Apple Computer releases the iPod. The iPod was a revolutionary portable media player developed by Apple Inc., first introduced on October 23, 2001. It was…
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11 June 2001
Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. Timothy McVeigh was a Gulf War veteran who became infamous for orchestrating the…
11 February 2001
A Dutch programmer launched the Anna Kournikova virus infecting millions of emails via a trick photo of the tennis star. The Anna Kournikova virus was…
11 October 2001
The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection. Polaroid cameras have had a long and varied history since their introduction. The original Polaroid instant camera,…
12 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. Ansett Australia was once…
4 March 2001
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…
11 February 2001
A Dutch programmer launched the Anna Kournikova virus infecting millions of emails via a trick photo of the tennis star.
15 December 2001
The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to stabilize it, without fixing its famous lean.
9 May 2001
In Ghana, 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium disaster. The deaths are caused by a stampede (caused by…