2001 events

Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Date: December 2, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

The United Russia political party was founded. Date: December 1, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

A hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet. Date: November 27, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

Crossair Flight 3597 crashes in Bassersdorf near Zurich Airport, killing 24 people, including singer Melanie Thornton and two members of the German band Passion Fruit. Date: November 24, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 24 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Budapest Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary. Date: November 23, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Aviation and Transportation Security Act is enacted by the 107th United States Congress in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Act created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Date: November 19, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅…

Microsoft launches the Xbox game console in North America. Date: November 15, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes a remote part of the Tibetan Plateau. It has the longest known surface rupture recorded on land (~400 km) and is the best documented example of a supershear earthquake. Date: November 14, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 2001…

War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul. Date: November 14, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

War on terror: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States. Date: November 13, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅…