What Happened in Sep 2001

Myojo 56 Building Fire

The fire, which broke out at around 1 a.m. on Sept. 1, 2001, on a stairway between the third and fourth floors after an explosion, ripped through... Read more

Hewitt and Associates office building completed

Located on 75 acres in The Woodlands, Texas, this new structure consists of a new 363,000-square-foot, six-story office building and a... Read more

Prince William and Kate Middleton Meet as Students at St. Andrews University

The Sun newspaper reported that William and Middleton, whom he met at Scotland's St. Andrew's University in 2001 and began dating two years later,... Read more

Adult Swim Launches on Cartoon Network

Adult Swim, stylized as [adult swim], is an adult-oriented cable television network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 10:00 PM to... Read more

System of a Down release Toxicity

Toxicity is the second album by System of a Down. Produced by Rick Rubin, Toxicity was released on September 4, 2001 by American Recordings,... Read more

Yes release Magnification

Magnification is the twentieth album by progressive rock band Yes, released in 2001. It was the band's first album of the new century, and their... Read more

Jay-Z releases sixth studio album "The Blueprint"

The Blueprint is the sixth studio album by rapper Jay-Z. It was released on September 11, 2001 (a week earlier than planned, to combat... Read more

Slayer Releases "God Hates Us All"

God Hates Us All is the eighth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer. Released on September 11, 2001, the album received mixed critical... Read more

United Airlines Flight 93 Crashes in Pennsylvania Field

United Airlines Flight 93 was a United States domestic passenger flight from Newark International Airport in Newark, NJ, to San Francisco... Read more

Hijacked American Airlines Flights 11 and 175 Crash into the World Trade Center's North and South Towers, Destroying Both

Tuesday, September 11, 2001, dawned temperate and nearly cloudless in the eastern United States. Millions of men and women readied themselves for... Read more

American Airlines Flight 77 Crashes into Pentagon

American Airlines Flight 77 was the third flight hijacked as part of the September 11 attacks, and it was deliberately crashed into the Pentagon.... Read more

Queen Isabella Causeway Collapse

Four loaded barges crashed into the Queen Isabella Causeway (Texas' longest bridge) taking out a 240 foot section of the bridge. The Brown Water V... Read more

Stephen King publishes Black House

Black House is a novel by horror writers Stephen King and Peter Straub. Published in 2001, this is the sequel to The Talisman. This is one of... Read more

John Mayer releases debut album "Room for Squares"

Room for Squares is the debut studio album by American musician John Mayer, released on September 18, 2001. Originally released independently by... Read more

Alice Cooper releases Dragontown

Dragontown is the twenty-second studio album by Alice Cooper, released in 2001. Like Brutal Planet, the album displays a heavier style than many of... Read more

AZF Factory Explosion

A huge explosion ripped through AZF (Azote de France) fertiliser factory in an industrial zone on the outskirts of Toulouse, southwest of France,... Read more

Kreator release Violent Revolution

Violent Revolution is the tenth studio album by the German thrash metal band Kreator. It was released on September 25, 2001. After almost a decade... Read more

UFC 33: Victory in Vegas

UFC 33: Victory in Vegas was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las... Read more