{"id":30524,"date":"2021-12-08T14:29:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T19:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=30524"},"modified":"2021-12-08T14:29:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T19:29:42","slug":"abc-news-announces-the-year-2021-a-primetime-special-highlighting-one-of-the-most-monumental-years-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/08\/abc-news-announces-the-year-2021-a-primetime-special-highlighting-one-of-the-most-monumental-years-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC News Announces &#8220;The Year: 2021&#8221; &#8211; A Primetime Special Highlighting One of the Most Monumental Years in History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9368\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/abc_news-feat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/abc_news-feat.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/abc_news-feat-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/abc_news-feat-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/abc_news-feat-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>As 2021 comes to a close, ABC News announced today its annual two-hour primetime special highlighting the biggest moments of a historic year. With the country still fighting COVID-19, a groundbreaking inauguration, the Capitol insurrection, and continued protests for racial justice, 2021 proved to be a year unlike any other in modern-day history. &#8220;<em>Good Morning America<\/em>&#8221; co-anchor Robin Roberts anchors &#8220;<em>The Year: 2021<\/em>&#8221; alongside a team of ABC News anchors and correspondents on Monday, December 27 @ 9PM EST\/PST, on ABC. 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