2021 Current Events Study GUIDE. Study GUIDE.

[cinemaniax7]

G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate mastermind, dead at 90

[Bamaman]

MLB has pulled the All Star Game from Atlanta due to the new election laws.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlant ... TSZwoAXH50

[AFRET CMS]

Perhaps a very deep dive, but the name is iconic enough that it's conceivable it might pop up.

Bombardier has announced that after 58 years of continuous production, Learjet production will cease before the end of 2021.

https://aviationweek.com/business-aviat ... production

[mas3cf]

Prince Philip passes away at age 99.

[Volante]

In volcano news, a newcomer enters the game! (I've done Ring of Fire, Iceland and Italy, but no Caribbean entry yet)

https://earther.gizmodo.com/explosive-e ... 1846650518

On Friday, the small Caribbean island of St. Vincent [of St. Vincent and the Grenadines] became the epicenter of the seismic world when La Soufriere volcano sent a cloud of ash flying 20,000 feet (6,096 meters) into the sky and streaming across the Atlantic.

[Johnblue]

Rapper Dmx is dead at 50.


https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/am ... 089149.php

[cinemaniax7]

Right-handed pitcher Joe Musgrove threw a no-hitter on April 9 against the Texas Rangers. It is the first no-hitter ever by a Padres pitcher.

I'm not absolutely certain about this, but I believe the San Diego Padres were the last remaining MLB team never to record a no-hitter in franchise history.

[Volante]

https://www.theringer.com/2021/4/12/223 ... -matsuyama

[Hideki] Matsuyama won the Masters on Sunday, his first major, and in doing so, became the first Japanese male golfer ever to win a major tournament (two Japanese women, Chako Higuchi and Hinako Shibuno, won at the 1977 LPGA and 2019 Women’s British Open, respectively).

[MinnesotaMyron]

2 similar pop culture names to watch out for.

Musical guest Phoebe Bridgers smashed her guitar at the end of her performance of "I know the End" on Saturday Night Live on February 6.

Not to be confused with

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, creator of the Emmy Award-winning comedy Fleabag, who is rumored to have been cast in the upcoming fifth Indiana Jones movie.

[cinemaniax7]

Bernard Madoff has died in prison at the age of 82. Madoff's investment advisory business was exposed in 2008 as a Ponzi scheme that wiped out people’s fortunes and ruined charities. He is said to have been so hated that he wore a bulletproof vest to court.

[Drangvoor]

The family of celebrity zookeeper Jack Hanna, 74, announces his public retirement due to a dementia diagnosis believed to be Alzheimer’s disease

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announce first Netflix project—a docuseries exploring the Invictus Games, which Prince Harry founded in 2014

NCAA Basketball: Baylor routs Gonzaga on the men's side; Stanford over Arizona on the women's side

the small Caribbean island of St. Vincent [of St. Vincent and the Grenadines] became covered with ash by the eruption of La Soufriere volcano

the Senate parliamentarian allowed Senate Democrats to use budget reconciliation twice more this fiscal year, effectively paving the way for fiscal legislation to avoid the 60-vote filibuster threshold

Jordan arrested more than a dozen people allegedly involved in a coup attempt led by former crown prince Hamzah bin Hussein

Tom Brady is starting an NFT company (non-fungible token)

[Volante]

Ingenuity, the tiny helicopter Perseverance carried to Mars, successfully flew for under a minute:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56799755