Date: December 13, 2001
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The September 11 attacks, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks killing 2,977 people using four aircraft hijacked by 19 members of al-Qaeda. Two aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, a third crashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Date: September…
Series of bombings at Ramna Park in Dhaka during the Bengali New Year celebrations leave 10 people dead and dozens other injured. Date: April 14, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 14 ๐ Events on this day in 2001 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Journalists Killed 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 โ ๐ Other events on February 7 ๐ Events on this day in 2001 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Gujarat Earthquake Devastates Western…
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes a remote part of the Tibetan Plateau. It has the longest known surface rupture recorded on land (~400ย km) and is the best documented example of a supershear earthquake. Date: November 14, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 14 ๐ Events on this day in 2001…
American singer Aaliyah and several members of her entourage are killed as their overloaded aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Marsh Harbour Airport, Bahamas. Date: August 25, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 25 ๐ Events on this day in 2001 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Space…
Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes after being struck by an errant Ukrainian missile. Seventy-eight people are killed. Date: October 4, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 4 ๐ Events on this day in 2001 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Diane Whipple Dog Attack Death and Implied Malice…