Date: November 24, 2001
The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression. Date: September 17, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 Crashes…
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…
The Australia national men's soccer team sets a world record for the largest victory in an international association football match, winning the game 31–0 against American Samoa at the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for OFC. Australia's Archie Thompson also breaks the record for most goals scored by a player in an international match by…
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) More events from 2001Dolphinarium Discotheque…
In Ghana, 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium disaster. The deaths are caused by a stampede (caused by the firing of tear gas by police personnel at the stadium) that followed a controversial decision by the referee. Date: May 9, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…
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) More events from 2001NEAR Shoemaker First Spacecraft to Land on Asteroid, February…