2001 - What happened in 2001 ?

January 2001

Monday 22:

Four of the Texas 7 are caught at a convenience store in Woodland Park, Colorado and a fifth killed himself inside a motor home.

Wednesday 24:

The last two of the Texas 7 are taken into custody in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Friday 26:

An earthquake hits Gujarat, India, causing more than 20,000 deaths.

Sunday 28:

Super Bowl XXXV: The Baltimore Ravens defeat the New York Giants, 34-7.

Wednesday 31:

In the Netherlands a Scottish court convicts a Libyan and acquits another for their part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 which crashed into Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988.

February 2001

Thursday 08:

Disney's California Adventure, the Disneyland Resort's second park in its 46-year history, opens.

Friday 09:

The American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally strikes and sinks the Ehime-Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima Fishery High School.

Tuesday 13:

An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale hits El Salvador, killing at least 400.

Tuesday 20:

FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested and charged with spying for Russia for 15 years.

Wednesday 28:

An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale hits the Nisqually Valley area of Washington. There were no reports of any deaths.

March 2001

Saturday 03:

A bomb explodes outside BBC Television Centre in London. The attack was attributed to dissident Irish Republican terrorists.

Monday 05:

In Mecca, 35 Muslim pilgrims are crushed to death during the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Friday 23:

The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) (now World Wrestling Entertainment) purchases rival organization World Championship Wrestling (WCW) for an estimated $5 million.

Saturday 24:

Apple Computer releases Mac OS X.

Thursday 29:

A chartered Gulfstream III jet crashes into a hillside during approach into Aspen, Colorado, killing 18 people.

April 2001

Sunday 01:

2001 - The first legal same-sex marriage in the Netherlands is celebrated.

Sunday 15:

Easter day (not again until 2063).

Tuesday 17:

Barry Bonds becomes the 17th member of the 500 home run club at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco, California.

Friday 20:

Anti-globalization marches and a "People's Summit" are held to protest the Quebec City Summit of the Americas, a FTAA summit in Quebec City, Quebec.

Saturday 28:

Millionnaire Dennis Tito becomes the world's first space tourist.

May 2001

Thursday 10:

In Ghana, a stampede at a football game kills over 120 spectators.

Saturday 12:

In Copenhagen, Denmark, Tanel Padar & Dave Benton win the forty-sixth Eurovision Song Contest for Estonia singing "Everybody".

Thursday 24:

Wedding hall collapse in Jerusalem, Israel, kills 23 and injures over 200 in Israel's worst-ever civil disaster.

Friday 25:

64-year-old Sherman Bull, of New Canaan, Connecticut, becomes the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

June 2001

Tuesday 05:

Senator Jim Jeffords leaves the Republican party, an act which changes control of the United States Senate from the Republican party to the Democratic party.

Friday 08:

Popular editorial site suck.com, one of the first original content sites on the internet, publishes its final article, "Gone Fishin'."

Monday 11:

Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.

Monday 18:

Protests occur in Manipur over the extension of the ceasefire between Naga insurgents and the government of India.

Wednesday 27:

International Court of Justice finds against the United States in its judgement in the LaGrand Case.

July 2001

Tuesday 03:

A Vladivostokavia Tupolev TU-154 jetliner crashes on approach to landing at Irkutsk, Russia killing 145 people.

Saturday 14:

The International Olympic Committee votes for Beijing to be the host of the 2008 Olympics. This is the first time that China had been bestowed this honor.

Monday 16:

The FBI arrests Dmitry Sklyarov at a convention in Las Vegas, Nevada for violating a provision of the DMCA.

Wednesday 18:

In Baltimore, Maryland, a 60-car train derails in a tunnel, sparking a fire that lasts days and virtually shuts down downtown Baltimore.

Thursday 19:

UK politician and novelist Jeffrey Archer, Lord Archer of Weston-Super-Mare, is sentenced to four years in prison for perjury and perverting the course of justice.

August 2001

Wednesday 01:

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has a 2-1/2 ton Ten Commandments monument installed in the rotunda of the judiciary building, leading to a lawsuit to have it removed and his own removal from office.

Thursday 09:

In Jerusalem, 15 people die and 130 wounded in the Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing.

Tuesday 21:

The Red Cross announces that a famine is striking Tajikistan, and calls for international financial aid for Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Friday 24:

Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel over the Atlantic Ocean (en route to Lisbon from New York) and makes an emergency landing in the Azores.

Tuesday 28:

Dutch prime minister Wim Kok announces that he will not be available for another term as PvdA party leader or prime minister after the 2002 elections.

September 2001

Monday 10:

Norwegian parliamentary election, 2001

Tuesday 11:

The September 11 attacks destroy the World Trade Center in New York City, part of The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and down a passenger airliner in Pennsylvania. In total, almost 3,000 are killed.

Monday 17:

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opens for the first time after the September 11 attacks. The stocks plummet throughout the trading session and posts its biggest point drop in its history closing down 684.81 points to 8920.70.

Thursday 27:

Boyband 5ive announced their disbandment.

Saturday 29:

The Syracuse Herald-Journal, a U.S. newspaper dating back to 1839, ceases publication.

October 2001

Saturday 06:

The then most-attended ice hockey game in history, between Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, before a crowd of 74,554. In 2004, that record was shattered in a historic outdoor regular season match in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between the Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens.

Sunday 07:

Start of U.S. invasion of Afghanistan with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.

Friday 12:

War on Terrorism: Prompted by a request by US President George W. Bush, an episode of America's Most Wanted aired featuring 22 most wanted terrorists

Friday 19:

SIEV-X sinks en route to Christmas Island

Tuesday 23:

The Provisional Irish Republican Army of Northern Ireland commences disarmament after peace talks encouraged by American President Bill Clinton.

November 2001

Friday 02:

Monsters, Inc. debuts with the best ticket sales ever for an animated film.

Wednesday 07:

2001 - The supersonic commercial aircraft Concorde resumes flying after a 15-month break.

Monday 12:

2001 Attack on Afghanistan: Taliban forces abandon Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops.

Friday 16:

The first Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, is released, becoming the second highest grossing film around the world of all time.

Tuesday 20:

In Washington, DC, US President George W. Bush dedicates the United States Department of Justice headquarters building as the Robert F. Kennedy Justice Building, honoring the late Robert F. Kennedy on what would have been his 76th birthday.

December 2001

Sunday 09:

Chris Jericho unifies the WWE Championship and WCW World Heavyweight Championship for the first time ever at the WWE Vengeance pay-per-view.

Wednesday 19:

The Argentine economic crisis burst into street riots after the announcement by the economy minister of the measures of holding back the bank deposits.

Friday 21:

Japanese television performer Masashi Tashiro got No. 1 temporarily in the Internet vote of Time's Person of the Year.

Saturday 22:

Cc the cat, the first cloned pet, was born.

Thursday 27:

The People's Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade relations with the United States.