Erwadi Fire Incident: 28 Mentally Ill Burned to Death, August 6, 2001
Date: August 6, 2001
Date: August 6, 2001
A series of bomb blasts in the city of Shijiazhuang, China kill 108 people and injure 38 others, the biggest mass murder in China in decades. Date: March 16, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Burhanuddin Rabbani, political leader of the Northern Alliance, hands over power in Islamic State of Afghanistan to the interim government headed by President Hamid Karzai. Date: December 22, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
The Australia national men's soccer team sets a world record for the largest victory in an international association football match, winning the game 31–0 against American Samoa at the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for OFC. Australia's Archie Thompson also breaks the record for most goals scored by a player in an international match by…
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 → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Bandaranaike Airport Attack by…
FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. He is ultimately convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Date: February 18, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Gujarat Earthquake Devastates Western…
U.S. president George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security. Date: October 8, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 8 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Space Shuttle Discovery Launches STS-102 to ISS with Expedition 2 Crew…