Francis meets with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, Iraq. It is the first ever meeting between a pope and a grand ayatollah on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama is vaccinated against COVID-19 in Dharamsala , India and urges others to do so   

Mar 07   Oprah Winfrey interview with Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex broadcast on CBS, alleges Meaghan was made suicidal and subject to racist treatment by the palace on this day in history.   

Mar 08   US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says COVID-9 pandemic has had an "extremely unfair" effect on income and economic opportunities for women in the year 2021.   

Mar 09   Queen Elizabeth II publicly expresses "concern" after Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex interview, saying allegations including of racism with be dealt with privately on this day in history.   

Mar 09   On this day in history uK TV host Piers Morgan leaves ITV's "Good Morning" after 41,000 complaints made about him saying he did not believe Meghan, Duchess of Sussex 's statement about her mental health   

Mar 11   British Prince William says the royal family is “very much not a racist family” in first public comments since interview by brother Harry and wife Meghan on this day in history.   

Mar 12   On this day in history italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi imposes new COVID restrictions warning of a new wave as cases again exceed 25,000 a day   

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Jan 01   On this day in history death of dame Elmira Minita Gordon, 1st Governor-General of Belize (b. 1930)   

Jan 02   Modibo Keita, 8th Prime Minister of Mali (b. 1942) died in the year 2021.   

Jan 02   In the year 2021 death of michael McKevitt, Irish republican paramilitary leader (b. 1949)   

Jan 03   Gerry Marsden, English musician (b. 1942) died in the year 2021.   

Jan 04   Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch Nobel theoretical physicist (b. 1931) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 2021 death of albert Roux, French chef and restaurateur (b. 1935)   

Jan 05   In the year 2021 death of colin Bell, English footballer (b. 1946)   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of michael Apted, English filmmaker (b. 1941)