Pope John Paul II Canonizes Lebanon’s First Female Saint Saint Rafqa, June 10, 2001

Rus Flight 9633 crashes during takeoff from Chkalovsky Airport, killing all 10 people on board. Date: July 14, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Khobar Towers Bombing Indictment of 13 Saudis and Lebanese, June…

Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-102, carrying the Expedition 2 crew to the International Space Station. Date: March 8, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Sampit Conflict Begins: Dayak-Madurese Violence in Indonesia, February 18,…

Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals. Date: January 29, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Anna Kournikova Virus…

A CSX EMD SD40-2 8888 rolls out of a train yard in Walbridge, Ohio, with 47 freight cars, including some tank cars with flammable chemical, after its engineer fails to reboard it after setting a yard switch. It travels south driverless for 66 miles (106 km) until it was brought to a halt near Kenton. The…

Australian criminal Bradley John Murdoch murders British tourist Peter Falconio and abducted his girlfriend in the Northern Territory. Date: July 14, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001U.S. Loses U.N. Human Rights Commission Seat…