< US History
Joseph "Joe" Biden taking the oath of office in 2021.

Early Presidency

On January 20th, 2020 Joseph Biden was sworn in as President of the United States of America.[1] President Biden inherited a nation in crisis. The the COVID-19 pandemic still raged on, where over 400,000 American lives had already been lost before he took office.[2] President Biden also inherited an economy that had lost over 3 million jobs since President Trump had taken office in 2017.[3]

Domestic

The Biden Administration saw the first African American to serve as Defense Secretary.[4]

Continuing from 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued, so did hate speech and attacks on Asian Americans,[5][6][7] and leading the White House to issue a memorandum condemning such acts on January 26th, 2021.[8]

On February 12th, 2021, Biden halted further construction of the southern border wall.[9][10]

Following the second impeachment of President Trump by the House on January 13th, 2021,[11] the Senate continued the trial on February 9th, 2021.[12] Despite a bipartisan 57-43 vote in favor of convicting former President Trump, as a 2/3 majority was not reached Trump was acquitted for a second time by the Senate on February 13th, 2021.[13][14]

Technology and Science

2021 saw the first Science advisor to be appointed to the cabinet level, which was in addition to a number of appointments of notable scientists to leadership positions.[15][16][17]

On February 18th, 2021 the Perseverance rover successfully landed on Mars.[18][19]

References

  1. ↑ "Joe Biden sworn in as 46th president of the United States" (in en). the Guardian. 20 January 2021. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/20/joe-biden-sworn-in-46th-president-inauguration.
  2. ↑ "As Death Rate Accelerates, U.S. Records 400,000 Lives Lost To The Coronavirus" (in en). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/19/957488613/as-death-rate-accelerates-u-s-records-400-000-lives-lost-to-the-coronavirus.
  3. ↑ Colarossi, Natalie (19 January 2021). "Trump leaving office with 3M less jobs than when he entered, worst record since Depression" (in en). Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/trump-leaving-office-3m-less-jobs-when-he-entered-worst-record-since-depression-1562737.
  4. ↑ "Lloyd Austin Confirmed As Defense Secretary, Becomes 1st Black Pentagon Chief" (in en). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/president-biden-takes-office/2021/01/22/959581977/lloyd-austin-confirmed-as-secretary-of-defense-becomes-first-black-pentagon-chie.
  5. ↑ Cowan, Jill (12 February 2021). "A Tense Lunar New Year for the Bay Area After Attacks on Asian-Americans". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/us/asian-american-racism.html.
  6. ↑ Lazo, Alejandro (12 February 2021). "Violence Against Asian-Americans Raises Concern in Bay Area". Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/violence-against-asian-americans-raises-concern-in-bay-area-11613145477.
  7. ↑ "Anger And Fear As Asian American Seniors Targeted In Bay Area Attacks" (in en). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/2021/02/12/966940217/anger-and-fear-as-asian-american-seniors-targeted-in-bay-area-attacks.
  8. ↑ "Memorandum Condemning and Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States". 26 January 2021. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/26/memorandum-condemning-and-combating-racism-xenophobia-and-intolerance-against-asian-americans-and-pacific-islanders-in-the-united-states/.
  9. ↑ "Mexican president hails Biden's border wall freeze" (in en). Reuters. 12 February 2021. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-border-idUSKBN2AC1M2.
  10. ↑ "President Biden cancels funding for Trump border wall". BBC News. 11 February 2021. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56031481.
  11. ↑ "Donald Trump Impeached a Second Time in Historic House Vote". Time. https://time.com/5928988/donald-trump-impeached-second-time/.
  12. ↑ "Stanford’s David Sklansky on the Second Impeachment of Donald J. Trump" (in en). https://law.stanford.edu/2021/02/10/stanfords-david-sklansky-on-the-second-impeachment-of-donald-j-trump/.
  13. ↑ Fandos, Nicholas; Cochrane, Emily (13 February 2021). "7 Senate Republicans vote ‘guilty,’ the most bipartisan margin in favor of conviction in history.". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/13/us/impeachment-trial/7-senate-republicans-vote-guilty-the-most-bipartisan-margin-in-favor-of-conviction-in-history.
  14. ↑ Hughes, Siobhan; Ballhaus, Rebecca (13 February 2021). "Senate Votes to Acquit Trump in Impeachment Trial". Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-to-hear-closing-arguments-in-trump-impeachment-11613212204.
  15. ↑ "Biden has assembled a stellar science team — now they must pull together" (in en). Nature 590 (7844): 7–8. 3 February 2021. doi:10.1038/d41586-021-00184-y. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00184-y. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  16. ↑ "Biden Names Science Team, Appoints Science Advisor to Cabinet" (in en). www.aip.org. 20 January 2021. https://www.aip.org/fyi/2021/biden-names-science-team-appoints-science-advisor-cabinet.
  17. ↑ Zimmer, Carl (16 January 2021). "Biden to Elevate Science Adviser to His Cabinet". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/15/science/biden-science-cabinet.html.
  18. ↑ Chang, Kenneth (18 February 2021). "NASA’s Perseverance Rover Lands on Mars to Renew Search for Extinct Life". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/science/nasa-peseverance-mars-landing.html.
  19. ↑ "Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover" (in en). mars.nasa.gov. https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/.

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