Timeline October 2021

Events in October 2021 9

• 1932 – 2021 Roh Tae-woo (1932-2021) Died 26 October 2021, aged 88 South Korean general and president from 1988 to 1993 who oversaw the country's transition to democracy.
• 1937 – 2021 Colin Powell (1937-2021) Died 18 October 2021, aged 84 American general and diplomat, the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first Black secretary of state.
• 2021 Haruki Murakami Library Opens The Waseda International House of Literature — known as the Haruki Murakami Library — opened at Waseda University, designed by architect Kengo Kuma. Murakami donated over 3,000 of his works to the collection. Its café is named Orange Cat, after Peter Cat.
• 2021 Facebook whistleblower testifies to Congress Internal research on Instagram and teenagers made public Frances Haugen testified before the United States Senate on 5 October 2021 after leaking internal Facebook research, including studies on Instagram's effects on teenage mental health.
• 2021 Facebook Rebrands to Meta Zuckerberg bets the company on the metaverse Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would rebrand as Meta Platforms, reflecting his vision of building the metaverse — an immersive virtual world. The pivot would cost over $40 billion in investment and become one of the most scrutinised corporate bets in history.
• 2021 Facebook renames itself Meta A pivot to the metaverse announced Facebook announced on 28 October 2021 that its parent company would be renamed Meta, signalling a strategic bet on virtual and augmented reality.
• 2021 Star Trek: Prodigy — Season 1 An animated series aimed at younger audiences, following a group of alien kids who find an abandoned Starfleet vessel and discover the Federation. Kate Mulgrew reprises her voice role as Janeway. Created by Dan and Kevin Hageman, it is the most accessible entry point for new audiences the franchise has ever produced.
• 2021 Carole King inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a performer Second induction Inducted a second time, now as an artist.
• 2021 Foo Fighters inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Inducted in their first year of eligibility.