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2021

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is acquitted in his second Senate impeachment trial on charges of inciting an insurrection.

NASA confirms that the Opportunity rover’s mission on Mars has ended after 15 years due to a sandstorm that damaged its communications.

Singer Adele wins all six Grammy Awards for which she was nominated. “Rolling in the Deep” is named Song of the Year.

The final “Peanuts” comic strip is published in newspapers, one day after the death of its creator, Charles M. Schulz.

The Calgary Winter Olympics open. 1,800 athletes from 57 countries compete in these 15th Winter Games.

Denis Lortie is found guilty of first-degree murder of three employees of the National Assembly in Quebec City.

Pink Floyd’s album “Dark Side of the Moon” spends 402 weeks on the Top Albums chart.

The XIIIth Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, United States, begin.

The XI Winter Olympic Games begin in Sapporo, Japan.

The first Barbie doll goes on sale.

The dancer Mata Hari is arrested in Paris on suspicion of being a German spy.

Jesse James commits his first bank robbery, stealing $15,000 (US) from the Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, Missouri.

Abraham Lincoln is declared President of the United States in Washington. His inauguration will take place in March.

It happened on… February 13