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April 10 marked 100 days into 2021. Here are 38 shocking things that have happened so far.

April 10 marked 100 days into 2021. Here are 38 shocking things that have happened so far.

Lauren Frias

An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of President Donald Trump gather in front of the US Capitol Building in Washington DC on January 6, 2021.REUTERS/Leah Millis

April 10 marked the 100th day of 2021.
The year has seen a number of major events, like the Capitol riots, the Texas winter storm, and Kim Kardashian filing for divorce from Kanye West.
Here are 38 major news events that happened in the first 100 days of 2021.

April 10 marked the 100th day of 2021.

The US entered a new phase of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with the rollout of vaccines. Confirmed cases began to plateau and decrease, though coronavirus variants that continue to spread within certain states and communities have prompted health officials to advise Americans to still take appropriate precautions.

Outside of the pandemic, a number of unprecedented events happened in a little over three months into the new year, including the January 6 riots at the Capitol, the beginning of the trial of ex-Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd, and Kim Kardashian filing for divorce from Kanye West after seven years of marriage.

Here are 38 major news events that happened in the first 100 days of 2021:

January 6: Pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol on the day Congress was voting to approve President Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election.

Trump supporters near the US Capitol, on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Images

April 10 marked 100 days into 2021. Here are 38 shocking things that have happened so far.

Lauren Frias

January 6: Pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol on the day Congress was voting to approve President Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election.

January 7: Facebook banned then-President Donald Trump indefinitely from the social media platform.

January 8: Twitter permanently banned President Trump's account due to a 'risk of further incitement of violence.'

January 8: The final episode of Jeopardy hosted by Alex Trebek was aired. Trebek died from pancreatic cancer in November.

January 9: Google and Apple ban right-wing social media app Parler from their platforms in light of the Capitol riots.

January 13: Former President Donald Trump became the first president to be impeached twice after the House charged him with inciting the Capitol insurrection.

January 14: Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang announced his campaign for New York mayor.

January 20: President Joe Biden inaugurated, and Vice President Kamala Harris made history as the first female Black and South-Asian vice president.

January 20: President Joe Biden rejoins the Paris climate accord and World Health Organization.

January 23: Emmy-winning broadcaster Larry King died at 87.

January 31: The total number of global COVID-19 cases surpassed 100 million.

February 1: Myanmar's military staged a coup overthrowing civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying it would take over the government for a year. Hundreds of protesters have been killed in the months since.

February 2: Jeff Bezos announced he was stepping down as Amazon CEO.

February 2: The Senate confirmed Pete Buttigieg as the transportation secretary, making him the US's first openly gay Cabinet secretary.

Russian opposition leader and critic of President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, sentenced to nearly three years in prison.

February 7: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won Super Bowl LV, giving Tom Brady his 7th win.

February 9: Trump's second impeachment trial began. Six Republicans broke ranks and voted that the trial was constitutional.

February 13: US Senate voted to acquit Trump.

February 14: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced they are expecting their second child.

February 17: Rush Limbaugh, conservative radio show host, died at 70.

February 19: Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from Kanye West after seven years of marriage.

February 20: President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in Texas amid a devastating winter storm that resulted in rolling power cuts and record low temperatures.

February 22: The US death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 500,000.

February 27: The US authorized its third COVID-19 vaccine, a single-dose shot from Johnson & Johnson.

March 2: Six Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published due to racist and offensive imagery, the author's estate announced.

March 8: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle drop bombshell accusations against Buckingham Palace in a tell-all interview with Oprah.

March 11: President Joe Biden signs a $1.9 trillion rescue package into law, starting the clock on distributing $1,400 stimulus checks.

March 14: Beyonce became the most-awarded woman in Grammy history.

March 15: Deb Haaland is confirmed as Interior secretary, making her the US's first Native American Cabinet secretary.

March 16: An Insider investigation revealed a sexual assault allegation against a former member of David Dobrik's Vlog Squad, spurring a flurry of backlash against the YouTuber.

March 17: A suspect shot and killed eight people - six of whom were Asian American women - in Asian-owned massage parlors.

March 23: A gunman opened fire in a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, killing 10 people.

March 23: Large cargo ship Ever Given gets stuck in the Suez Canal, snarling global trade operations.

March 30: The trial of former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd begins.

March 30: The New York Times broke that the DOJ is investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz over whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and violated sex-trafficking laws.

April 2: A car rammed into an outside barrier at the Capitol, resulting in the death of a Capitol police officer.

April 9: Grammy-nominated rapper DMX, who wrote iconic songs like 'X Gon' Give It To Ya,' died at 50.

April 9: Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of 73 years, died at 99.

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