Date: January 16, 2001
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 → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Crossair Flight 3597 Crash Kills 24 Near Zurich…
Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother. Date: June 1, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Netherlands Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage…
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 → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day…
French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity. Date: May 21, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001French Taubira Law Recognizes Slavery as Crime Against…
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 2001Netherlands Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage,…
Megawati Sukarnoputri was sworn in as the first female president of Indonesia following her predecessor's impeachment. Date: July 23, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001French Taubira Law Recognizes Slavery as Crime Against Humanity,…