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2 September 2021 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 September 2021 was a Thursday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Stay” by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber.
- Top Film of 2021
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 2 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 September 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 September 2021 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 2 September
- 2008 Google launches its Google Chrome web browser.
- 2010 Israel-Palestinian conflict: the 2010 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are launched by the United States.
- 2013 The Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens at 10:15 pm at a cost of $6.4 billion, after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the old span.
- 2018 National Museum of Brazil fire: A massive fire destroys most of the Paço de São Cristóvão, which houses the National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro. The museum holds important archaeοlogical and anthropological objects, including the remains of the Luzia Woman, Marajoara vases and Egyptian mummies.
- 2023 India's first solar observation mission: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches Aditya-L1 from Satish Dhawan space centre.
Famous people born on September 2
- Austin Abrams, American actor (born 1996)
- Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor, singer, and producer (born 1964)
- Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress, director, and producer (born 1966)
- Bradley Barcola, French footballer (born 2002)
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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