Date: September 10, 2001
At the conclusion of a fireworks display on Okura Beach in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan, 11 people are killed and more than 120 are injured when a pedestrian footbridge connecting the beach to JR Asagiri Station becomes overcrowded and people leaving the event fall down in a domino effect. Date: July 21, 2001 Read more on…
Turkey, Australia, and Canada agree to commit troops to the invasion of Afghanistan. Date: November 1, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Richard Reid Shoe Bomb Attempt on American Airlines Flight 63, December 22,…
Diane Whipple, a lacrosse coach, is killed in a dog attack in San Francisco. The resulting court case clarified the meaning of implied malice murder. Date: January 26, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground, starting the longest war in American history. Date: October 7, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001China Joins…
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments. Date: May 29, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Campinas Mayor Antônio da Costa Santos…
In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls. Date: September 3, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Sampit Conflict Begins: Dayak-Madurese Violence in Indonesia, February 18,…