Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-102, carrying the Expedition 2 crew to the International Space Station. Date: March 8, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Mina, Saudi Arabia, 35 pilgrims are killed in a stampede on the Jamaraat Bridge during the Hajj. Date: March 5, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
BBC bombing: A massive car bomb explodes in front of the BBC Television Centre in London, seriously injuring one person; the attack was attributed to the Real IRA. Date: March 4, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 2001 Nisqually earthquake, having a moment magnitude of 6.8, with epicenter in southern Puget Sound, damages the Seattle metropolitan area. Date: February 28, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
Loganair Flight 670A crashes while attempting to make a water landing in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Date: February 27, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
Sampit conflict: Inter-ethnic violence between Dayaks and Madurese breaks out in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, ultimately resulting in more than 500 deaths and 100,000 Madurese displaced from their homes. Date: February 18, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day…
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)
The first draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature. Date: February 15, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits El Salvador, killing at least 315. Date: February 13, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid. Date: February 12, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)