2001

The year 2001 (MMI) of the Gregorian Calendar began and ended on a Monday. During the year George W. Bush succeeded Bill Clinton, to become the 43rd President of the United States, Wikipedia launches on the Internet, Over 3000 are killed in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon through the hijacking of planes - the war on terror has begun, 5 die in USA Anthrax by mail attacks.

In Baseball, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits 72 home runs, an all-time record, In October, the USA and allies invade Afghanistan, Microsoft releases Windows XP, A flight from NYC to the Dominican Republic crashes in Queens killing all 260 passengers. Slobodan Milosevic surrenders and is tried on charges of war crimes, Sherpa Temba Tsheri climbs Everest at the age of 16 (the youngest ever).

January 2001

January 15: Wikipedia, the encyclopedia "anybody can edit" goes online.
January 26: 13,000 people die after the Indian state of Gujarat is hit with an earthquake.

January 6 2001

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January 6: With Al Gore presiding of the U.S. Senate, George W. Bush was certified the winner of the 2000 Election.

February 2001

February 18 2001

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February 18: NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt dies during a crash at the Daytona 500.

March 2001

March 8: The Republican-controlled House voted for an across-the-board tax cut of nearly $1 trillion over the next decade.

April 2001

April 1: Former Yugoslavia president Slobodan Milosevic is arrested on corruption charges.
April 28: Millionaire Dennis Tito becomes the world's first space tourist.

April 12 2001

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April 12: A state of emergency is declared in Cincinnati amid an outbreak of racial violence

May 2001

May 3: For the first time since 1947, the United States losses its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission.
May 14: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that people could not use Marijuana to treat pain associated with Cancer, AIDS and other illnesses.

June 2001

June 11: Timothy McVeigh was executed for his part in the Oklahoma City Bombing.

July 2001

July 3: During a UN Tribunal at The Hague, former Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milosevic refused to enter a plea.

August 2001

September 2001

September 11: 19 Terrorists affiliated with Al Qaeda hijack four airplanes and crashed them into American landmarks, World Trade Center and the Pentagon. 2,974 people died in the attack.
September 13: Secretary of State Colin Powell names Osama Bin Laden as the prime suspect in the 9-11 terrorism attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon
September 20: George W. Bush names Tom Ridge the first Secretary of the newly created U.S. Department of Homeland Security
September 21: Congress approves $15 Billion dollars worth of federal bailout money to the Airline Industry

September 11, 2001

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October 2001

October 21: A Washington DC Postal worker becomes the 3rd victim of an Anthrax Attack.
October 24: Two trucks collide inside the Gotthard Road Tunnel in Switzerland causing a fire and killing 11 people.
October 26: Authorities are given a broader ability to search, seize, detain and eavesdrop on Terrorists and American citizens after the Patriot Act is signed into law by George W. Bush.

November 2001

November 16: A letter on its way to Senator Patrick Leahy is intercepted and found to be containing Anthrax.
November 28: Enron collapses after a deal with Dynegy failed to materialize.