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Answer
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This US building was stormed on January 6th for a pro-Trump riot
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The Capitol Building
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This former Vice President was inaugurated on January 20th
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Joe Biden
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On February 7th, this NFL team, led by Tom Brady, won its second ever Super Bowl
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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This Texas Senator is seen flying to Cancun during heavy snow storms on February in Texas on February 15th
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Ted Cruz
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This NASA rover lands on Mars on February 18th
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Perseverance
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This company's vaccine is issued on February 26th but only to be recalled on April 13th
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Johnson & Johnson
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On April 20th, this Minnesota police officer is found guilty of all three charges for the killing of George Floyd
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Derek Chauvin
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Joe Biden establishes June 19th as this national holiday
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Juneteenth
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On June 21th, The Supreme Court rules against this association to allow student athletes to accept education-related payments
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NCAA
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This NFL player is the first active to publicly come out as gay on June 21st
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Carl Nassib
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On June 24th, this number of story building collapses in South Florida, killing 98 people
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13
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This billionaire visits space for 11 minutes funded by his space company, Blue Origin, on July 20th
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Jeff Bezos
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This Greek NBA player leads the Bucks to their second only NBA Championship on July 20th
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Giannis Antetokounmpo
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This world-renowned gymnast pulls out of Olympic competitions to focus on mental health on July 28th
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Simone Biles
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This woman becomes the first female governor of New York on August 24th
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Kathy Hochul
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An explosion takes place outside of this city's airport, killing dozens of people on August 26th
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Kabul
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This Category 4 hurricane sweeps through the Gulf of Mexico in late August, destroying many businesses and homes
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Hurricane Ida
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The FDA grants use of a COVID-19 booster shot from this pharmaceutical company on September 22nd
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Pfizer
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This ninety-year-old actor who portrayed Captain Kirk on Star Trek becomes the oldest person to fly in space on October 13th
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William Shatner
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On October 28th, Mark Zuckerberg announces that Facebook will change its corporate name to this
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Meta
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The FDA allows the Pfizer COVID vaccine to be issued to children as young as this on October 29th
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5
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On November 2nd, this southern MLB team wins their fourth World Series
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Atlanta Braves
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This company's Crew Dragon capsule returns from space which marks the longest time for humans to be in space on November 9th
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SpaceX
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On Novmber 19th, Biden temporarily transfered power to the vice president while he was under anesthesia for a routine colonoscopy. This woman becomes the first female to hold presidential power
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Kamala Harris
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This teenager is found not guilty after shooting three people in Kenosha, Wisconsin on November 19th
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Kyle Rittenhouse
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More than 60 people are injured in this Wisconsin city when an SUV plowed through a local Christmas parade on November 21st
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Waukesha
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This COVID-19 variant is first found in California on December 1st
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Omicron Variant
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This legendary NFL coach and broadcaster dies at 85 on December 28th
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John Madden
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This famous actress, just 17 days away from turning 100, dies of natural causes on December 31st
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Betty White
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Some of the questions are fine and the Kamala Harris fact is a good one - didn't know that.
I think the record you mean is the longest flight of a "U.S. crew vehicle". Which was actually broken again on Nov 9th 2021 by Crew Dragon Endeavour which spent 199 days in space.
Plenty of things happened in 2021 outside the US too you know.