The BEST of '01 (from what I've seen.)
The year of when George W. Bush was inaugurated & sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States. Serial killer Gary Ridgway, "the Green River Killer," was apprehended. WWF WrestleMania X-Seven. "Six Feet Under" 1st aired on HBO. "Trailer Park Boys" 1st aired on Showcase. "The Office" 1st aired on BBC Two. "Samurai Jack" 1st aired on Cartoon Network. Adult Swim was officially launched on Cartoon Network. System of a Down released "Toxicity." iPods were 1st released. Wikipedia was founded by Jimmy Wales & Larry Sanger. WWF owner Vince McMahon purchased WCW for $4.2 million.
'01 United Kingdom Foot-And-Mouth outbreak. Hurricane Michelle. Southern Peru, El Salvador, and Gujarat earthquakes.
Series of 9/11 al-Qaeda coordinated hijacking attacks: United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into grassland in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. American Airlines Flight 11 & United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the World Trade Center, "the Twin Towers," in New York City, which led to their collapse. Linate Airport disaster. Air Transat Flight 236, Vladivostok Air Flight 352, American Airlines Flight 587, and Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes.
'01 Hajj Stampede during "the Stoning of the Devil" Ritual. '01 Jos Riots. Mesa Redonda Shopping Center fire. Toulouse Chemical Factory explosion. Versailles Wedding Hall & Hintze Ribeiro disasters. Anthrax, Indian Parliament, and Angola Train attacks. Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly Car bombing. Nepalese Royal, Zug, and Dolphinarium Discotheque massacres.
President George W. Bush signed "the Patriot Act" into law. President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Laurent-Désiré Kabila was assassinated aged 61 inside his official residence by an 18-year-old boy, who was then later shot dead. Yugoslav Wars ended. President George W. Bush declared a "War on Terror." War in Afghanistan began.
'01 United Kingdom Foot-And-Mouth outbreak. Hurricane Michelle. Southern Peru, El Salvador, and Gujarat earthquakes.
Series of 9/11 al-Qaeda coordinated hijacking attacks: United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into grassland in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. American Airlines Flight 11 & United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the World Trade Center, "the Twin Towers," in New York City, which led to their collapse. Linate Airport disaster. Air Transat Flight 236, Vladivostok Air Flight 352, American Airlines Flight 587, and Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes.
'01 Hajj Stampede during "the Stoning of the Devil" Ritual. '01 Jos Riots. Mesa Redonda Shopping Center fire. Toulouse Chemical Factory explosion. Versailles Wedding Hall & Hintze Ribeiro disasters. Anthrax, Indian Parliament, and Angola Train attacks. Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly Car bombing. Nepalese Royal, Zug, and Dolphinarium Discotheque massacres.
President George W. Bush signed "the Patriot Act" into law. President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Laurent-Désiré Kabila was assassinated aged 61 inside his official residence by an 18-year-old boy, who was then later shot dead. Yugoslav Wars ended. President George W. Bush declared a "War on Terror." War in Afghanistan began.
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