U.S. EP-3E Crew Released After Hainan Collision, April 11, 2001
Date: April 11, 2001
Date: April 11, 2001
BBC bombing: A massive car bomb explodes in front of the BBC Television Centre in London, seriously injuring one person; the attack was attributed to the Real IRA. Date: March 4, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 4 π Events on this day in 2001 π On This Day (Today)…
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 β π Other events on February 7 π Events on this day in 2001 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Ehime Maru and USS…
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 β π Other events on January 29 π Events on this day in 2001 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Gulfstream III Crashes…
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 (106Β km) until it was brought to a halt near Kenton. The…
In Ghana, 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium disaster. The deaths are caused by a stampede (caused by the firing of tear gas by police personnel at the stadium) that followed a controversial decision by the referee. Date: May 9, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other…
A Gulfstream III crashes on approach to Aspen/Pitkin County Airport in Aspen, Colorado. All 18 people on board are killed. Date: March 29, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 29 π Events on this day in 2001 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing…