The 2000s

2001 25 years ago

During his appearance on the British TV game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, contestant Charles Ingram reaches…

Charles William Ingram is a British convicted fraudster and a former major in the British Army who gained fame for his appearance on the ITV television game show Who Wants to Be a …

During his appearance on the British TV game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, contestant Charles Ingram reaches…

2001 25 years ago

Nineteen members of al-Qaeda execute the September 11 attacks, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks that killed…

al-Qaeda is a pan-Islamist militant organization led by Sunni Islamist jihadists who self-identify as a vanguard spearheading a global Islamist revolution to unite the Muslim world…

Nineteen members of al-Qaeda execute the September 11 attacks, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks that killed…

2001 25 years ago

Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the…

Ansett Australia, originally Ansett Airways, was a major Australian airline group based in Melbourne, Victoria. The company operated domestically within Australia, and from the 199…

Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the…

2001 25 years ago

Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.

The September 11 attacks, colloquially known as 9/11, were a coordinated series of suicide attacks perpetrated by the Islamic terrorist organization al-Qaeda against the United Sta…

Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.

2001 25 years ago

Bowen Byram, Canadian ice hockey player

Bowen Byram is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Colorado Avala…

Bowen Byram, Canadian ice hockey player

2001 25 years ago

Sung Han-bin, South Korean singer

Sung Han-bin is a South Korean singer and dancer. He is best known for competing on the Mnet reality competition show Boys Planet, where he ranked second in the final episode, maki…

Sung Han-bin, South Korean singer

2001 25 years ago

Nicolas Jackson, Senegalese footballer

Nicolas Jackson is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker and winger for Premier League club Chelsea, and the Senegal national team.

Nicolas Jackson, Senegalese footballer

2001 25 years ago

Gonçalo Ramos, Portuguese footballer

Gonçalo Matias Ramos is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Portugal national team.

Gonçalo Ramos, Portuguese footballer

2001 25 years ago

Julien Alfred, Saint Lucian sprinter

Julien Alfred is a Saint Lucian sprinter. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 100 metres event, setting a new national record of 10.72s in the final. Her meda…

Julien Alfred, Saint Lucian sprinter

2001 25 years ago

Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A…

The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the City and Episcopal Diocese of Washington, commonly known as Washington National Cathedral or National Cathedral, is a cath…

Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A…

2001 25 years ago

During a CART race at the Lausitzring in Germany, former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi suffers a heavy accident…

Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) was a sanctioning body for American open-wheel car racing that operated from 1979 until dissolving after the 2003 season. CART was founded in …

During a CART race at the Lausitzring in Germany, former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi suffers a heavy accident…

2001 25 years ago

The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great…

The New York Stock Exchange is an American stock exchange headquartered at the New York Stock Exchange Building in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is…

The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great…

2001 25 years ago

George W. Bush, president of the United States, delivers remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington praising Muslim…

George Walker Bush is an American former politician, businessman, and former United States Air Force officer who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009…

George W. Bush, president of the United States, delivers remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington praising Muslim…

2001 25 years ago

First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.

Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis or Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis. Infection typically occurs by contact with the skin, inhalation, or intestin…

First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.

2001 25 years ago

Alexandra Obolentseva, Russian chess player

Alexandra Sergeevna Obolentseva is a Russian chess player. She was awarded the title Woman Grandmaster by FIDE in 2018. Obolentseva has won the World Youth Chess Championships, the…

Alexandra Obolentseva, Russian chess player

2001 25 years ago

Luciano Gondou, Argentine footballer

Luciano Emilio Gondou Zanelli is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacker for the Russian club CSKA Moscow.

Luciano Gondou, Argentine footballer

2001 25 years ago

Philip Broberg, Swedish professional ice hockey player

Philip Broberg is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted eighth overall by the Edm…

Philip Broberg, Swedish professional ice hockey player

2001 25 years ago

Julian Champagnie, American basketball player

Julian Kymani Champagnie is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the …

Julian Champagnie, American basketball player

2001 25 years ago

In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "war on…

The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is a global military campaign initiated by the United States in response to the September 11 attacks in 2001. A gl…

In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "war on…

2001 25 years ago

America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the…

America: A Tribute to Heroes was a benefit concert created by the heads of the four major American broadcast networks; Fox, ABC, NBC and CBS. Joel Gallen was selected by them to pr…

America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the…

2001 25 years ago

Ross Parker is murdered in Peterborough, England, by a gang of ten British Pakistani youths.

Ross Andrew Parker, from Peterborough, England, was a seventeen-year-old white English male murdered in an unprovoked racially motivated crime. He bled to death after being stabbed…

Ross Parker is murdered in Peterborough, England, by a gang of ten British Pakistani youths.

2001 25 years ago

In Switzerland, a gunman shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.

The Zug massacre was a mass shooting that took place on 27 September 2001 in the parliament of the Canton of Zug, Switzerland. 57-year-old Friedrich Leibacher shot and killed 14 pe…

In Switzerland, a gunman shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.

2001 25 years ago

3G wireless technology first becomes available when it is adopted by Japanese telecommunications company NTT Docomo.

3G is the third generation of cellular network technology. These networks were rolled out beginning in the early 2000s and represented a significant advancement over the second gen…

3G wireless technology first becomes available when it is adopted by Japanese telecommunications company NTT Docomo.

2001 25 years ago

Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes after being struck by an errant Ukrainian missile. Seventy-eight people are killed.

Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 was a commercial flight shot down by the Ukrainian Air Force over the Black Sea on 4 October 2001, en route from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Novosibirsk, Russ…

Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes after being struck by an errant Ukrainian missile. Seventy-eight people are killed.