2001 events

Rwanda adopts a new national flag and anthem. Date: December 31, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63. Date: December 22, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

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)

Argentine economic crisis: December riots: Riots erupt in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Date: December 19, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 19 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

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)

Indian Parliament attack: Sansad Bhavan, the building housing the Indian Parliament, is attacked by five Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists. Twelve people are killed, including the terrorists. Date: December 13, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải announces the decision on upgrading the Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng nature reserve to a national park, providing information on projects for the conservation and development of the park and revised maps. Date: December 12, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on…

China joins the World Trade Organization (WTO). Date: December 11, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

A raid conducted by the Internal Security Department (ISD) of Singapore foils a Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) plot to bomb foreign embassies in Singapore. Date: December 8, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-108, carrying the Expedition 4 crew to the International Space Station. Date: December 5, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 5 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)