WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 2001
Find out what all happened March to September 2001

At exactly 01:46:40 UTC, the Unix billenium is reached, marking the beginning of the use of 10-digit decimal Unix timestamps. (9. September 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)

An EP-3E United States Navy surveillance aircraft collides with a Chinese People's Liberation Army Shenyang J-8 fighter jet. The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, People's Republic of China and is detained. (1. April 2001)

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

Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. (4. September 2001)

At the conclusion of a fireworks display on Okura Beach in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan, 11 people are killed and more than 120 are injured when a pedestrian footbridge connecting the beach to JR Asagiri railway station becomes overcrowded and people leaving the event fall down in a domino effect. (21. July 2001)

Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the last Tsar of Bulgaria when he was a child, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Bulgaria, becoming the first monarch in history to regain political power through democratic election to a different office. (24. July 2001)

French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity. (21. May 2001)

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments. (29. May 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)

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

Andrea Yates, in an attempt to save her young children from Satan, drowns all five of them in a bathtub in Houston, Texas. (20. June 2001)

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

Zug massacre: In Zug, Switzerland, Friedrich Leibacher shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself. (27. September 2001)

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

India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border. (16. April 2001)

Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos, all died in this attack. They destroyed 11 Aircraft (mostly military) and damaged 15, there are no civilian casualties. This incident slowed down Sri Lankan economy. (24. July 2001)

The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression. (17. September 2001)

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

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