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21 May 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 May 2014 was a Wednesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “All of Me” by John Legend.
- Top Film of 2014
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Sunday Night Football” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2014–15 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 21 May is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 May 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 May 2014 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 21 May
- 2005 The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opens at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey.
- 2006 The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55% of Montenegrins vote for independence.
- 2010 JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS aboard an H-IIA rocket. The vessel would make a Venus flyby late in the year.
- 2011 Radio broadcaster Harold Camping predicted that the world would end on this date.
- 2017 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus perform their final show at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Famous people born on May 21
- Josh Allen, American football player (born 1996)
- Mr. T, American actor and wrestler (born 1952)
- The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (1972–1997)
- Karen Khachanov, Russian tennis player (born 1996)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2014 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- February 7 – The Lego Movie is released in theaters.
- July 26 – Henry Danger debuts on Nickelodeon.
- August 1 – Guardians of the Galaxy, directed by James Gunn, is released by Marvel Studios as the tenth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Life in the US in 2014
President
Barack Obama
Gas (per gallon)
$3.37
Loaf of Bread
$1.98
Average House
$285,900
Weekly Wage
$796
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