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September 2001 was the ninth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Saturday, ended on a Sunday after 30 days.

Portal:Current events

This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from September 2001.

September 1, 2001 (2001-09-01) (Saturday) The German national football team lose a World Cup qualifier for only the second time at home in their history (including as West Germany) by a heavy 1-5 margin to an England team managed by Sven-Göran Eriksson in the Olympic Stadium in Munchen (Munich), ending a significant run of England losses to Germany. September 3, 2001 (2001-09-03) (Monday) The United States, Canada and Israel withdraw from the U.N. Conference on Racism because they feel that the issue of Zionism is overemphasized. September 4, 2001 (2001-09-04) (Tuesday) Google is awarded U.S. Patent 6,285,999, for the PageRank search algorithm used in the Google search engine. September 5, 2001 (2001-09-05) (Wednesday) Peru's attorney general files homicide charges against ex-President Alberto Fujimori. September 6, 2001 (2001-09-06) (Thursday) United States v. Microsoft: The United States Justice Department announces that it was no longer seeking to break-up software maker Microsoft and will instead seek a lesser antitrust penalty. September 7, 2001 (2001-09-07) (Friday) Michael Jackson performs his first 30th anniversary (of his career) concert in New York City. September 9, 2001 (2001-09-09) (Sunday) Ahmed Shah Massoud, leader of the Afghan Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan. The Country Bears concert known as the Country Bear Jamboree closed its doors in Disneyland for the last time. The show continues in Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland. At exactly 01:46:40 UTC, one billion seconds since the Unix epoch (January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC) pass and the Unix billenium is reached. September 10, 2001 (2001-09-10) (Monday) Michael Jackson performs his second 30th-anniversary (because of his career) concert in New York. Charles Ingram cheats his way into winning one million pounds on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Donald Rumsfeld warns of $2,300,000,000,000 of Pentagon spending that cannot be accounted for. (Defense) 2001 Norwegian parliamentary election: Votes in Norway go to the polls for the parliamentary election with Thorbjørn Jagland scoring a victory. Asa (rapper) releases his first album "Punainen Tiili" September 11, 2001 (2001-09-11) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks September 11 attacks Planes are hijacked by members of a terrorist group. They flew into the World Trade Center in New York City, The Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania, killing about 3,000 people including 19 of the terrorists. The hijackers were Islamic terrorists from Saudi Arabia and several other Arab nations. Reportedly financed by the al Qaeda terrorist organization of Saudi fugitive Osama bin Laden, they were allegedly acting in retaliation for America’s support of Israel, its involvement in the Persian Gulf War and its continued military presence in the Middle East. Meanwhile, a fourth California-bound plane United Flight 93 was hijacked about 40 minutes after leaving Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. Because the plane had been delayed in taking off, passengers on board learned of events in New York and Washington via cell phone and Airfone calls to the ground.* Reactions to the September 11 attacks Canada's border with the United States is on high alert in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the United States so the Canadian government initiates both "Operation Support" and "Operation Yellow Ribbon." Early speculation about the source of the attacks centered on Saudi-born terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, who was living in and working from Afghanistan. Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan leaders condemned the attacks and rejected suggestions that Osama bin Laden could be behind them. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair cancels a speech he was due to give to the TUC, and pledges to "stand shoulder to shoulder" with the United States. September 14, 2001 (2001-09-14) (Friday) The Nintendo Gamecube is released in Japan. September 15, 2001 (2001-09-15) (Saturday) The Queen Isabella Causeway in Texas collapses after being hit by a tugboat, killing 8. September 17, 2001 (2001-09-17) (Monday) The New York Stock Exchange reopens following the terrorist attacks in New York. The default date used by git format patch for email output. September 18, 2001 (2001-09-18) (Tuesday) The 2001 anthrax attacks commence as anthrax letters are mailed from Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, to ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, the New York Post, and the National Enquirer. September 21, 2001 (2001-09-21) (Friday) White English teenager Ross Parker stabbed to death in racially motivated attack by a gang of Muslim Asians in Peterborough, England. Racial tensions in the area had been raised following the September 11th attacks. (Dailymail) (Peterborough Today) The AZF fertiliser factory in Toulouse, France, explodes, killing 31 and injuring over 2000. Later, a terrorist group take up the name "AZF" when threatening to bomb French railways. September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25) (Tuesday) The national satellite radio service XM went live. September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26) (Wednesday) The fifth Star Trek television series Enterprise debuts on UPN. September 27, 2001 (2001-09-27) (Thursday) In Zug, Switzerland, in the cantonal parliament Friedrich Leibacher shots in the hall where the members of parliament were meeting, killing three members of the Executive Council and eleven members of the legislature and wounds 18 politicians and journalists.

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