The 2000s

2001 25 years ago

Police at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra, Ghana, fired tear gas to quell unrest at a football match, leading to a stamp

The Accra Sports Stadium, formerly named the Ohene Djan Stadium, is a multi-use stadium located in Accra, Ghana, mostly used for association football matches. It is also used for r…

Police at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra, Ghana, fired tear gas to quell unrest at a football match, leading to a stamp

2001 25 years ago

A Hamas-affiliated Islamist militant blew himself up outside a nightclub in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 21 people, most of

The Islamic Resistance Movement, abbreviated Hamas, is a Sunni Islamist Palestinian nationalist political organisation with a military wing known as the al-Qassam Brigades. It has …

A Hamas-affiliated Islamist militant blew himself up outside a nightclub in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 21 people, most of

2001 25 years ago

Leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic and international security organisation of ten member states. It focuses on political, economic, secur…

Leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

2001 25 years ago

At the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Australian Ian Thorpe became the first swimmer to win six gold…

The 2001 World Aquatics Championships or the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Fukuoka, Japan between 16 July and 29 July 2001.

At the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Australian Ian Thorpe became the first swimmer to win six gold…

2001 25 years ago

India and Bangladesh began a six-day conflict over their disputed border, which ended in a stalemate

The 2001 Bangladesh–India border skirmishes were a series of armed clashes between India and Bangladesh in April 2001. The clashes took place between troops of the Bangladesh Rifle…

India and Bangladesh began a six-day conflict over their disputed border, which ended in a stalemate

2001 25 years ago

Twenty tourists were kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants in Palawan, Philippines, triggering a hostage crisis that lasted

The Dos Palmas kidnappings was a hostage crisis in southern Philippines that began with the seizing of twenty hostages from the affluent Dos Palmas Resort on a private island in Ho…

Twenty tourists were kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants in Palawan, Philippines, triggering a hostage crisis that lasted

2001 25 years ago

Tropical Storm Allison, the costliest Atlantic tropical cyclone that was never a hurricane, made landfall in Texas, caus

Tropical Storm Allison was a tropical cyclone that devastated southeast Texas in June 2001. An arguable example of the "brown ocean effect", Allison lasted unusually long for a Jun…

Tropical Storm Allison, the costliest Atlantic tropical cyclone that was never a hurricane, made landfall in Texas, caus

2001 25 years ago

Timothy McVeigh, detonator of a truck bomb in front of the Oklahoma federal building, was executed by lethal injection f

Timothy James McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist who masterminded and perpetrated the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The bombing itself killed 167 or 168 people, …

Timothy McVeigh, detonator of a truck bomb in front of the Oklahoma federal building, was executed by lethal injection f

2001 25 years ago

Robert Edward Dyer was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment for conducting a six-month-long letter-bomb campaign against

The Tesco bomb campaign was an attempted extortion against the British supermarket chain Tesco which started in Bournemouth, England, in August 2000 and led to one of the largest a…

Robert Edward Dyer was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment for conducting a six-month-long letter-bomb campaign against

2001 25 years ago

Twenty-three-year-old Italian anti-globalist Carlo Giuliani was shot dead by a police officer while protesting outside…

Carlo Giuliani was an Italian anti-globalization protester who was shot dead while attacking a Carabinieri van with a fire extinguisher, by an officer who was inside the van, durin…

Twenty-three-year-old Italian anti-globalist Carlo Giuliani was shot dead by a police officer while protesting outside…

2001 25 years ago

Megawati Sukarnoputri was sworn in (pictured) as the first female president of Indonesia following her predecessor's…

Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri is an Indonesian politician who served as the fifth president of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004 and the eighth vice president under Presid…

Megawati Sukarnoputri was sworn in (pictured) as the first female president of Indonesia following her predecessor's…

2000

Air Philippines Flight 541 crashes in Samal, Davao del Norte, killing all 131 people on board

Air Philippines Flight 541 was a scheduled domestic flight operated by Air Philippines from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila to Francisco Bangoy International Air…

Air Philippines Flight 541 crashes in Samal, Davao del Norte, killing all 131 people on board

2000

Canonization of Faustina Kowalska in the presence of 200,000 people and the first Divine Mercy Sunday celebrated worldwi

Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint, specifically, the official act of a Christian communion declaring a person worthy of public …

Canonization of Faustina Kowalska in the presence of 200,000 people and the first Divine Mercy Sunday celebrated worldwi

2000

President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military

William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previou…

President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military

2000

The sport of geocaching begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet

Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and …

The sport of geocaching begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet

2000

Ken Livingstone becomes the first Mayor of London (an office separate from that of the Lord Mayor of London)

Kenneth Robert Livingstone is an English politician who served as the Leader of the Greater London Council (GLC) from 1981 until the council was abolished in 1986, and as the first…

Ken Livingstone becomes the first Mayor of London (an office separate from that of the Lord Mayor of London)

2000

Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. P…

Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia

2000

Second Chechen War: Chechen separatists ambush Russian paramilitary forces in the Republic of Ingushetia

The Second Chechen War took place in Chechnya and the border regions of the North Caucasus between the Russian Federation and the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, from Augus…

Second Chechen War: Chechen separatists ambush Russian paramilitary forces in the Republic of Ingushetia

2000

A fireworks storage depot explodes in a residential neighborhood in Enschede, Netherlands, killing 23 people and injurin

The Enschede fireworks disaster was a catastrophic fireworks explosion on 13 May 2000 in Enschede, Netherlands. The explosion killed 23 people, including four firefighters, and inj…

A fireworks storage depot explodes in a residential neighborhood in Enschede, Netherlands, killing 23 people and injurin

2000

Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation

Southern Lebanon is the area of Lebanon comprising the South Governorate and the Nabatiye Governorate. The two entities were divided from the same province in the early 1990s. The …

Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation

2000

Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen

The Arsenal Football Club is an English professional football club based in Islington, North London, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. …

Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen

2000

Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-101 to resupply the International Space Station

Space Shuttle Atlantis is a retired Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle which belongs to NASA, the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States. Atlantis was manufacture…

Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-101 to resupply the International Space Station

2000

Nineteen people are killed in a plane crash in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

On May 21, 2000, a British Aerospace BAe-3101 Jetstream 3101 operated by East Coast Aviation Services crashed into mountainous terrain in Bear Creek Township, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsyl…

Nineteen people are killed in a plane crash in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

2000

In Sri Lanka, over 150 Tamil rebels are killed over two days of fighting for control in Jaffna

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It is located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of …

In Sri Lanka, over 150 Tamil rebels are killed over two days of fighting for control in Jaffna