Date: January 31, 2001
Mamoru Takuma kills eight and injures 15 in a mass stabbing at an elementary school in the Osaka Prefecture of Japan. Date: June 8, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001American Airlines Flight 587…
Five people attempt to set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an act that many people later claim is staged by the Chinese Communist Party to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution. Date: January 23, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day…
Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks. Date: September 13, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001NASA Galileo Passes Within 112 Miles of Jupiter’s Io, October 15, 2001Gulfstream…
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-98, carrying the Destiny laboratory module to the International Space Station. Date: February 7, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan…
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 2001Space Shuttle Discovery Launches…
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-100 carrying the Canadarm2 to the International Space Station. Date: April 19, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Air Transat Flight 236 Emergency Landing in the Azores, August…