Wikipedia Launched: Free Wiki Encyclopedia Begins January 15, 2001

Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. Date: June 11, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001CSX Driverless Freight Train Rolls 66 Miles, Inspires Unstoppable May 15, 2001America: A…

Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Date: January 12, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001CSX Driverless Freight Train Rolls 66 Miles, Inspires Unstoppable May…

An EP-3E United States Navy surveillance aircraft collides with a Chinese People's Liberation Army Shenyang J-8 fighter jet. The Chinese pilot ejected but is subsequently lost. The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, China and is detained. Date: April 1, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅…

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 → 📅 Other…

The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to stabilize it, without fixing its famous lean. Date: December 15, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 15 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Sampit Conflict Begins: Dayak-Madurese Violence…