What Happened in 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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

Fortune Magazine recognizes Dole

Dole recognized by Fortune magazine as one of America’s 50 best companies for minorities. Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

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,... Read more

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. Read more

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,... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more