Date: April 1, 2001
Members of Abu Sayyaf, an Islamist separatist group, seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in the Philippines; the hostage crisis would not be resolved until June 2002. Date: May 27, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On…
India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border. Date: April 16, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Ahmad Shah Massoud Assassinated by Al-Qaeda in…
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-98, carrying the Destiny laboratory module to the International Space Station. Date: February 7, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Microsoft Releases Windows XP,…
U.S. president George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security. Date: October 8, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 8 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001China Joins World Trade Organization (WTO) December 11, 2001Slobodan Milošević Surrenders…
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) More events from 2001Argentine Economic Crisis: Buenos Aires Riots Erupt…
Four people are killed when Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261 crashes into the N-340 highway near Málaga Airport. Date: August 29, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Richard Reid Shoe Bomb Attempt on American Airlines…