At A Glance

12 September 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
12 September 2021 was a Sunday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Butter” by BTS.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Star sign
The star sign for 12 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 12 September 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 12 September 2021 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 12 September

  • 2001 Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
  • 2003 Typhoon Maemi, the strongest recorded typhoon to strike South Korea, made landfall near Busan.
  • 2005 Israeli–Palestinian conflict: the Israeli disengagement from Gaza is completed, leaving some 2,530 homes demolished.
  • 2007 Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of plunder.
  • 2013 NASA confirms that its Voyager 1 probe has become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space.

Famous people born on September 12

  • Sydney Sweeney, American actress (born 1997)
  • Emmy Rossum, American singer and actress (born 1986)
  • Paul Walker, American actor (1973–2013)
  • Hans Zimmer, German composer and producer (born 1957)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2021 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 13 – Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. president to be impeached for a second time, following a 232–197 vote in the House of Representatives.
  • June 24 – The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court suspends former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani from practicing law over his false claims about the 2020 election.
  • July 6 – 2021 New York City mayoral election – Eric Adams was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City.

Life in the US in 2021

President

Joe Biden

Gas (per gallon)

$3.27

Loaf of Bread

$2.53

Average House

$408,800

Weekly Wage

$1,026

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