Date: June 23, 2001
Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-105 to the International Space Station, carrying the astronauts of Expedition 3 to replace the crew of Expedition 2. Date: August 10, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 10 ๐ Events on this day in 2001 ๐ On This Day…
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 โ ๐ Other events on May 25 ๐ Events on this day in 2001 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Vladivostok Air Flight 352…
The 7.7 Mw Gujarat earthquake shakes Western India, leaving 13,805โ20,023 dead and about 166,800 injured. Date: January 26, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 26 ๐ Events on this day in 2001 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Diane Whipple Dog Attack Murder Case in San Francisco, January…
A Gulfstream III crashes on approach to Aspen/Pitkin County Airport in Aspen, Colorado. All 18 people on board are killed. Date: March 29, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 29 ๐ Events on this day in 2001 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches STS-98…
Diane Whipple, a lacrosse coach, is killed in a dog attack in San Francisco. The resulting court case clarified the meaning of implied malice murder. Date: January 26, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 26 ๐ Events on this day in 2001 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from…
In Ghana, 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium disaster. The deaths are caused by a stampede (caused by the firing of tear gas by police personnel at the stadium) that followed a controversial decision by the referee. Date: May 9, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other…