What events happened in the U.S. in 2001?

Answer 1

- Ariel Sharon wins election in Israel (Feb. 6). Right-wing leader chosen overwhelmingly as nation's fifth prime minister in just over five years during worst Israeli-Palestinian violence in years.

- The long-simmering resentment of Macedonia's ethnic Albanians erupts into violence in March. The rebels seek greater autonomy within Macedonia. After six months of fighting, a peace agreement is signed (Aug. 13). British-led NATO forces enter the country and disarm the guerrillas.

- U.S. spy plane and Chinese jet collide (April 2); Sino-American relations deteriorate during a standoff. The 24 crew members of the U.S. plane were detained for 11 days and released after the U.S. issued a formal statement of regret.

- Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic is delivered to UN tribunal in The Hague to await war-crime trial (June 29).

- In response to Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, U.S. and British forces launch bombing campaign on Taliban government and al-Qaeda terrorist camps in Afghanistan (Oct. 7). Bombings continue on a daily basis.

- George W. Bush is sworn in as 43rd president (Jan. 20).

- FBI agent Robert Hanssen is charged with spying for Russia for 15 years (Feb. 20).

- Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh executed (June 11).

- Terrorists attack United States. Hijackers ram jetliners into twin towers of New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon. A fourth hijacked plane crashes 80 mi outside of Pittsburgh (Sept. 11). Toll of dead and injured in thousands. Within days, Islamic militant Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaeda terrorist network are identified as the parties behind the attacks.

- Deaths: Dale Earnhardt, Jack Lemmon, Carroll O'Connor

Answer 2

Go to your local public library. Ask for the World Almanac for 2002. Check for U.S. events either in the index or in the table of contents. If you are doing a homework assignment, you may want to have more than just 9/11 as an answer. Do some research and impress your teacher.

Answer 3

I don't know what type of thing you are looking for, but just off the top of my head, I can think of:

- George W. Bush was sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States
- the "Texas 7" were all in custody or dead
- the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York Giants, 34-7, in the Super Bowl
- NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt was killed in the Daytona 500
- U.S spyplane collided with Chinese fighter jet, forcing U.S. to land in China and were held for 10 days
- Author Douglas Adams ("A Hitchiker's Guide to The Galaxy" died of a heart attack
- my city, Houston, Texas was flooded by tropical storm Allison
- Timothy James McVeigh was exocuted for the Oklahoma City Bombing
- about 3,000 innocent people were killed in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and rural Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
- the anthrax scare
- iPod and Windows XP were released
- Enron filed for bankrupcy (largest bankcrupcy in U.S. History)
- Wiliam Hewlett of HP (Hewlett Packart) died
- Aaliyah was killed in a plane crash

Hope I helped!

Answer 4

Well of course September 11Th, which of course was when 4 jumbo passenger jet liners where hijacked by terrorists 2 of them crashed into the twin towers in new york and one of them was crashed into the pentagon in Washington and the 4th one crashed in a Forest because the passengers over threw the terrorists and crashed the plane to save lives.

Answer 5

al Qaida attacked the US on Sept 11, 2001 by crashing planes into the WTC.

Answer 6

We are coming up on the 5th anniversary of when America and its citizens were unjustly attacked by terrorists. Thousands of Americans died senslessly, horribly. It is basically the only thing anyone remembers of that year, nothing else compares.

Answer 7

I'm pretty sure Utah had a pumpkin festival. Rhode Island celebrated something with a boat race and so on.

Answer 8

we were attacked by AL quieda on sept 11 that is the day America changed

Answer 9

terrorists hijaccked two planes and ran them into the WTC.Where have you been the last five years?

Answer 10

september 11. where were you?