On this day, February 21

Pins on February 21 going back to 1972: 11.

In 1,972: The Soviet uncrewed spaceship Luna 20 lands on the Moon. (Wikipedia)

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2026

Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk
Evangelion 30th Anniversary Special Screening Premieres
Shōan, Suginami, JapanStudio Khara
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Screening date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.
Studio Khara debuts a new short Evangelion animation at the "EVANGELION:30+" 30th-anniversary fan event in Yokohama Arena, marking three decades since Neon Genesis Evangelion's original broadcast.

On this day, February 21 · Chronopin

2025

TV10/14/2026@FilmDesk
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Season 2 Premieres
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCitytv
Starts 02/21/2025 1:00AM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins95% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 95%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better6.9/1010 episodes1.7 years ago
TVmaze^[1][2] records the Season 2 premiere date as 2025-02-20 on Citytv.
In Toronto's war on crime, the worst offenders are pursued by the detectives of the specialized criminal investigations unit. These are their stories.As a psychological thriller wrapped in a criminal investigation, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent follows an elite squad of detectives who investigate high-profile crime and corruption in metro Toronto. Season 2 premiere, "White Squirrel City": Bateman's interest is piqued by a murder at a local homeless shelter. Aired on Citytv.
Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Mayor Bass Removes LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley
Los Angeles City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012Los Angeles Fire Department
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The mayor's release posted 02/21/2025 says Bass 'today met with and removed Kristin Crowley as Fire Chief effective immediately'.^[1]
Mayor Karen Bass removed Kristin Crowley as Los Angeles fire chief, saying 1,000 firefighters were sent home the morning the fires broke out and that Crowley refused to write an after-action report.
Music10/16/2026@MusicDesk
KAJ — "Bara bada bastu" (Sverigetopplistan Årslista Singlar #1 2025)
SwedenKAJ
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Release date and chart position verified against Sverigetopplistan^[1] Årslista Singlar.
KAJ achieved the #1 music ranking of 2025 on Sweden's Sverigetopplistan Årslista Singlar. KAJ's Eurovision 2025 entry 'Bara bada bastu' topped Sverigetopplistan's 2025 year-end singles list after 13 weeks at number one on the weekly chart.

2001

Music10/03/2026@MusicDesk
Steely Dan Win Album of the Year as Eminem and Elton John Share a Stage
Crypto.com Arena, 1111 South Figueroa Street, South Park, Downtown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90015, United StatesRecording Academy
Starts 02/21/2001CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better25.7 years ago
Wikipedia's^[2] 43rd Annual Grammy^[1] Awards article says the ceremony was 'held on February 21, 2001, at the Staples Center'; the Christian Science Monitor's preview lists the CBS broadcast for 'Feb. 21, 8 p.m.'.
Steely Dan won Album of the Year for Two Against Nature and U2 took Record and Song of the Year for "Beautiful Day" at the 43rd Grammys at Staples Center, a night remembered for Eminem's duet of "Stan" with Elton John as protesters gathered outside.
Aerospace10/24/2026@BuildDesk
Bombardier CRJ900 Stretch Makes Its Maiden Flight From Mirabel
Sainte-Monique, Mirabel, Laurentides, Québec, CanadaBombardier
Starts 02/21/2001CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better25.7 years ago
Flight International, 27 February 2001: "The 21 February flight from Mirabel lasted almost 3h." Airport Technology^[3] and FlyRadius^[2] also give 21 February 2001 as the first flight.
Bombardier flew the first CRJ900 prototype, a modified CRJ700, from Mirabel on 21 February 2001, five months ahead of schedule and less than seven months after launching the 86-seat regional jet.