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Caitlin Clark scores a season-high 39 points for Iowa against Nebraska, breaking the single-game scoring record for Pinnacle Bank Arena
- California's COVID-19 death toll overtakes New York's, reaching 45,496 amid first sign of falling infection numbers (Johns Hopkins)
- UK Kent COVID-19 strain set "to sweep the world" and become the dominant strain globally according to UK scientist Sharon Peacock after strain detected in over 50 countries (later named Alpha)
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US President Joe Biden rescinds the national emergency order used by Donald Trump to fund the border wall with Mexico
- World's second oldest person, French nun Sister André, celebrates her 117th birthday after surviving COVID-19 in Toulon
Famous Deaths
- Joan Weldon, American actress (So This is Love, Them), dies at 90
- Phil Horrocks-Taylor, English rugby union fly half (9 caps England, 1 British & Irish Lions; Leicester Tigers), dies at 86
Died in 2021 2021 Highlights
About February 11, 2021
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 3 years, 2 months and 26 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Aquarius
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#1 Song: Drivers License - Olivia Rodrigo
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