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January 22. On January 22, the U.S. passed 25 million cases, with one of every 13 Americans testing positive for COVID-19. [ 24] January 24. On January 24, the Capitol Police announced that 38 police officers have tested positive for COVID-19 since the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol. [ 25] January 25.
2021 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2021st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 21st year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2020s decade.
2021 in U.S. states and territories. This article outlines United States-related events which occurred in the year 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic continued to heavily impact the US, with the emergence of numerous COVID-19 variants leading to a substantial rise in both infections and deaths across the country.
On January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. was attacked by a mob [39] [40] [41] of supporters of then-U.S. president Donald Trump, two months after his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
Fall of Kabul (2021) / 34.3131; 69.1042 ( Kabul, Afghanistan) On 15 August 2021, Afghanistan 's capital city of Kabul was captured by the Taliban after a major insurgent offensive that began in May 2021. It was the final action of the War in Afghanistan, and marked a total victory for the Taliban. This led to the overthrowing of the Islamic ...
The 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis, sometimes called the Unity Intifada, [ 34][ 35][ 36] was a major outbreak of violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict that mainly commenced on 10 May 2021, and continued until a ceasefire came into effect on 21 May. It was marked by protests and police riot control, rocket attacks on Israel by Hamas and ...
On November 21, 2021, around 4:39 p.m. ( CST ), 39-year-old Darrell Brooks drove a red 2010 Ford Escape SUV, moving at about 40 miles per hour (64 km/h), past barricades and through the annual Christmas parade in Waukesha. [ 15][ 16][ 17] One police officer banged on the hood of the SUV in an attempt to get Brooks to stop. [ 18]
2021 Denver and Lakewood shootings: A gunman went on a shooting spree across multiple locations in the Denver metropolitan area before dying in a shootout with police. [26] [27] December 27 Youngstown (3) Ohio: 1 3 4: A man was killed and three others were wounded at a local apartment complex. [28] December 26 Buffalo (3) New York: 0 4 4