Date: January 31, 2001
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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 โ ๐ Other events on May 27 ๐ Events on this day in 2001 ๐ On…
FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. He is ultimately convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Date: February 18, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 18 ๐ Events on this day in 2001 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Downtown Disney Opens at…
Argentine economic crisis: December riots: Riots erupt in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Date: December 19, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 19 ๐ Events on this day in 2001 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Nepalese Royal Massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra Kills Family, June 1, 2001Slobodan Miloลกeviฤ Surrenders to…
The 7.7 Mw Gujarat earthquake shakes Western India, leaving 13,805โ20,023 dead and about 166,800 injured. Date: January 26, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 26 ๐ Events on this day in 2001 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Osaka Elementary School Mass Stabbing Kills Eight, Injures 15, June…
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…
Former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Miloลกeviฤ surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on war crimes charges. Date: April 1, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 1 ๐ Events on this day in 2001 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 2001NASA Launches 2001 Mars…