2001 Angola Train Attack Kills 252 August 10, 2001
Date: August 10, 2001
Date: August 10, 2001
Erik Weihenmayer becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, in the Himalayas, with Dr. Sherman Bull. Date: May 25, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 25 π Events on this day in 2001 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2001CSX Driverless Freight Train…
Sampit conflict: Inter-ethnic violence between Dayaks and Madurese breaks out in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, ultimately resulting in more than 500 deaths and 100,000 Madurese displaced from their homes. Date: February 18, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 18 π Events on this day in 2001 π On This Day…
A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 American servicemen. Date: June 21, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 21 π Events on this day in 2001 π On This Day…
The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji. Date: March 23, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 23 π Events on this day in 2001 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Indonesia Student Protesters…
Greece adopts the Euro, becoming the 12th Eurozone country. Date: January 1, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 1 π Events on this day in 2001 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Netherlands Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, First Country to Allow It, April 1, 2001Indonesia Student Protesters Storm Parliament…
During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque. Date: May 6, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 6 π Events on this day in 2001 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Pope John Paul II Canonizes Lebanonβs First Female…