WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO OCTOBER 2001
Find out what all happened August to October 2001

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has a Ten Commandments monument installed in the judiciary building, leading to a lawsuit to have it removed and his own removal from office. (1. August 2001)

Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi became the first Israeli minister to be assassinated in a terrorist attack. (17. October 2001)

Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service is held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation's capital. (14. September 2001)

Charles Ingram cheats his way into winning one million pounds on a British version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. (10. September 2001)

Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed. (12. September 2001)

The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection. (11. October 2001)

The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground. (7. October 2001)

The Red Cross announces that a famine is striking Tajikistan, and calls for international financial aid for Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. (21. August 2001)

Ahmed Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab journalists wanting an interview. (9. September 2001)

NATO backs U.S. military strikes following 9/11. (2. October 2001)

A twin engine Cessna and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy killing 118 people. (8. October 2001)

Antonio da Costa Santos, mayor of Campinas, Brazil is assassinated. (10. September 2001)

The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law. (26. October 2001)

America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks. (21. September 2001)

In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "war on terror". (20. September 2001)

Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11, 2001 attacks. (13. September 2001)

NATO decides to send a peace-keeping force to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. (21. August 2001)

The Real IRA detonates a car bomb in Ealing, London, England, United Kingdom injuring seven people. (3. August 2001)

Siberia Airlines Flight 1812: a Sibir Airlines Tupolev TU-154 crashes into the Black Sea after being struck by an errant Ukrainian S-200 missile. 78 people are killed. (4. October 2001)

Deep Space 1 flies within 2,200 km of Comet Borrelly. (21. September 2001)