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2001 Timeline
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Democratic republic of The Congo
President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards.He was president from May 17, 1997, when he overthrew Mobutu Sese Seko, untill January 18, 2001 -
House of Commons
Peter Milliken is elected as the new Speaker of the House of Commons after five rounds of voting. -
New Premier - Saskatchewan
Lorne Calvert becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing Roy Romanow -
USA-NASA
NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touchdown in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid. -
New Premier - Newfoundland
Roger Grimes becomes premier of Newfoundland, replacing Beaton Tulk -
New Premier - Quebec
Bernard Landry becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Lucien Bouchard -
Mars Odyssey
Mars Odyssey is launched. -
Climbing Mount Everest
15-year-old Sherpa Temba Tsheri becomes the youngest person to climb to the top of Mount Everest. -
Mount Everest
32-year-old Erik Weihenmayer, of Boulder, Colorado, becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. -
Tropical Storm
Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. The storm caused $5.5 billion in damages, making Allison the costliest tropical storm in U.S. history. -
Medical Marijuana
Canada becomes the first country in the world to legalize medical marijuana -
9/11
Terrorists hijack two passenger planes crashing them into New York's World Trade Towers causing the collapse of both & death of 2,752 people.
Terrorists hijack a passenger plane and crash it into the Pentagon causing the death of 125 people
Attempt by passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 to retake control of their hijacked plane from terrorists causes plane to crash in Pennsylvania field killing all 64 people onboard -
Terrorist Attack
Some 200 planes are diverted to Canadian airports across the country. Canadians provide assistance to thousands of stranded Americans and other passengers, particularly in Atlantic Canada. -
U.S Declares War
U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "war on terror".
The U.S declares war on Iraq and Afghanistan -
Afghanistan War
U.S declares war on Afghanistan because of the terrosrist attack on sep 11, 2001 -
Canada goes war with Afghan
the 2001 Attack on Afghanistan begins. Canadian fighter pilots and ground troops are involved in the war -
Apple Ipod
Apple releases the iPod. -
Vnacouver Resident
Vancouver resident Aaron Webster is killed in what many believe to be a gay bashing attack -
Border Security
After September 11, 2001, increased security concerns over the Canada-US border leads to the signing of the Smart Border Declaration between Canada and the United States. -
Anti-terrorism Act
The code is "aimed at disabling and dismantling the activities of terrorists groups and those who support them."
