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Historical Events on June 21 (Part 2)

Events 201 - 210 of 210

  • 2021 New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is the first openly transgender athlete to be selected for the Olympics
  • 2021 Swedish government of Prime Minister Stefan Lofven toppled after a no confidence vote for the first time in Swedish history

Film & TV History

2022 LA jury finds Bill Cosby liable for sexual assault of a 16 year-old in 1975 at the Playboy mansion, awards victim 500,000 [1]

  • 2022 Law enforcement's response to the Uvalde school shooting was an "abject failure" says Texas's public safety chief Steven McCraw in testimony at a Senate hearing [1]
  • 2022 MLB Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani has career high 8 RBI in 11-inning 12-11 loss to Kansas City Royals in Anaheim, California
  • 2022 Severe flooding affects southern China, including Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces, with areas experiencing their highest rainfall since 1961, forcing authorities to evacuate tens of thousands [1]
  • 2022 South Korea successfully launches its first satellites into orbit with its homegrown rocket Nuri, from Naro Space Center [1]
  • 2023 US approves chicken made from animal cells - the country's first lab-grown meat, aimed at reducing harm to animals and the environment [1]
  • 2024 Landmark case in Numibia rules colonial laws banning same-sex between men are unconstitutional [1]
  • 2024 Ronaldo, a 6-foot Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor, gives birth to 14 babies in Portsmouth, England, despite no contact with another snake, by parthenogenesis (asexual reproduction) [1]