January becomes the 46th U.S. president. becomes the 49th U.S. vice president. • January 1 •
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: The United States surpasses 20million cases of
COVID-19. • The
U.S. Senate votes 81–13 for the
National Defense Authorization Act 2021, overriding a veto by President
Donald Trump for the only time in his presidency. •
Montana Initiative 190 comes into effect, making Montana the
13th state to legalize recreational cannabis. •
Public Domain Day: All books and films published in 1925 enter the
public domain in the United States. • January 2 – COVID-19 pandemic:
New York becomes the fourth state to surpass one million COVID-19 cases, following
Texas,
California, and
Florida. • 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. • January 4 – COVID-19 pandemic:
Michigan surpasses 500,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases. • January 5 • Two runoff elections are held in
Georgia to decide U.S. Senate seats, with incumbent Senator
Kelly Loeffler facing Raphael Warnock and Senator
David Perdue facing Jon Ossoff. • President Donald Trump signs an executive order barring transactions with eight
Chinese software applications (including
Alipay,
WeChat Pay, and
Tencent QQ) citing concerns about Chinese access to sensitive data of American citizens. • January 6 • Five people die and at least 56 police officers and five civilians are injured after supporters of President Donald Trump
storm the
United States Capitol, forcing Congress to evacuate. Congress reconvenes and formally certifies
Joe Biden as the next
president of the United States on the morning of January 7. President Trump formally concedes to an
orderly transition of power to Joe Biden. • During the
Electoral College vote count, Senator
Ted Cruz and
Representative Paul Gosar object to
Arizona's election results, the first time a vote is forced to accept or reject the objection since
2004. Representative
Scott Perry and Senator
Josh Hawley subsequently object to
Pennsylvania's election results. • 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. •
Facebook indefinitely bans President Donald Trump from all of its platforms, citing his role in the January 6 Capitol riot.
Twitter permanently suspends Trump's personal account the next day, January 8. •
Betsy DeVos resigns as
Education Secretary in protest of President Trump's role in the January 6 Capitol riot. • 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.
Apple suspends the app from its
App Store the next day, January 9. Parler goes offline a day later, January 10, when
Amazon ceases to provide its cloud computing services. • 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. • January 9 – The
Trump administration lifts longstanding restrictions on contacts between
Taiwanese and U.S. officials. • 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. • January 13 • Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. president to be
impeached for a second time, following a 232–197 vote in the House of Representatives. • Former
Governor of Michigan Rick Snyder is charged with two counts of willful neglect of duty in connection with the
Flint water crisis. Former
state health director Nick Lyon and many others are also charged. •
Lisa Marie Montgomery is
executed by the federal government, the first female federal inmate to be executed since
1953. • COVID-19 pandemic: The
NHL's
shortened 2020–21 season begins, running for 56 games per team and ending on May 8. • January 14 – COVID-19 pandemic:
Texas becomes the first state to administer one million doses of the
COVID-19 vaccine. • January 15 – The
National Rifle Association of America files for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announces plans to reincorporate in Texas. • January 16 •
Dustin Higgs is executed by the federal government, becoming the
13th and final person to be executed by the Trump administration. • President-elect Joe Biden announces he will elevate the White House
Office of Science and Technology Policy to a
Cabinet-level position, making its nominated director
Eric Lander the first biologist in the
Cabinet, if confirmed by the U.S. Senate. • 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. • January 18 •
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris resigns from her U.S. Senate seat. Her chosen successor, former
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, becomes the first Latino to represent California in the Senate. •
The 1776 Report is released by the
1776 Commission. • January 19 • COVID-19 pandemic: Nationwide COVID-19 deaths surpass 400,000. • On his final full day in office, President Trump
issues pardons for 144 people. •
New York State Office of Court Administration employee Brendan Hunt is arrested by the FBI for encouraging
public executions of members of the
U.S. Congress on social media. • January 20 •
Joe Biden is
sworn in as the 46th
president of the United States.
Kamala Harris becomes the first woman, first
Asian American, and first
African American to become
Vice President of the United States. Donald Trump becomes the first outgoing president to
boycott his successor's inauguration since
Andrew Johnson in 1869. • President Biden signs
his first executive orders reversing several Trump administration actions, including rejoining the
Paris Agreement and the
World Health Organization, repealing the 2017
travel bans, ending funding for the
Mexico–United States border wall, and revoking the permit for the
Keystone XL pipeline. • January 21 – The
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves
Cabenuva as a complete regimen for the treatment of
HIV/AIDS. • January 22 – Recreational cannabis sales
begin in Arizona. • January 24 • COVID-19 pandemic: Nationwide confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 25million. • The
Tampa Bay Buccaneers advance to
Super Bowl LV after a 31–26 victory against the
Green Bay Packers, the
first time an
NFL team will play the
Super Bowl on their home field. • January 25 • President Biden repeals the Trump administration's
ban on
transgender personnel in the military. • COVID-19 pandemic:
Minnesota reports the first national case of the
Lineage P.1 variant of
SARS-CoV-2. •
Dominion Voting Systems sues former New York City mayor
Rudy Giuliani, accusing him of defamation during the
2020 presidential election. • January 26 • COVID-19 pandemic: The
Biden administration announces it will purchase 200million COVID-19 vaccine doses from
Pfizer/BioNTech and
Moderna, in addition to the prior order of 400million. • January 27 • The
U.S. Army announces new personal grooming and appearance standards, relaxing rules regarding
makeup and
jewelry and allowing for more
diverse hairstyles. • President Biden signs a series of executive orders regarding
climate change, including halting new oil and gas leases on public lands, procuring an
all-electric federal vehicle fleet, and doubling
offshore wind power by 2030. • One of the 14 men accused in the
Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot pleads guilty and agrees to testify against his co-defendants, with sentencing set for July 8. •
Investment funds report major losses after
video game retailer
GameStop's stock prices
rise 900 times their record low. The next day, January 28, some financial services companies restrict the trade of stocks of several companies, including GameStop, triggering outrage online. • January 31–February 3 – A
major winter storm strikes the
Northeastern United States, bringing nearly of snow to some areas, causing over 575,000 power outages, and killing six people.
February • February 1 •
Oregon Measure 110 comes into effect, making Oregon the first state to decriminalize the possession of small quantities of all illicit drugs. • Actress
Evan Rachel Wood alleges that
Marilyn Manson sexually abused and
groomed her as a teenager. Four other women make similar claims while Manson denies the allegations. The next day, February 2, Manson is dropped by his record label,
Loma Vista Recordings, and removed from two TV shows:
American Gods and
Creepshow. • 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. The shootout was the most violent incident in the FBI's history since
1986. • 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. 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. •
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. • February 4 • The
United States House of Representatives votes 230–199 to remove Representative
Marjorie Taylor Greene (
R-
GA) from her assignments on the
Education and Labor and
Budget committees and following controversial comments made about the mass shootings in
Parkland and
Sandy Hook, as well as calling for violence towards Democrats, and the support of numerous conspiracy theories such as
QAnon. •
Smartmatic files a $2.7billion
defamation lawsuit against the
Fox Corporation and its cable news hosts
Lou Dobbs,
Jeanine Pirro, and
Maria Bartiromo as well as frequent guests and ex-President Donald Trump's former lawyers
Rudy Giuliani and
Sidney Powell, who spread false
conspiracy theories about them after the
2020 United States presidential election. • February 5 •
U.S. Reps Andrew Clyde (
R-
GA) and
Louie Gohmert (R-
TX) are fined $5,000 for refusing to go through the metal detectors outside the House chamber. • The U.S.
Food and Drug Administration approves
Breyanzi to treat large
B-cell lymphoma. • February 7 • The
Tampa Bay Buccaneers win
Super Bowl LV, defeating the
Kansas City Chiefs 31–9, making them the first wildcard team to win the
Super Bowl since the
2010 Green Bay Packers and the first to win it in their home stadium. •
U.S. Rep Ron Wright (
R–
TX) passes away at the age of 67 after contracting COVID-19, making him the first sitting member of Congress to die of the disease. • 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. • February 9 • The
second impeachment trial of Donald Trump begins. He is
acquitted four days later, February 13 with a 57–43 vote in the Senate, ten votes short of the required two-thirds majority for conviction. •
COVID-19 drug development: The FDA issues an emergency use authorization (EUA) for
bamlanivimab and
etesevimab. • February 11 • President Biden terminates the
national emergency declaration on the
US-Mexico border which President Trump had used to pay for the
wall. • In
Fort Worth, Texas, at least six people are killed in an accident involving 133 vehicles on
Interstate 35W, affected by weather conditions left by a snowstorm system. • February 12 • The
United States Senate votes by
unanimous consent to award
United States Capitol Police officer
Eugene Goodman the
Congressional Gold Medal for keeping rioters away from the
Senate chamber during the
storming of the
United States Capitol. • The U.S.
Food and Drug Administration approves
Cosela as the first therapy in its class to reduce the frequency of
chemotherapy-induced
bone marrow suppression. • 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. • 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". • February 17 • COVID-19 pandemic:
North Dakota confirms their first case of the
UK variant of
SARS-CoV-2. • The former
Trump Plaza hotel in
Atlantic City, New Jersey is demolished in a controlled implosion. • 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. • February 18 –
NASA successfully lands its
Perseverance rover on
Mars, seven months after launching. • February 19 – The U.S. officially rejoins the
Paris Agreement, 107 days after leaving. • February 22 •
New York Rangers winger Artemi Panarin takes a personal leave of absence after the Russian
tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda publishes a story in which former
Kontinental Hockey League coach
Andrei Nazarov accuses him of sexually assaulting an 18-year old Latvian woman in
Riga. The team releases a statement calling the allegations against Panarin an "intimidation tactic" against him after speaking out against "recent political events", most notably expressing his support for
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was detained upon return to Russia from Germany. • Enabling legislation for
New Jersey Public Question 1 is signed into law by governor
Phil Murphy, making New Jersey the
14th state to legalize recreational cannabis. • The Supreme Court rejects a last-ditch attempt by
Donald Trump to shield his financial records, and issues an order requiring his accountants to turn over his tax and other records to prosecutors in New York. •
Dominion Voting Systems sues
Mike Lindell for $1.3billion for defamation, claiming he spread false conspiracy theories about them after the 2020 presidential election. • COVID-19 pandemic – The United States surpasses 500,000 deaths from COVID-19. In response, President Biden orders flags to fly at
half-mast for five days. • February 23 • Golf champion
Tiger Woods is seriously injured in a car crash, and undergoes surgery at
Harbor–UCLA Medical Center. • 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. • February 25 • COVID-19 pandemic: The number of vaccines administered in the United States exceeds 50million. • The U.S.
Food and Drug Administration approves
Amondys 45 for the treatment of
Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This is the first FDA-approved targeted treatment for people with the
exon 45 skipping mutation. • February 26 •
Washington's felony drug possession law is struck down as unconstitutional by the
Washington Supreme Court, making Washington the 2nd state (after
Oregon) to remove criminal penalties for possession of illicit drugs. • Representative
Paul Gosar and former
Representative Steve King attend The
America First Political Action Conference, whose organizer is
Nick Fuentes. Gosar's attendance was the subject of controversy. • 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. •
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. It is later amended to legalize cannabis possession in Virginia beginning on July 1, 2021, while keeping the original 2024 retail sales start date. • 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.
March • March 2 • A
major car crash in
Imperial County, California kills 13 people and injures 13 others. • COVID-19 pandemic • Against CDC warnings,
Texas Governor
Greg Abbott lifts the statewide
mask requirement and allows businesses to open at 100% capacity beginning March 10. •
Oregon reports its first cases of the
Lineage P.1 variant in two people from
Douglas County who previously traveled to Brazil. • 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. •
Tennessee reports its first case of the
501.V2 variant first detected in
South Africa. • March 6 – The
Senate passes the
American Rescue Plan Act, President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. • March 7 –
March 2021 Hawaii floods – Floods in
Hawaii leave one missing, destroy six homes, force evacuations, and leave 1,300 without electricity. • March 8 •
Missouri Senator
Roy Blunt announces he will not run for re-election in 2022. • The
trial for
Derek Chauvin, a former police officer involved in the
murder of George Floyd last May, begins with jury selection. • COVID-19 pandemic •
Hawaii reports its first case of
South Africa's
501.V2 variant in an
Oahu resident with no travel history. •
Michigan reports its first case of the
501.V2 variant in a child from
Jackson County. • March 10 • COVID-19 pandemic •
Michigan surpasses 600,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. •
New Jersey reports its first case of 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa. • The
United States House of Representatives votes 220–211 to pass the $1.9 trillion
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The
stimulus bill was signed into law by President Biden the next day. •
Cannabis in South Dakota • Attorneys defending
Amendment A, which would have legalized cannabis in the state on July 1 before being struck down by a lower court judge, submit their arguments to the
South Dakota Supreme Court. • An attempt to delay the effective date of South Dakota's medical cannabis law from July 2021 until January 2022 fails due to disagreements between the South Dakota House and Senate on the proposed legislation. • 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. •
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. •
South Dakota reports its first case of the
Lineage B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2, which originated in the United Kingdom. • 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. • COVID-19 pandemic •
COVID-19 vaccination in the United States: The U.S. surpasses 100million
COVID-19 vaccine doses administered. •
Arizona reports its first three cases of the Lineage P.1 variant, which originated in Brazil. • March 14 –
Marvin Scott died on March 14, 2021, in police custody at a correctional facility in McKinney, Texas. • March 14–15 – A
blizzard in
Colorado brings over of snow, passing a record of set in 1982, to become the fourth largest recorded snowfall in
Denver history and the largest since 2003 when the city received . It also leaves tens of thousands of people without power and some stranded in their cars after roads are closed. In
Wyoming, over were received in
Cheyenne, and in the
Laramie Range. • March 15 – Three people are killed and one injured when a small plane crashes in
Pembroke Pines, Florida. • March 16 • COVID-19 pandemic:
Massachusetts confirms its first case of the
Lineage P.1 variant that originated in Brazil. •
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. • March 17 • The
IRS announces that the deadline for
Tax Day will be postponed to May 17. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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%). • 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. A 21-year-old suspect, Ahmad Al Issa, is arrested after being shot in the leg by police. • 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. • COVID-19 pandemic: More than 30million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States. • March 25 •
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: The Senate votes 92–7 to pass the Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act of 2021, a bill that would extend the
Paycheck Protection Program until May 31. President Biden signed the bill into law on March 30. •
Tornadoes in
Alabama kill five people, destroy several homes, and cause thousands of power outages. • The
North Dakota state senate rejects a bill to legalize recreational cannabis in the state by a 10–37 vote. • March 26 • COVID-19 pandemic •
Maine reports its first case of the
Lineage P.1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil. •
Wisconsin confirms their first cases of the Lineage P.1 and 501.V2 variants of SARS-CoV-2. •
Arizona reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant, which was originally detected in South Africa. •
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. • 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. • March 29 • In Minnesota, opening statements begin at
the trial of former police officer
Derek Chauvin, who is accused of
murdering 46-year-old black man
George Floyd by kneeling on his neck. • The
Arkansas Senate passed, HB1570, a bill that prohibited normally functioning and physically healthy minors from puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and genital and non-genital invasive surgical alterations. • A judge orders three men charged with
plotting to
kidnap Michigan Governor
Gretchen Whitmer to stand trial, after a three-day preliminary hearing. Threat of terrorism charges are also dismissed against two of the defendants. •
Killing of Adam Toledo – A 13-year-old
Latino boy, Adam Toledo, is shot and killed by an officer of the
Chicago Police Department. • 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. • March 31 •
2021 Orange, California office shooting – Four people are killed and two others, including the suspect, are injured in a shooting at an office building. • President Biden unveils a $2 trillion
infrastructure plan. • Governor
Greg Gianforte signs a bill that bans
Sanctuary cities in the state of Montana into law. Montana becomes the 13th state to ban sanctuary cities.
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. •
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. • April 6 • COVID-19 pandemic • COVID-19 vaccination – President Biden announces that the deadline for all states to make all adults eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine will be moved up from May 1 to April 19. •
Colorado reports their first cases of the
Lineage P.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in two people from
Boulder County. •
Transgender discrimination – The state of
Arkansas becomes the first state to ban surgery, hormones and puberty blockers for
transgender youths. • House Representative for
Florida's 20th congressional district Alcee Hasting dies at age 84 from
pancreatic cancer. • April 7 • COVID-19 pandemic –
Oklahoma surpasses 8,000 deaths from COVID-19. •
2021 Rock Hill shooting – Six people are killed by gunshots at a house in
Rock Hill, South Carolina. The shooter, former NFL cornerback
Phillip Adams, later committed suicide. • 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. • 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. • 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. In an open letter to Fox News, ADL CEO
Jonathan Greenblatt called for the network to fire Carlson. The
protests later spread to the surrounding area and other cities and states, as far away as
Portland, Oregon. The suspect, Officer Kim Potter, later resigned and was charged with second-degree
manslaughter. • COVID-19 pandemic –
California surpasses 60,000 deaths from COVID-19. • 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. •
Microsoft announces the $20billion acquisition of AI firm
Nuance Communications, the second largest deal in its history, after LinkedIn in 2016. • April 15 • Chicago police release graphic footage of an officer shooting dead 13-year-old
Adam Toledo in a dark alley. •
Indianapolis FedEx shooting: Nine people are killed, including the shooter, and seven injured, in a mass shooting at a
FedEx facility in Indianapolis. • April 16 • The media reports that U.S. Republican Representatives
Marjorie Taylor Greene and
Paul Gosar are forming the
America First Caucus. It is scrapped within a day, following criticism from other GOP members. •
COVID-19 drug development: The U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revokes the emergency use authorization (EUA) for
bamlanivimab. • COVID-19 pandemic •
Virginia reports its first two cases of the
Lineage P.1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil. •
Michigan extends their restrictions on gatherings and dining to May 24 amid a rise of cases. The state also expands their
mask mandate to children ages 2–4 years. • The number of vaccines administered in the United States exceeds 200million. • 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. • April 20 •
Trial of Derek Chauvin:
Derek Chauvin is found guilty on all counts in the
murder of George Floyd. •
Killing of Ma'Khia Bryant: A 16 year old in
Columbus, Ohio is shot and killed by police officer, Nicholas Reardon. • April 21 • COVID-19 pandemic •
Michigan surpasses 800,000 confirmed cases and 17,000 confirmed deaths. •
South Dakota confirms their first case of the
Lineage P.1 variant in
Pennington County. • April 22 – President Biden pledges to cut
greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. • April 24 •
A runoff election is held in
Louisiana's 2nd congressional district vacant since Representative
Cedric Richmond resigned to become the Director of the
Office of Public Liaison and an advisor to President Biden.
Troy Carter wins with 48,511 of the 87,806 votes cast (55.25%). • A viral
Internet meme encourages users named Josh Swain to compete at an event in
Lincoln, Nebraska and
battle for the right to use the name Josh Swain. The event draws a crowd of several hundred people, and raises over $8,000 in charity. • April 25 – The
93rd Academy Awards, the third in a row with no official host, are held at both
Union Station and
Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. 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.
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. 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. • 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. • April 27 – COVID-19 pandemic –
Colorado surpasses 500,000 cases of
COVID-19. • April 28 •
2021 Joe Biden speech to a joint session of Congress: On the eve of his
100th day in office, President Biden gives his first address to a joint session of Congress encouraging them to pass $4 trillion worth of spending bills, including the
American Jobs Plan and the
American Families Plan, both part of his
Build Back Better Plan. • The
South Dakota Supreme Court hears oral arguments on an appeal of a ruling which struck down
South Dakota Amendment A, which would have legalized recreational cannabis in the state on July 1, 2021. • 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. •
Michigan reports its first case of
Lineage B.1.617, first discovered in India, in a person from
Clinton County.
May • May 1 –
Lubbock, Texas votes to become the largest city in U.S. to ban abortion with the "sanctuary city for the unborn". • May 4 – COVID-19 pandemic –
Michigan relaxes several restrictions regarding
face mask requirements and outdoor gatherings. • 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. • 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. • COVID-19 vaccines – Pfizer/BioNTech seek full approval from the FDA for the
Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. • May 9 –
2021 Colorado Springs shooting: Seven people are shot dead at a birthday party in
Colorado Springs, Colorado. • May 10 – COVID-19 vaccination: The FDA authorizes the
Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged 12–15 years old. • 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. • May 12 • Colonial Pipeline begins restarting, but warns that it will take several days for things to return to normal operations. • 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. • 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". • May 14 • Colonial Pipeline operations return to normal late in the day, but gas outages at retail stations will take several days to clear. • 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. • May 17 • Former
Matt Gaetz associate
Joel Greenberg pleads guilty to six charges of
sex trafficking. • The
U.S. Supreme Court agrees to take up ''
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization'', a
Mississippi case on
abortion rights. • May 24 • COVID-19 pandemic • The State Department tells Americans not to travel to Japan due to a spike in COVID-19 cases there. •
Delaware reports their first case of the
Lineage B.1.617 variant that originated in India. • A suspicious package is sent to the home of U.S. Senator
Rand Paul (
R–
KY). The incident is being investigated by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and
United States Capitol Police. • May 25 •
2021 George Floyd protests •
New York City Mayoral candidate Shaun Donovan is arrested during a
protest near the
Holland Tunnel. • Protests break out across the country to mark the first anniversary of the
murder of
George Floyd. •
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. announces that he has convened a grand jury in his criminal investigation into former President Trump over his
real estate business, as well as the
Trump Organization. • COVID-19 pandemic • COVID-19 vaccination – The CDC announces that 50% of the American adult population has been fully vaccinated. • COVID-19 vaccines –
Moderna says that
their vaccine is 100% effective in teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 years old. They say that they will seek approval from the FDA in early June. •
Michigan surpasses 19,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19. • 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. • May 27 – The Department of Energy launches
Perlmutter, the world's fastest AI-specialized
supercomputer, with four
exaflops of performance. • May 30 •
2021 Hialeah shooting: A mass shooting in
Hialeah, Florida leaves two dead and 20 injured. •
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.
June • June 1 • A firefighter is killed and another injured in a shooting at a
Los Angeles County Fire Department station in
Santa Clarita. •
A special election is held in
New Mexico to fill a vacancy in its
1st congressional district left by
Deb Haaland when she resigned to become President Biden's Secretary of the Interior. Democrat
Melanie Stansbury wins with 79,837 of the 132,262 votes cast (60.36%). • COVID-19 pandemic •
SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant becomes the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the United States. • COVID-19 vaccines – Moderna seeks full approval from the FDA for the
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. •
Michigan lifts several face mask requirements at outdoor gatherings and loosens them at indoor gatherings and businesses. Fully vaccinated people are allowed to not wear masks in public, but unvaccinated and partially vaccinated people are still required to do so. • 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. • June 3 – The FBI announces that it has opened an investigation into
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over campaign fundraising. • 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. 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. • District Judge
Roger Benitez overturns California's
ban on
assault weapons. • 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. • The FDA approves the first new medication since 2014,
semaglutide (Wegovy), for chronic weight management. • 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. • June 6 •
Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack – Rep.
Eric Swalwell (
D–
CA) announces he sued
Mo Brooks (
R–
AL) for being responsible for inciting
January 6. •
COVID-19 vaccination in the United States: The U.S. surpasses 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered. •
Floyd Mayweather fights in an
exhibition bout against YouTuber
Logan Paul. • The
United States defeats
Mexico 3–2 after
extra time in the
final to become the first champions of the CONCACAF Nations League. • June 7 •
Twitter suspensions: Twitter announces that they have suspended the account of former Florida Department of Health dashboard manager
Rebekah Jones for
spamming and "platform manipulation" after she paid other users to follow her. •
Aducanumab (Aduhelm), the first new medication for
Alzheimer's disease in 20 years, is approved by the FDA. • Vice President
Kamala Harris visits
Guatemala, making it her first oversees trip as vice president. She urges migrants not to come to the
United States–Mexico border. • June 9 – President Biden visits the United Kingdom for the
2021 G7 summit, his first international trip as president. 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. • June 14 • American intelligence specialist
Reality Winner, who was convicted in 2018 for leaking an
NSA report on
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections to news site
The Intercept, is released from prison. • COVID-19 pandemic •
Hawaii reports their first case of the
Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant in an
Oahu resident who traveled to
Nevada. •
Vermont Governor Phil Scott announces that 80% of individuals in his state have received a dose of the
COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first
U.S. state to do so. Following the milestone, Scott announced that the state would lift their restrictions. • June 15 • COVID-19 pandemic •
California authorities remove the mask mandate for
outdoor activities. • The nationwide death toll from the virus exceeds 600,000, equal to the annual cancer death toll. • 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. • The House votes, by 268 to 161, to repeal the
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. • President Biden signs a bill making
Juneteenth an official
federal holiday. • 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. • June 19 • COVID-19 pandemic:
Indiana reports its first case of the
Delta variant of
COVID-19. • The first
Juneteenth under federal holiday status is celebrated. • 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. •
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. • An EF3 tornado strikes the
Illinois cities of
Naperville,
Woodridge, and
Darien, destroying 12 homes, damaging an additional 100, and injuring six people. • June 21 •
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib becomes the first
National Football League player to come out as
openly gay. •
Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle
Jaylen Twyman is shot along with three others while visiting his aunt in
Washington, D.C. • 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. •
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. • COVID-19 pandemic:
Michigan lifts its face mask requirements and capacity restrictions on indoor events. Masks are still required for nursing homes, prisons, hospitals, schools, funeral directors, and agricultural workers. Usage at businesses is optional. • 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. • June 24 •
Surfside condominium building collapse – A 12-story condominium apartment building in
Surfside, Florida partially collapses. At the official end of search on July 23, the death toll is 97, with one further person unaccounted for. • A pedestrian bridge on
Interstate 295 collapses in northeastern Washington, D.C., injuring five. •
Infrastructure policy of the Joe Biden administration: President Biden announces that he has reached a bipartisan
infrastructure deal with Senators. •
Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack – Over 500 suspects have been arrested since the Capitol riot. U.S. Attorney General
Merrick Garland announces that the first suspect is arrested for assaulting media during the events of January 6. • The
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court suspends former
New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani from practicing law over his
false claims about the
2020 election. •
Microsoft unveils
Windows 11, the latest generation of its computer operating system. • The
Federal Aviation Administration approves a request to rename
McCarran International Airport in
Las Vegas, currently
the seventh-busiest airport by passenger traffic in the United States, to
Harry Reid International Airport. • June 25 • Defending
Stanley Cup champion
Tampa Bay Lightning advance to the
Stanley Cup Finals to face the
Montreal Canadiens. • Former police officer
Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for the
murder of
George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020. • June 26 • COVID-19 pandemic –
Michigan reports its first case of
Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant in a fully vaccinated
Ottawa County resident. • In
Southeast Michigan, a
rainband sets up across
Washtenaw County and
Wayne County. The local weather radar estimated that some areas in
Detroit received of rain. Local highways like
I-75,
I-94, and
I-96 were flooded, and hundreds of cars were left stranded. •
2021 Albuquerque hot air balloon crash – Five people are killed when a
hot air balloon crashes into power lines in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. • June 26–29 –
Portland, Oregon experiences a 3-day heat wave, which kills 93 people. • June 29 •
Recreational cannabis becomes legal in
New Mexico. •
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. • 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. • A grand jury in
Manhattan indicts the
Trump organization, as well as
CFO Allen Weisselberg. • 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.
July • July 1 • Recreational cannabis becomes legal in
Connecticut and
Virginia. • July 2 – Hundreds of businesses are hit by a large-scale
cyberattack, linked to the Russian
REvil ransomware gang. • July 2–5 – At least 233 people were killed and 618 people were injured in over 500 shootings nationwide during the
Independence Day weekend. • July 6 –
2021 New York City mayoral election –
Eric Adams was declared the winner of the
Democratic primary for mayor of New York City. • July 7 – The
Tampa Bay Lightning defeat the
Montreal Canadiens (4-1) in the
2021 Stanley Cup Finals to win their second consecutive
Stanley Cup. • July 8 – Attorney
Michael Avenatti is sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for attempting to extort
Nike. • July 9 •
Twitter suspensions –
Twitter announces that they have suspended political commentator and nationalist
Nick Fuentes. • President Biden
signs a 72-point
executive order placing tighter regulations and scrutiny on major corporations in a variety of sectors, including
Big Tech companies. Policies outlined include banning
non-compete clauses, curbing the ability of manufacturers to restrict the
right to repair certain products, granting the
Federal Trade Commission the ability to set guidelines on data collection, banning unfair competition practices in online marketplaces, and ordering the
Food and Drug Administration to work with states and
Native American tribes on procuring cheaper medicines from Canada. •
Illinois becomes the first state to teach history about
Asian Americans in public schools. • July 11–13 – The
2021 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was held in
Denver.
Henry Davis was selected first overall by the
Pittsburgh Pirates. • July 12 • Actor
Drake Bell is sentenced to two years of probation for child endangerment. •
Ghislaine Maxwell, the long-time friend and partner of
Jeffrey Epstein, appears in court in relation to allegations of
sex trafficking. • July 13 – The
American League defeat the
National League (5–2) in the
2021 MLB All-Star Game. • July 16 –
Michael Gargiulo (a.k.a. the Hollywood Ripper) is sentenced to death for two murders. • July 17 – A
shooting occurs outside of
Nationals Park during a game between the
San Diego Padres and the
Washington Nationals during the sixth inning, causing the game to get postponed until Sunday. • July 19 –
Fox News host
Sean Hannity urges viewers to take the threat of
COVID-19 seriously, as well as urging viewers to receive the
COVID-19 vaccine. • July 20 •
Blue Origin NS-16: 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. •
Tom Barrack, founder of
Colony Capital and an advisor of
Donald Trump, is indicted for making false statements to the FBI and being an unregistered agent for the
United Arab Emirates. He is found not guilty in 2022. • The
Milwaukee Bucks defeat the
Phoenix Suns (4–2) in the
2021 NBA Finals to win their first championship since
1971. • July 21 • The
2021 NHL expansion draft is held at
Gas Works Park in
Seattle, where the 32nd NHL team, the
Seattle Kraken fills out its first ever roster of players. •
Santa Monica based
video game publisher Activision Blizzard, Inc. is hit with a massive
lawsuit from the
California Department of Fair Employment and Housing after a two-year investigation reveals a "frat boy" like work environment where female employees face sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation for speaking out against the company. • The
Tennessee State Building Commission announces that the statue of
Nathan Bedford Forrest will be moved from the
Tennessee State Capitol to the
Tennessee State Museum. • The
Missouri Supreme Court unanimously upholds a 2020 amendment to the state's constitution that expanded Medicaid eligibility. • July 22 – After
Sherman Packard strips
Lynne Ober of her committee leadership position, Lynne and her husband
Russell resign from the
New Hampshire House of Representatives in protest. • July 23 –
Cleveland's
Major League Baseball team announces that they will change their name from the
Indians to the Guardians, resolving a
decades-long controversy. • July 23–August 8 – The
United States compete at the
Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and win 39 gold, 41 silver, and 33 bronze medals. • July 25 –
2020 Summer Olympics: American fencer
Lee Kiefer wins a gold medal at the
women's foil event for fencing, making her the first American woman to do so. Additionally,
Anastasija Zolotic becomes the first American woman to win a gold medal in
taekwondo. • July 27 •
A runoff election is held in
Texas to fill a vacancy in its
6th congressional district due to the death of
Ron Wright on February 7. Republican
Jake Ellzey wins with 20,837 of the 39,116 votes cast (53.27%). •
Whatcom County, Washington becomes the first state county to ban new fossil fuel infrastructure. The new law also places restrictions on existing fossil fuel facilities, such as a requirement that any
greenhouse gases emitted from expansion be offset. • July 28 • The Senate votes 67–32 to advance the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. •
Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics:
Florida swimmer
Bobby Finke becomes the first American to win a gold medal at the
800 metre freestyle event at the Olympics. • July 29 •
Trevor Milton, billionaire and founder of the
Nikola electric truck startup, is indicted on three counts of fraud. •
Suni Lee wins a gold medal in the
gymnastics all-around competition, making her the first Asian American to win a gold medal in
gymnastics during the Olympics. • COVID-19 vaccination:
Vermont becomes the first
U.S. state to vaccinate 70% of children aged 12 to 17 years old. • July 30 • The Senate votes 66–28 to allow debates to begin on the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. •
Tax returns of Donald Trump: The
Department of Justice rules that the
U.S. Treasury must hand the tax returns of former President Donald Trump to Congress. •
Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics:
Caeleb Dressel breaks a world record in the 100m butterfly during the Olympics, finishing in 49.45 seconds. • July 31 •
Florida swimmer
Bobby Finke wins a gold medal at the
1500 metre freestyle event at the Olympics, becoming the first American to do so since
Mike O'Brien. • COVID-19 pandemic:
Florida reports 21,683 cases of COVID-19, a new single-day record.
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. • U.S. Senator
Lindsey Graham announces that he has tested positive for COVID-19, despite receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. • August 3 • COVID-19 vaccination:
New York City mandates vaccines for indoor dining, gyms, and performances, becoming the first U.S. city to do so. • A report released by
New York Attorney General Letitia James says that
Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women. • 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. • COVID-19 pandemic:
Louisiana reports 2,247 hospitalizations, a new single-day record. • August 5 – President Biden sets a goal for half of new cars sold to be zero-emission by 2030. • August 6 • COVID-19 pandemic • COVID-19 vaccination: The
CDC reports that 50% of the U.S. population (including both adults and children) is now fully vaccinated, or about 166 million people. •
Florida reports 22,783 new cases of COVID-19, a new single-day record. •
Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack:
New Jersey gym owner Scott K. Fairlamb and
Washington resident Devlyn D. Thompson pleads guilty to assaulting
U.S. Capitol Police officers during the Capitol riot, becoming the first suspects to do so. •
Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics: American karateka
Ariel Torres wins a bronze medal in the
men's kata event, winning the first United States medal in
karate. •
2021 California fire season: The
Dixie Fire near
Chico becomes the largest fire in the history of
California. • August 8 •
Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament: The
United States defeats the two time reigning Olympic Champions
Brazil. Becoming the first to win Gold in
Tokyo. • August 9 • COVID-19 pandemic • COVID-19 vaccination • Secretary of Defense
Lloyd Austin announces that all
service members will be required to get vaccinated by mid September. • The CDC announces that 60% of Americans have received their first dose of the
COVID-19 vaccine. • August 10 • New York Governor
Andrew Cuomo announces he will resign effective August 24 after an inquiry found he sexually harassed multiple women. • The Senate votes 69–30 to pass the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. •
Dominion Voting Systems sues conservative news channels
One America News Network and
Newsmax, plus former
Overstock.com CEO
Patrick M. Byrne, claiming they promoted false
conspiracy theories about them after the
2020 presidential election. • 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. • The Senate votes to pass a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package, a day after the bipartisan infrastructure package passed. • 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. • 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. • August 13 • COVID-19 pandemic •
Michigan surpasses 20,000 deaths from COVID-19. • In
Texas, multiple appeal courts uphold the mask mandates imposed in
Bexar,
Dallas,
Harris, and
Travis counties in an effort to override
Governor Greg Abbott's ban on them in schools. • The
New York State Assembly says that it will not impeach Governor Andrew Cuomo following his announcement that he would resign. •
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. • August 14 • President Biden authorizes 5,000 U.S. troops to be
deployed in
Afghanistan, as the
Taliban seize all regional capitals except Kabul. •
Texas Governor Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID-19. His office says he is fully vaccinated. •
Colorado Governor Jared Polis rescinds two proclamations dating from the 1860s that authorized settlers to kill "hostile
Indians", which lead to the
Sand Creek massacre. • 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. • 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. •
Times Square in New York is evacuated due to a suspicious package. • 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. • August 22 –
Antifa and the
Proud Boys clash at an abandoned
Kmart in
Portland, Oregon. • August 23 – COVID-19 vaccination: The FDA gives approval to the
Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) for those aged 16 years and older. • 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. • New York Governor
Andrew Cuomo's resignation becomes official at midnight and
Kathy Hochul becomes the first female New York Governor. • 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. • 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". • August 29 •
Hurricane Ida makes landfall at 11:55am CDT near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, on the 16th anniversary of
Hurricane Katrina. • In
high school football,
Bishop Sycamore loses to
IMG Academy, 58–0, at the
Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in
Canton, Ohio, which is aired on
ESPN. Following the game, the
existence of Bishop Sycamore is questioned by fans and the school is accused of running a grift and duping ESPN into airing the game. • 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.
September • September 1 •
Texas implements the "
Heartbeat Act" banning
abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. •
Texas residents are allowed to carry
handguns without a license or training. •
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. • A state of emergency is declared in New York City after record rainfall and flash flooding shuts down much of the city's
transportation system, caused by
Tropical Storm Ida. • 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. • 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. • September 3 •
Jake Angeli, the so-called "
QAnon Shaman" pleads guilty to obstructing a proceeding of Congress during the
January 6 attack. •
Texas Heartbeat Act: Texas state judge Guerra Gamble blocks the Texas Right To Life from suing
Planned Parenthood under the pretext of the abortion law. • September 8 – The
Robert E. Lee Monument on
Monument Avenue in
Richmond, Virginia, a statue of
Confederate General
Robert E. Lee, is removed. • September 9 •
COVID-19 vaccination in the United States: 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. • 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. • September 10 –
Trump–Ukraine scandal: Former
Rudy Giuliani associate
Igor Fruman pleads guilty to one count of soliciting a contribution by a foreign national. • September 11 • Commemorations take place around the country to mark the
20th anniversary of the
September 11 attacks. A minute's silence is held at the
World Trade Center site at the exact time each hijacked plane crashed. • British tennis player
Emma Raducanu defeats Canadian
Leylah Fernandez in the
Women's singles US Open with a score of 6–4, 6–3, becoming the first player in the
Open Era to win a major tournament after coming through qualifiers. • 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. • 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. 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. • 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. • The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic surpasses that of the 1918
Spanish flu pandemic, becoming the deadliest disease outbreak in American history. • September 21 • President Biden delivers his first speech at the
United Nations General Assembly. •
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announces that
Michigan will build an electrified road to charge
electric vehicles, becoming the first
U.S. state to do so. • September 22 – COVID-19 pandemic –
Michigan surpasses one million confirmed cases of COVID-19. • September 23 • A man
shoots 13 people then kills himself in
Collierville, Tennessee. •
2020 United States presidential election in Arizona: 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. •
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. • 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. •
Fox News announces that it has banned Rudy Giuliani and his son
Andrew Giuliani from appearing on the channel for three months. • September 25 – A train
derails in Montana, killing three people. • 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. • September 27 • COVID-19 pandemic • COVID-19 vaccination • In
Vermont, registration opens to people aged 75 years and older to receive the booster shot of the
Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. • In
Washington, D.C., President Biden receives his third dose of the
COVID-19 vaccine. • 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. •
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. • September 29 – The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declares 23 species extinct, due to a combination of development, invasive species, logging and pollution. • September 30 •
Britney Spears' father
Jamie Spears is formally suspended as the conservator of her estate. • 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.
October • October 1 – The
Supreme Court announces that
Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for
COVID-19. • October 3 • A massive
oil spill occurs off the coast of
Huntington Beach, California, prompting many beach closures, and washing up dead birds and fish. •
2021 NFL season –
Tom Brady becomes the fourth quarterback to defeat all 32
National Football League teams following the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19–17 victory against his former team, the
New England Patriots. He also surpasses
Drew Brees as the NFL's all-time leading passer. • October 5 •
Windows 11 is launched by
Microsoft. • The president of the
Sergeants Benevolent Association, a
police union representing the sergeants in the
New York City Police Department, resigns following an FBI raid on his
Long Island home. • The
U.S. Senate confirms
Damian Williams as
Attorney for the
Southern District of New York, making him the first African American to lead the office. • October 6 • Case Breakers, a group of former law enforcement individuals, claim to have identified the
Zodiac Killer as Gary Francis Poste, an individual who died in 2018. •
Federal judge Robert L. Pitman blocks the
Texas Heartbeat Act from being enforced for a short temporary period. • October 7 • The U.S. Senate votes 61–38 to overcome a filibuster and 50–48 to increase the federal debt. • Eighteen former
NBA players are charged with
healthcare fraud, including
Terrence Williams,
Tony Allen,
Shannon Brown, and
Ronald Glen Davis. •
Ghosts based on the
British sitcom of the same name premieres on CBS. • October 11 • The
2021 Boston Marathon takes place after it was rescheduled from April. •
2021 Las Vegas Raiders season:
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. • Amazon CEO
Andy Jassy announces that the company will drop its return-to-office plan and allow its corporate employees to continue working
remotely if they choose. • October 13 –
Star Trek actor
William Shatner becomes the oldest person to go into space, at age 90, on board the
Blue Origin NS-18, launched from Texas. • October 18 •
2021–22 NHL season:
San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane is suspended for 21 games for submitting a forged COVID-19 vaccination card. •
Murder of Ahmaud Arbery: The state trial of Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan begins in Georgia. • October 19 • The
January 6 select committee investigating
the riot on the
U.S. Capitol votes to hold former Donald Trump
White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena issued by the
select committee. • The
United States Department of Justice announces that
U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry has been indicted for making false statements to federal authorities. • The
FBI announces that it has raided the house of
Russian oligarch and
Vladimir Putin ally
Oleg Deripaska, who was sanctioned by the
U.S. Treasury Department in 2018. • October 20 – The district attorney of
Westchester County announces a criminal investigation into
The Trump Organization. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. • October 28 –
Mark Zuckerberg announces that Facebook, Inc., owner of
Facebook,
Instagram,
WhatsApp and
Oculus, will rebrand itself as
Meta Platforms. • October 29 •
MrBeast and
Mark Rober launch
#TeamSeas, a project to clean up 30 million pounds of
ocean trash by the end of the year. • The
U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorizes the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 through 11 years of age.
November • November 1 • The
U.S. Supreme Court begins its arguments about the
Texas Heartbeat Act. •
Kenosha unrest shooting: The trial of
Kyle Rittenhouse begins in Kenosha. • Republican
Winsome Sears wins the
Virginia lieutenant governor's race and will become the first black and first female lieutenant governor of the state of Virginia. •
A special election is held in
Ohio to fill a vacancy in its
11th congressional district left by
Marcia Fudge when she resigned to become President Biden's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Democrat
Shontel Brown wins with 81,636 of the 103,565 votes cast (78.8%). • Another
special election is held in Ohio to fill a vacancy in its
15th congressional district due to the resignation of
Steve Stivers effective May 15 to become president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Republican
Mike Carey wins with 93,255 of the 160,012 votes cast (58.3%). • The
Atlanta Braves win the
2021 World Series, defeating the
Houston Astros. •
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III is involved in an automobile accident where a 23-year-old woman is killed. At the time of the crash, Ruggs was driving . He was also over double the legal intoxication level as well. The Raiders immediately cut him later that day. • November 3 • COVID-19 pandemic: In
Wisconsin,
Green Bay Packers quarterback
Aaron Rodgers tests positive for COVID-19 and will miss the
team's matchup against the
Kansas City Chiefs. •
Smartmatic announces that they have sued conservative news channels
One America News Network and
Newsmax for defamation and false claims about their voting machines during the
2020 election. • November 4 • An investigatory hearing is held by the
State Bar of Texas to kick off a multi-start process that would decide the fate of attorney
Sidney Powell, who spread conspiracy claims after the 2020 presidential election. • The
National Basketball Association announces that they have launched an investigation into
Phoenix Suns owner
Robert Sarver over allegations of sexism and racism. • November 5 • The
U.S. House of Representatives votes 228–206 to pass the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. • A
crowd crush during a
Travis Scott concert at the
Astroworld Festival in
Houston kills ten people and injures more than 300. • November 7 –
Alabama native
Nimblewill Nomad becomes the oldest person to hike on the
Appalachian Trail. • 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. •
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. • November 9 – The
South Dakota Legislature votes to consider the impeachment of
Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. • November 11 – Vice President Harris travels to Paris to deliver a speech at the
Paris Peace Forum. • 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. Bannon turned himself in to the FBI three days later. • 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." causing some outrage. • November 15 • Radio host and conspiracy theorist
Alex Jones is found liable for damages in lawsuits brought by parents of children killed in the
Sandy Hook elementary school shooting, over Jones's
false claim the massacre was a hoax. • President Biden signs the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. • November 16 –
Maryland reports their first case of
monkeypox in a resident who traveled from
Nigeria. • 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. • November 19 • Vice President Harris serves as
acting president from 10:10 am to 11:35 am EST, while President Biden undergoes a
colonoscopy under anesthesia. • The
U.S. House of Representatives votes 220–213 to pass the
Build Back Better Act, a US$1.75 trillion social and climate spending package. •
State of Wisconsin v
Kyle Rittenhouse: Mr. Rittenhouse is found not guilty on five charges of
attempted murder, after three weeks of debate, and three days of jury deliberation. • 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. • 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. • November 24 • NASA launches the
Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the first attempt to deflect an
asteroid for the purpose of learning how to protect Earth. • All three defendants are found guilty of the
murder of Ahmaud Arbery. • 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. • 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. • November 30 • Former
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows announces that he will testify to and cooperate with the January 6 committee. •
2021 Oxford High School shooting – Four students are killed and seven other people are injured in a mass shooting at
Oxford High School in
Oxford Township, Michigan. • CNN announces that it has indefinitely suspended Chris Cuomo while a law firm conducts an independent investigation that the network hired to look into the matter.
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. • December 2 •
Major League Baseball begins a
lockout of its players. It is their first lockout since
1990. • COVID-19 pandemic:
Minnesota reports their first case of Omicron variant. • Two
Georgia election officials, Ruby Freeman and
Wandrea' ArShaye Moss, file a defamation lawsuit against
The Gateway Pundit. The lawsuit is the first to be filed by individual election workers who were targeted during the 2020 presidential election. • December 4 – Chris Cuomo is fired by CNN for his violations of journalistic ethics by aiding his scandal-ridden brother. • December 9 • Workers at a
Starbucks in
Buffalo,
New York vote 19–8 to
unionize, becoming the first Starbucks in the country to do so. • A virtual summit,
Summit for Democracy, was hosted by the United States "to renew democracy at home and confront autocracies abroad". • December 10 – A late season
tornado outbreak occurs in the
Southern and
Midwestern United States, causing major damage and killing at least 94 people. • December 11 • COVID-19 pandemic:
North Carolina reports its first case of the Omicron variant in a student at
UNC Charlotte. • The
MLS Cup 2021 hosted in
Portland, Oregon,
New York City FC defeated
Portland Timbers after won 4–2 on penalties (Both teams drew 1–1 in regulation and extra time). • 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. • December 17 – The
Ohio Department of Education concludes their investigation into the
Bishop Sycamore High School scandal, labeling
the school as a scam. • December 20 – COVID-19 pandemic: The CDC reports that Deltacron hybrid variant is now pre-dominant strain in the US, 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. • 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. • December 30 – Tens of thousands are evacuated as
wildfires sweep through
Boulder County, fanned by winds of up to . The fires are the most destructive in
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