Date: January 20, 2001
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The 8.4 Mw⯠southern Peru earthquake shakes coastal Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami followed, leaving at least 74 people dead, and 2,687 injured. Date: June 23, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on June 23 đ Events on this day in 2001 đ On This…
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 â đ Other events on April 16 đ Events on this day in 2001 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Downtown Disney Opens at Disneyland Resort in…
In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 en route to the Dominican Republic, crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board and five on the ground. Date: November 12, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on November 12 đ Events on…
Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, is launched (Wikipedia Day). Date: January 15, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on January 15 đ Events on this day in 2001 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Bandaranaike Airport Attack by Tamil Tiger Commandos July 24, 2001Switzerland Gunman Shoots 18, Kills 14,…
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 â đ Other events on February 7 đ Events on this day in 2001 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Ehime Maru and USS…
The Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos, resulting in military and civilian casualties and destroyed aircraft. Date: July 24, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on July 24 đ Events on this day in 2001 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 2001September 11 Attacks: Al-Qaeda…