2021

The following page includes events that have happened concerning the United States, and also includes events that will concern the United States in 2021:

January

 * January 1st:
 * Recreational cannabis become legal in the state of Montana.
 * The United States surpasses 20 million COVID-19 cases.
 * The Senate overrides President Trump's veto on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with 81-13. The first time in Trump's presidency where a veto gets overridden.


 * January 5th: Two runoff elections in the state of Georgia take place. Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock both win their races, giving Democrats the majority in the Senate.
 * January 6th: The U.S. Capitol is stormed by Trump supporters over attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, forcing Congress to evacuate. Congress later reconvenues after the attacks, and cerifies Joe Biden as the winner.
 * January 7th:
 * President Trump formally concedes to Joe Biden after Congress ceritifes his victory.
 * Betsy DeVos resigns as Secretary of Education, due to the January 6 storming of the Capitol.
 * January 20th: President-elect Joe Biden was inauguared as the 46th president, becoming the second catholic president, since John F. Kennedy. Vice president-elect Kamala Harris was inaugurated as the 49th vice president, becoming the first woman and first person of color vice president. Former president Donald Trump also becomes the first president to not attend his successor's inauguration since Andrew Johnson.

February

 * February 7th: The Super Bowl LV will take place in Tampa, Florida.