WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO OCTOBER 2001
Find out what all happened January to October 2001

In the Netherlands, a Scottish court convicts Libyan Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and acquits another Libyan citizen for their part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988. (31. January 2001)

Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championships. (28. July 2001)

Millionaire Dennis Tito becomes the world's first space tourist. (28. April 2001)

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

Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. (11. June 2001)

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

The Versailles wedding hall disaster in Jerusalem, Israel kills 23 and injures over 200. (24. May 2001)

Pärnu methanol tragedy occurs in Pärnu County, Estonia. (9. September 2001)

Second mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attack. (9. October 2001)

Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint, Saint Rafqa. (10. June 2001)

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

4 March 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. (4. March 2001)

Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards. (16. January 2001)

Putrajaya, the Malaysian administrative city, is declared a Federal Territory. (1. February 2001)

During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque. (6. May 2001)

NATO confirms invocation of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. (4. October 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)

Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, the first country to allow it. (1. April 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)

Wikipedia, a free Wiki content encyclopedia, goes online. (15. January 2001)