Top 10 Biggest Events of 2021

Many big events that will affect the rest of the decade, especially after COVID-19 and the US presidential elections.
The Top Ten
1 Trump Supporters Storm the Capitol
2 Elon Musk Becomes the World's Richest Person Elon Reeve Musk (born June 28, 1971) is a technology entrepreneur, investor, and engineer who is best known for being the CEO of companies such as Tesla, SpaceX, and PayPal.
3 Villages Massacres in Niger
4 Death of Satya Paul
5 Death Carlos do Carmo
6 The Border Between Saudi Arabia and Qatar Reopens
7 Sulawesi Earthquake
8 Death of Elias Rahbani
9 Kamala Harris Becomes the First Female and Black Vice-President of the United States
10 President Joe Biden is Inaugurated 46th President of the USA

Someone definitely now needs to add UEFA Euro 2020 and 2020 Summer Olympics since they are happening this year.

He replaced Trump for the time being.

The Contenders
11 Donald Trump Gets Impeached for the Second Time
12 Donald Trump Gets Acquitted for the Second Time
13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Win the Super Bowl

It went off with the Weeknd performing the halftime show & gained over 99M views when it happened.

14 Covid-19 Vaccines Become Widely Available

I'm shocked to have to be adding this.

15 Death of Prince Philip

The Duke of Edinburg was just 2 months away from turning 100. R.I.P. Prince George.

16 Helio Castroneves Wins His Fourth Indianapolis 500
17 Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 Plane Crash in Indonesia
18 The Disbandment of Daft Punk

This was actually bigger than the Perseverance rover landing on Mars. Daft Punk was arguably the band of EDM & produced among the greatest house music of all time. Known for One More Time, Harder Better Faster Stronger, Robot Rock, Get Lucky & more. On February 22nd 2021, they announced their breakup after 28 years on a YouTube video titled Epilogue. They were the Beatles of EDM. Dance music will never be the same again & there won't be another band like them. Long live Daft Punk.

19 Perseverance Rover Landing on Mars

NASA made such epic history landing the Perseverance rover on Mars after a 7+ month trip. They landed it the same way they landed Curiosity (back in 2012) & it was 7 minutes of terror leading to the landing yet it took ~11.5 minutes for the signal to travel from Mars to Earth (given Mars was ~11.5 light minutes away from Earth at the time). Perseverance plans on looking for signs of life on Mars which would be unbelievably historic news for all of us.

20 Texas Power Grid Failure

Texas's worst natural disaster since Hurricane Harvey.

21 25+ People Killed in the Beni Region of the Democratic Republic of Congo
22 Death of Dustin Diamond

Known for playing Sam "Screech" Powers from Saved by the Bell. He played his role in every incarnation & was truly funny. Though he did make mistakes that led to getting arrested, there was silver lining in him & he made the world laugh. He was without a doubt 1 of the greatest actors on TV & will never be forgotten. He lost his battle to lung cancer at 44. R.I.P. Dustin Diamond 1977-2021.

23 Death of Sophie

The legendary musician who fused techno, trance & other forms of EDM with pop to create hyperpop (which paved the way for songs by A.G. Cook, M.I.A., Die Antwoord, Charli XCX, Slayyyter, Hannah Diamond & Kim Petras) fell to her death after climbing her roof to get a good look at the Moon. She was 34. R.I.P.

24 Death of Tanya Roberts

Known for That 70's Show, Charlie's Angels & James Bond, she was also a model from Miss Universe. She passed away from cardiac arrest at 65. R.I.P.

25 Death of Mary Jane

Miley Cyrus's longtime pitbull & best friend Mary Jane passed away from cancer on January 7th at 10. R.I.P.

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