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| Jan.3 |
Washington |
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Fed cut rate, stocks up |
| Jan.20 |
Washington |
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Bush sworn in as president George W. Bush takes oath as 43rd president. He called for individual responsibility
| Jan.28 |
Florida |
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Ravens won Super Bowl |
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| Feb.5 |
New York |
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Openings in embassy bombings trial |
| Feb.9 |
Hawaii |
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U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide
Map of Oahu Hawaii Submarine accidentally hit and sank fishing school vessel. 9 people missing | |
| Feb.16 |
Iraq |
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U.S. Planes Attack Iraqi Targets |
| Feb.18 |
Florida |
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Earnhardt dies after last-lap crash |
| Feb.20 |
FBI |
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FBI agent charged with espionage |
| Feb.28 |
Seattle |
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6.8 earthquake injured 28 |
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| Mar.12 |
Kuwait |
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US bomb hits observers, 6 dead |
| Mar.21 |
Washington |
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Russian diplomats leave U.S. |
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| Apr.1 |
Southern China |
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U.S. spy plane lands in China
Map of Hainan China Navy reconnaissance plane made an emergency landing. It collided with a Chinese fighter jet. The electronic surveillance aircraft EP-3 Aries landed on the island of Hainan. Chinese F-8 sent to intercept the aircraft had bumped the EP-3 in the process. U.S. pla... | |
| Apr.7 |
Vietnam |
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Crash includes U.S. MIA team |
| Apr.8 |
US Georgia |
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Tiger owner of all majors |
| Apr.11 |
China |
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U.S. spy plane crew released |
| Apr.18 |
New York |
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Fed cuts rates, markets rally |
| Apr.20 |
Peru |
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Missionary plane shut down |
| Apr.21 |
Microsoft |
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Gates toppled as world's richest |
| Apr.30 |
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Tourist enters space station
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| May.11 |
Oklahoma |
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U.S. postpones McVeigh execution |
| May.24 |
New England |
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Senator left GOP |
| May.29 |
New York |
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4 convicted on embassy bombings |
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| Jun.11 |
Indiana |
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McVeigh executed
| Jun.12 |
Spain |
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Bush begins Europe trip |
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Israel |
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Both parties back U.S. plan |
| Jun.14 |
Sweden |
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Bush met European leaders |
| Jun.15 |
Philadelphia |
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NBA Final: Lakers roll past Sixers
| Jun.16 |
Slovenia |
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Bush meets Putin
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| Jul.4 |
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USA celebrates 225th birthday |
| Jul.7 |
Washington |
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Rep. admits affair with missing woman |
| Jul.8 |
London |
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Venus won Wimbledon |
| Jul.14 |
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Missile test a success |
| Jul.19 |
Japan |
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Japan charges U.S. airman with rape
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London |
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Bush met Blair |
| Jul.22 |
Russia |
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Bush, Putin agree on missile talks |
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Northern Italy |
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G8 leaders fail to agree on Kyoto |
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England |
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Duval takes British Open |
| Jul.23 |
Vatican |
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Pope meets Bush |
| Jul.28 |
Beijing |
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Powell visit 'very productive' |
| Jul.29 |
Paris |
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Armstrong wins Tour de France
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| Aug.7 |
Washington |
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Human cloning conference |
| Aug.17 |
Brazil |
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U.S. Solo Balloonist Lands |
| Aug.19 |
US Georgia |
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Toms captures PGA Championship |
| Aug.23 |
California |
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Condit admits Levy relationship on TV
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| Sep.3 |
South Africa |
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U.S. pulls out of racism conference
| Sep.8 |
New York |
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Venus whips Serena for U.S. Open title |
| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
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Attacks paralyze New York |
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Manhattan |
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Terror attacks hit U.S.
Map of World Trade Center USA 3 commercial jets crash into World Trade Center and Pentagon. Both towers collapsed. United Airlines plane crashed
2,973 people died. 19 terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. Passengers and members of the flight crew on the Flight 93 attempted to retake control of their plane from the hijackers. The plane crashed into a field near the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania |
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United Airlines Flight 93 crashed
Map of Shanksville Pennsylvania The crew and passengers, alerted through phone calls to loved ones, had overpowered the hijackers
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Manhattan |
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Rescuers comb through rubble |
| Sep.12 |
NATO |
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NATO reviews retaliatory action
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FBI |
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Massive hunt for attackers |
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Manhattan |
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8 survivors have been pulled |
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New York |
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Insurers face claims up to $15bn |
| Sep.13 |
New York |
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5,000 people remain missing New Yorkers are carrying photographs of their missing relatives to trace them. 190 people died when a plane crashed into Pentagon
| Sep.14 |
Washington |
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America mourns its dead
| Sep.15 |
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Bush says US is at war
| Sep.17 |
New York |
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Wall Street reopens, Stocks plummet Dow Jones was down by 600 points or 6% and the Nasdaq by 5%. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.5% to 3%
| Sep.18 |
Seattle |
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Boeing slashing up to 30,000 jobs |
| Sep.20 |
Kabul |
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Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave
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U.S. Congress |
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Bush addresses nation in Congress President is singling out Osama Bin Laden and his al-Qaeda organisation. Bush creates High Office of Homeland Security
| Sep.21 |
Karachi |
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Protests turn violent |
| Sep.22 |
Pakistan |
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Bush ends Pakistan nuclear sanctions |
| Sep.24 |
Moscow |
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Putin pledges support for US
| Sep.25 |
Washington |
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US warns of long campaign |
| Sep.28 |
Afghanistan |
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Special forces deploy
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UN Security Council |
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Anti-terrorism resolution |
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| Oct.3 |
Washington |
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Bush package to boost economy |
| Oct.5 |
Uzbekistan |
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US begins ground deployment The elite 10th Mountain Division, 1,000 US troops are on their way to Uzbekistan. Rumsfeld met Karimov
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Afghanistan |
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Taliban offers aid workers deal |
| Oct.6 |
Kabul |
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Bush warns Taleban |
| Oct.7 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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US begins military strike Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad
Cruise missiles, bombers and submarines had been used in the attack on broad range of targets. Osama Bin Laden was seen on video making a defiant statement
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| Oct.9 |
Florida |
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FBI pursues anthrax lead Agents are combing the offices of a magazine publishers where anthrax traces have been found
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Afghanistan |
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US claims air supremacy
| Oct.10 |
Florida |
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3rd anthrax case Officials launched a criminal investigation into the source of the disease. US embassies were told to stock up on the antibiotic
| Oct.11 |
Kabul |
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US planes pound Kabul |
| Oct.12 |
New York |
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Anthrax confirmed in New York NBC employee has tested positive. Criminal investigation had been opened
| Oct.13 |
Kabul |
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Bomb went astray |
| Oct.15 |
U.S. Senate |
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Anthrax sent to Senate leader |
| Oct.17 |
U.S. Senate |
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Capitol shuts as anthrax spreads
| Oct.18 |
New York |
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Anthrax hits CBS |
| Oct.19 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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100 US Rangers clash with Taleban
| Oct.20 |
China |
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China rallies Apec to fight terrorism |
| Oct.21 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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US attacks Taleban front line |
| Oct.22 |
New York |
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Yankees get World Series over Mariners |
| Oct.23 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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iPod: New digital music player
| Oct.25 |
Microsoft |
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Windows XP hits the streets |
| Oct.26 |
Afghanistan |
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Taleban opponent executed Taleban say they have executed opposition commander Abdul Haq, one of the guerrilla commanders
| Oct.27 |
Afghanistan |
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US jets bombard Taleban front line Most sustained bombing raids so far on positions north of Kabul
| Oct.29 |
Afghanistan |
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US bombs Bin Laden hide-outs |
| Oct.30 |
Kandahar |
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Allies pound Kandahar |
| Oct.31 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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U.S. carpet-bombs Taliban
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| Nov.1 |
Afghanistan |
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Bombing to go on during Ramadan |
| Nov.2 |
Washington |
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Microsoft reaches anti-trust deal
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Afghanistan |
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US elite troops helicopter crashes
| Nov.3 |
Arizona |
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Diamondbacks, Yankees 15-2 |
| Nov.4 |
Arizona |
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Arizona won World Series over NY
| Nov.6 |
New York |
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Bloomberg wins mayoral race |
| Nov.8 |
Japan |
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Navy to join coalition |
| Nov.9 |
Afghanistan |
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Opposition claims Mazar-e-Sharif
| Nov.12 |
New York |
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Jet crashes, killing 260
Map of Queens New York An American Airlines plane crashed in a residential neighborhood after taking off, killing all 255 people on board | |
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Kabul |
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Alliance moves in abandoned Kabul Taliban have withdrawn most of their troops from the capital moving along a road to the south
| Nov.13 |
Washington |
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Putin visits Bush
| Nov.14 |
Kandahar |
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Jalalabad seized |
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Afghanistan |
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Aid workers freed 8 Western workers airlifted out of the country by a US military helicopter
| Nov.16 |
Kabul |
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US kills Bin Laden deputy
| Nov.17 |
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Harry Potter sets box office record |
| Nov.18 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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Taliban offer to surrender Konduz |
| Nov.19 |
Afghanistan |
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4 journalists killed
| Nov.21 |
Connecticut |
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94-year-old died from anthrax |
| Nov.25 |
Boston |
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Human embryo clone created
| Nov.28 |
Afghanistan |
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CIA officer killed |
| Nov.29 |
Los Angeles |
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George Harrison dies Former Beatle singer, songwriter and guitarist has died after losing battle against cancer at age 58
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| Dec.2 |
Texas |
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Enron in bankruptcy filing Energy-trading company filed for Chapter 11 protection
| Dec.6 |
Kandahar |
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Kandahar fell The Taliban lost last major stronghold. Opposition forces entered the city. There are reports of looting
| Dec.11 |
Washington |
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First 11 September charges |
| Dec.13 |
Washington |
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US withdraws from ABM treaty Bush has officially announced withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty with Russia
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Washington |
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US releases Bin Laden video
| Dec.19 |
West Pakistan |
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13 Killed in Al Qaeda Prisoner Revolt |
| Dec.22 |
Boston |
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Explosives feared on Paris flight |
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2001 |
| Feb.9 |
Hawaii |
U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide
Map of Oahu Hawaii Submarine accidentally hit and sank fishing school vessel. 9 people missing | |
| Feb.16 |
Iraq |
U.S. Planes Attack Iraqi Targets |
| Mar.12 |
Kuwait |
US bomb hits observers, 6 dead |
| Apr.1 |
Southern China |
U.S. spy plane lands in China
Map of Hainan China Navy reconnaissance plane made an emergency landing. It collided with a Chinese fighter jet. The electronic surveillance aircraft EP-3 Aries landed on the island of Hainan. Chinese F-8 sent to intercept the aircraft had bumped the EP-3 in the process. U.S. pla... | |
| Apr.11 |
China |
U.S. spy plane crew released |
| Apr.20 |
Peru |
Missionary plane shut down |
| Jun.12 |
Israel |
Both parties back U.S. plan |
| Jul.14 |
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Missile test a success |
| Jul.19 |
Japan |
Japan charges U.S. airman with rape
| Jul.22 |
Russia |
Bush, Putin agree on missile talks |
| Sep.12 |
NATO |
NATO reviews retaliatory action
| Sep.15 |
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Bush says US is at war
| Sep.22 |
Pakistan |
Bush ends Pakistan nuclear sanctions |
| Sep.24 |
Moscow |
Putin pledges support for US
| Sep.25 |
Washington |
US warns of long campaign |
| Sep.28 |
Afghanistan |
Special forces deploy
| Oct.5 |
Uzbekistan |
US begins ground deployment The elite 10th Mountain Division, 1,000 US troops are on their way to Uzbekistan. Rumsfeld met Karimov
| Oct.6 |
Kabul |
Bush warns Taleban |
| Oct.7 |
Southern Afghanistan |
US begins military strike Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad
Cruise missiles, bombers and submarines had been used in the attack on broad range of targets. Osama Bin Laden was seen on video making a defiant statement
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| Oct.9 |
Afghanistan |
US claims air supremacy
| Oct.11 |
Kabul |
US planes pound Kabul |
| Oct.13 |
Kabul |
Bomb went astray |
| Oct.19 |
Southern Afghanistan |
100 US Rangers clash with Taleban
| Oct.21 |
Northern Afghanistan |
US attacks Taleban front line |
| Oct.27 |
Afghanistan |
US jets bombard Taleban front line Most sustained bombing raids so far on positions north of Kabul
| Oct.29 |
Afghanistan |
US bombs Bin Laden hide-outs |
| Oct.30 |
Kandahar |
Allies pound Kandahar |
| Oct.31 |
Northern Afghanistan |
U.S. carpet-bombs Taliban
| Nov.1 |
Afghanistan |
Bombing to go on during Ramadan |
| Nov.2 |
Afghanistan |
US elite troops helicopter crashes
| Nov.8 |
Japan |
Navy to join coalition |
| Nov.9 |
Afghanistan |
Opposition claims Mazar-e-Sharif
| Nov.12 |
Kabul |
Alliance moves in abandoned Kabul Taliban have withdrawn most of their troops from the capital moving along a road to the south
| Nov.14 |
Kandahar |
Jalalabad seized |
| Nov.16 |
Kabul |
US kills Bin Laden deputy
| Nov.18 |
Northern Afghanistan |
Taliban offer to surrender Konduz |
| Nov.28 |
Afghanistan |
CIA officer killed |
| Dec.6 |
Kandahar |
Kandahar fell The Taliban lost last major stronghold. Opposition forces entered the city. There are reports of looting
| Dec.13 |
Washington |
US withdraws from ABM treaty Bush has officially announced withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty with Russia
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2001 |
| Feb.9 |
Hawaii |
U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide
Map of Oahu Hawaii Submarine accidentally hit and sank fishing school vessel. 9 people missing | |
| Feb.28 |
Seattle |
6.8 earthquake injured 28 |
| Apr.1 |
Southern China |
U.S. spy plane lands in China
Map of Hainan China Navy reconnaissance plane made an emergency landing. It collided with a Chinese fighter jet. The electronic surveillance aircraft EP-3 Aries landed on the island of Hainan. Chinese F-8 sent to intercept the aircraft had bumped the EP-3 in the process. U.S. pla... | |
| Apr.7 |
Vietnam |
Crash includes U.S. MIA team |
| Apr.20 |
Peru |
Missionary plane shut down |
| Aug.23 |
California |
Condit admits Levy relationship on TV
| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
Terror attacks hit U.S.
Map of World Trade Center USA 3 commercial jets crash into World Trade Center and Pentagon. Both towers collapsed. United Airlines plane crashed
2,973 people died. 19 terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. Passengers and members of the flight crew on the Flight 93 attempted to retake control of their plane from the hijackers. The plane crashed into a field near the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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| Sep.11 |
Pennsylvania |
United Airlines Flight 93 crashed
Map of Shanksville Pennsylvania The crew and passengers, alerted through phone calls to loved ones, had overpowered the hijackers
| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
Rescuers comb through rubble |
| Sep.12 |
Manhattan |
8 survivors have been pulled |
| Sep.13 |
New York |
5,000 people remain missing New Yorkers are carrying photographs of their missing relatives to trace them. 190 people died when a plane crashed into Pentagon
| Oct.10 |
Florida |
3rd anthrax case Officials launched a criminal investigation into the source of the disease. US embassies were told to stock up on the antibiotic
| Nov.2 |
Afghanistan |
US elite troops helicopter crashes
| Nov.12 |
New York |
Jet crashes, killing 260
Map of Queens New York An American Airlines plane crashed in a residential neighborhood after taking off, killing all 255 people on board | |
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2001 |
| Jan.28 |
Florida |
Ravens won Super Bowl |
| Feb.18 |
Florida |
Earnhardt dies after last-lap crash |
| Apr.8 |
US Georgia |
Tiger owner of all majors |
| Jun.15 |
Philadelphia |
NBA Final: Lakers roll past Sixers
| Jul.8 |
London |
Venus won Wimbledon |
| Jul.22 |
England |
Duval takes British Open |
| Jul.29 |
Paris |
Armstrong wins Tour de France
| Aug.17 |
Brazil |
U.S. Solo Balloonist Lands |
| Aug.19 |
US Georgia |
Toms captures PGA Championship |
| Sep.8 |
New York |
Venus whips Serena for U.S. Open title |
| Oct.22 |
New York |
Yankees get World Series over Mariners |
| Nov.3 |
Arizona |
Diamondbacks, Yankees 15-2 |
| Nov.4 |
Arizona |
Arizona won World Series over NY
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2001 |
| Jan.3 |
Washington |
Fed cut rate, stocks up |
| Apr.18 |
New York |
Fed cuts rates, markets rally |
| Apr.21 |
Microsoft |
Gates toppled as world's richest |
| Aug.7 |
Washington |
Human cloning conference |
| Sep.12 |
New York |
Insurers face claims up to $15bn |
| Sep.17 |
New York |
Wall Street reopens, Stocks plummet Dow Jones was down by 600 points or 6% and the Nasdaq by 5%. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.5% to 3%
| Sep.18 |
Seattle |
Boeing slashing up to 30,000 jobs |
| Oct.3 |
Washington |
Bush package to boost economy |
| Oct.23 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
iPod: New digital music player
| Oct.25 |
Microsoft |
Windows XP hits the streets |
| Nov.2 |
Washington |
Microsoft reaches anti-trust deal
| Nov.17 |
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Harry Potter sets box office record |
| Nov.25 |
Boston |
Human embryo clone created
| Dec.2 |
Texas |
Enron in bankruptcy filing Energy-trading company filed for Chapter 11 protection
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2001 |
| Feb.5 |
New York |
Openings in embassy bombings trial |
| Feb.20 |
FBI |
FBI agent charged with espionage |
| Mar.21 |
Washington |
Russian diplomats leave U.S. |
| May.11 |
Oklahoma |
U.S. postpones McVeigh execution |
| May.29 |
New York |
4 convicted on embassy bombings |
| Jun.11 |
Indiana |
McVeigh executed
| Jul.19 |
Japan |
Japan charges U.S. airman with rape
| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
Attacks paralyze New York |
| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
Terror attacks hit U.S.
Map of World Trade Center USA 3 commercial jets crash into World Trade Center and Pentagon. Both towers collapsed. United Airlines plane crashed
2,973 people died. 19 terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. Passengers and members of the flight crew on the Flight 93 attempted to retake control of their plane from the hijackers. The plane crashed into a field near the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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| Sep.11 |
Pennsylvania |
United Airlines Flight 93 crashed
Map of Shanksville Pennsylvania The crew and passengers, alerted through phone calls to loved ones, had overpowered the hijackers
| Sep.12 |
FBI |
Massive hunt for attackers |
| Sep.20 |
Kabul |
Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave
| Sep.28 |
UN Security Council |
Anti-terrorism resolution |
| Oct.5 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban offers aid workers deal |
| Oct.9 |
Florida |
FBI pursues anthrax lead Agents are combing the offices of a magazine publishers where anthrax traces have been found
| Oct.10 |
Florida |
3rd anthrax case Officials launched a criminal investigation into the source of the disease. US embassies were told to stock up on the antibiotic
| Oct.12 |
New York |
Anthrax confirmed in New York NBC employee has tested positive. Criminal investigation had been opened
| Oct.15 |
U.S. Senate |
Anthrax sent to Senate leader |
| Oct.17 |
U.S. Senate |
Capitol shuts as anthrax spreads
| Oct.18 |
New York |
Anthrax hits CBS |
| Oct.26 |
Afghanistan |
Taleban opponent executed Taleban say they have executed opposition commander Abdul Haq, one of the guerrilla commanders
| Nov.19 |
Afghanistan |
4 journalists killed
| Nov.21 |
Connecticut |
94-year-old died from anthrax |
| Dec.11 |
Washington |
First 11 September charges |
| Dec.13 |
Washington |
US releases Bin Laden video
| Dec.19 |
West Pakistan |
13 Killed in Al Qaeda Prisoner Revolt |
| Dec.22 |
Boston |
Explosives feared on Paris flight |
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2001 |
| Jan.20 |
Washington |
Bush sworn in as president George W. Bush takes oath as 43rd president. He called for individual responsibility
| Mar.21 |
Washington |
Russian diplomats leave U.S. |
| Apr.30 |
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Tourist enters space station
| May.24 |
New England |
Senator left GOP |
| Jun.12 |
Spain |
Bush begins Europe trip |
| Jun.14 |
Sweden |
Bush met European leaders |
| Jun.16 |
Slovenia |
Bush meets Putin
| Jul.4 |
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USA celebrates 225th birthday |
| Jul.7 |
Washington |
Rep. admits affair with missing woman |
| Jul.19 |
London |
Bush met Blair |
| Jul.22 |
Northern Italy |
G8 leaders fail to agree on Kyoto |
| Jul.23 |
Vatican |
Pope meets Bush |
| Jul.28 |
Beijing |
Powell visit 'very productive' |
| Aug.23 |
California |
Condit admits Levy relationship on TV
| Sep.3 |
South Africa |
U.S. pulls out of racism conference
| Sep.14 |
Washington |
America mourns its dead
| Sep.20 |
Kabul |
Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave
| Sep.20 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush addresses nation in Congress President is singling out Osama Bin Laden and his al-Qaeda organisation. Bush creates High Office of Homeland Security
| Sep.21 |
Karachi |
Protests turn violent |
| Sep.28 |
UN Security Council |
Anti-terrorism resolution |
| Oct.6 |
Kabul |
Bush warns Taleban |
| Oct.20 |
China |
China rallies Apec to fight terrorism |
| Nov.1 |
Afghanistan |
Bombing to go on during Ramadan |
| Nov.6 |
New York |
Bloomberg wins mayoral race |
| Nov.13 |
Washington |
Putin visits Bush
| Nov.14 |
Afghanistan |
Aid workers freed 8 Western workers airlifted out of the country by a US military helicopter
| Nov.19 |
Afghanistan |
4 journalists killed
| Nov.29 |
Los Angeles |
George Harrison dies Former Beatle singer, songwriter and guitarist has died after losing battle against cancer at age 58