Events That Happened in 2001

2001 Events

2001 2001 Orgullo Madrid Gay Pride Parade
Con la intención de hacerse más visibles que nunca para reivindicar sus derechos, alrededor de 200.000 personas, en su mayoría gays, lesbianas y transexuales, se manifestaron ayer en Madr...
2001 Andre Nickatina Releases "Unreleased"
Unreleased is the eighth album released by rapper, Andre Nickatina. It was released in 2001 and was produced by Andre Nickatina, Nick Peace, Juilan Piccolo, Smoov-E and the Fillmoe Colema...
2001 Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001
Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001, known as Millionaire Fighting 2001 in Japan, is a sequel to the fighting game Capcom vs. SNK. This game was released on NAOMI hardware in th...
2001 Chrysler Sebring is First Produced
The Chrysler Sebring is a line of mid-size cars sold by Chrysler. The Chrysler Sebring was introduced as a coupe for 1995, and later, a convertible was released for 1996. Both models r...
2001 Dole receives "Diamond Crystal Excellence Award"
Dole 5 A Day receives the Produce for Better Health Foundation’s “Diamond Crystal Excellence Award” for Dole’s long-term commitment to educating young children and their families about 5 ...
2001 Dole's Ohio packaged salad plant named "Plant of the Year"
Dole’s Springfield, Ohio packaged salad plant was named “Plant of the Year” by Refrigerated & Frozen Foods magazine for its advanced automation, sanitation and changeover techniques.
2001 Dutch Government Retrieves Five Omitted Pages of Anne Frank's Diary
Cornelis Suijk—a former director of the Anne Frank Foundation and president of the U.S. Center for Holocaust Education Foundation—announced in 1999 that he was in the possession of five p...
2001 Fortune Magazine recognizes Dole
Dole recognized by Fortune magazine as one of America’s 50 best companies for minorities.
2001
to 2003
Joe Biden chairs US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Biden was also a long-time member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. In 1997, he became the ranking minority member and chaired the committee from June 2001 through 2003. ...
2001 LeBron James Participates in the 2001 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival
A veteran of the 2001 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival, despite having just completed his sophomore high school season (the majority of Festival participants are high school juni...
2001 Major Investor, Fairfield Greenwich, Visits Bernard Madoff's Offices to Verify Holdings
After the Barron's article appears, Madoff meets Fairfield Greenwich partner Jeffrey Tucker at his offices in Manhattan's Lipstick Building. Tucker wants to verify Fairfield's holdings --...
2001
to 2002
Megadeth favours a return to their roots and releases The World Needs A Hero
In November 2000, Megadeth signed with new label Sanctuary Records. The band returned to the studio in October to put the finishing touches on their next album, which had been near comple...
2001 Mercedes-Benz R230 is First Produced
The Mercedes-Benz R230 automobile was introduced in 2001. It was sold as the SL-Class convertible, replacing the R129. The safety car originally appeared in 2001 German Grand Prix in H...
2001 Miley Becomes Interested In Acting
Cyrus became interested in acting at age nine, taking classes at the Armstrong Acting Studio in Toronto, Canada, when she and her family lived there for four years. Her first acting role ...
2001 Monument to Children Killed at Babi Yar
Babi Yar, a ravine near Kiev, was the scene of possibly the largest shooting massacre during The Holocaust. After the war, commemoration efforts encountered serious difficulty because of ...
2001 Nick Jonas Plays Little Jake In In "Annie Get Your Gun"
The band started as a solo project of Nick Jonas. At the age of 7, Nicholas began performing on Broadway. He has acted in several plays, including A Christmas Carol (in 2000 as Tiny Tim a...
2001 Nissan X-Trail is First Produced
The Nissan X-Trail is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan since 2001. It is Nissan's first crossover SUV and was released at the same time as several compani...
2001
to 2008
Robin Finck joins Guns N' Roses again
Shortly after the tour ended in 2000 he returned to Guns N' Roses, playing four shows with them in late 2001 followed by a brief tour of Europe and Asia in mid-2002 and a live appearance ...
2001 Snoop Dogg Releases Single "Lay Low"
Lay Low is the second single from Snoop Dogg's fifth studio album Tha Last Meal, released in 2000. It features then-labelmate Master P, Nate Dogg, Butch Cassidy (singer), and Tha Eastsida...
2001 The IPCC issues its third assessment report
The Third Assessment Report (TAR) consists of four reports, three of them from its working groups: * Working Group I: The Scientific Basis * Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptat...
2001 "The Man Who Wasn't There" Is Released
The Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 neo-noir film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Billy Bob Thornton stars in the title role. Also featured are James Gandolfini, Tony Shalhoub...
2001 The Milwaukee Museum of Art Quadracci Pavilion Completed
The MAM recently gained international recognition with the construction of the white concrete Quadracci Pavilion, designed by Santiago Calatrava (his first completed project in the United...
2001
to 2002
"Vampire High" Is Released
Vampire High is a Canadian TV series which originally aired from 2001 to 2002. The show centered on a group of young vampires subjected to a daring experiment by the "Elders": taken in...
2001 Virtua Fighter 4 is Released
Virtua Fighter 4 (バーチャファイター4, Baachafaitaa 4?) is a fighting game by Sega. It is the fourth game in the Virtua Fighter series. The game was first released in arcades on the NAOMI 2 boa...
2001 Webvan Collapses
Webvan was an online "credit and delivery" grocery business that went bankrupt in 2001. It was headquartered in Foster City, California, USA, near Silicon Valley. It delivered products to...
2001 Jan The Beatles appear on the cover of Guitar World
A classic photo of The Beatles during the Help! era graces the mag this month, and inside George Harrison offers a look back at the fab days.
2001 Jan 9 Jay-Z releases "Change the Game" single
"Change the Game" is the second single from rapper Jay-Z from his 2000 album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. It features guest raps by Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel, production from Rick Ro...
2001 Jan 9 Steve Jobs Announces PowerBook G4, along with the New iTunes Music Player Application
The first generations of the PowerBook G4 were announced at Steve Jobs' keynote at MacWorld Expo in January 2001. They featured a PowerPC G4 processor running at either 400 or 500 MHz. Th...
2001 Jan 15 Wikipedia is Launched
Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales are the founders of Wikipedia. While Wales is credited with defining the goal of making a publicly editable encyclopedia, Sanger is usually credited with the ...
2001 Jan 20 Bill Clinton's Final Day in Office
Clinton issued 141 pardons and 36 commutations on his last day in office on January 20, 2001.[30][88] Most of the controversy surrounded Marc Rich and allegations that Hillary Clinton's b...
2001 Jan 20 George W. Bush is inaugurated as the 43rd president of the United States
The first inauguration of George W. Bush as the 43rd President of the United States took place on January 20, 2001. The inauguration marked the commencement of the first four-year term of...
2001 Jan 21
to 2001 Jan 27
 Taba Summit
The Taba summit (also known as Taba Summit, Taba Talks, Taba Conference, Taba, or permanent status talks at Taba) were talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, held from Januar...
2001 Jan 26 2001 Gujarat Earthquake
A major earthquake struck Gujarat, India, on 26 January 2001 at 08:46 AM local time resulting in close to 13,823 deaths and extensive damage to property in Gujarat, India. Damage to a les...
2001 Jan 26 "Before Night Falls" Is Released
Before Night Falls is a 2000 movie directed by Julian Schnabel. The screenplay is based on the autobiography of Reinaldo Arenas, which was published in English in 1993. The screenplay was...
2001 Jan 28 Ravens Defense Shuts Down Giants in Super Bowl XXXV
The Ravens' defense completed a dominating season by permitting just 152 yards, forcing 5 turnovers, recording 4 sacks, and not allowing an offensive touchdown en route to the franchise’s...
2001 Jan 28 Super Bowl XXXV Features Three Dot-Com Companies
Public awareness campaigns were one of the ways in which dot-coms sought to grow their customer base. These included television ads, print ads, and targeting of professional sporting even...
2001 Jan 29 U2 releases "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" single
"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" is the second single from U2's 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind. The song is characterized by gospel-tinged melodies and saccharine lea...
2001 Feb The Offspring appear on the cover of Guitar World
The Offspring pose for their second Guitar World cover, on an issue that offers survival stories from some of rock's enduring successes.
2001 Feb 1 Corrosion of Conformity part ways with Reed Mullin
Reed Mullin left the band in 2001. Since then the band has worked with a series of drummers: Jimmy Bower of Eyehategod, local Raleigh percussion professor Merritt Partridge, Stanton Moore...
2001 Feb 5 Boston College defeats Harvard, 4-1
2001 Feb 5 Boston University defeats Northeastern, 6-4
2001 Feb 6 Ariel Sharon elected Prime Minister of Israel
Elections for Prime Minister were held in Israel on 6 February 2001 following the resignation of the incumbent, Labour's Ehud Barak. Barak stood for re-election against Likud's Ariel Shar...
2001 Feb 12 Boston College defeats Boston University, 5-3
They had just dislodged a dynasty, so the net was no sweat. As soon as the final siren sounded the death knell for Boston University's Beanpot dominion last night at the FleetCenter, i...
2001 Feb 12 Northeastern defeats Harvard, 8-7
2001 Feb 13 Destiny's Child releases "Survivor" single
"Survivor" is a song by American R&B group Destiny's Child. It was written and composed by band member Beyoncé Knowles, Anthony Dent, and Mathew Knowles for the band's third studio album ...
2001 Feb 13 El Salvador Earthquake of February 2001
At 14:22:05 UTC, the 6.6 quake struck with the epicentre at 15 miles (30 km) E of San Salvador, El Salvador (13.67N 88.93W) at the depth of 10 km. At least 315 people were killed, 3,399 i...
2001 Feb 19 Stanley Kramer Dies
In 1997 Kramer published his autobiography, A Mad Mad Mad Mad World: A Life in Hollywood. Stanley Kramer died on February 19, 2001 in Los Angeles after suffering from pneumonia.
2001 Feb 23 UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk
UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey on February 23, 2001. UFC 30 ...
2001 Feb 27 Opeth releases Blackwater Park
Blackwater Park is the fifth studio album by Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth. The album was released in February 27, 2001 on Music for Nations and Koch Records. The album marks...
2001 Feb 28 FDA Approves Ortho McNeil Janssen's Razadyne
Treating mild to moderate dementia (eg, impairment of memory or judgement, abstract thinking, changes in personality) in patients with Alzheimer disease. Razadyne is a cholinesterase i...