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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in November 2001.
The US president was George W. Bush (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Tony Blair (Labour), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on November 2001: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of November 2001?


Events

  • 02 Nov 2001 Microsoft, the US Department of Justice, and nine US States reach an agreement in their antitrust case. Microsoft will license Windows uniformly and can't make exclusive agreements that force companies to stop using certain software products.
  • 04 Nov 2001 Establishment of the Police Service of Northern Ireland
  • 06 Nov 2001 Twentieth Century Fox's antiterrorist drama series ''24'' premieres.
  • 11 Nov 2001 Journalists Johanne Sutton, Pierre Billaud and Volker Handloik were killed in Afghanistan in an attack on their convoy.
  • 12 Nov 2001 American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 on route to the Dominican Republic from New York City, crashed shortly after takeoff at John F. Kennedy International Airport. It killed all 260 passengers on board as well as five crew members.
  • 13 Nov 2001 The first such act since World War II was signed by President George W. Bush. It allows military tribunals to be established against foreigners suspected of being connected to terrorist acts or planning acts against the United States.
  • 15 Nov 2001 Microsoft launches the Xbox video gaming system in North America. The price is US$299. The system comes with four controller ports and one controller. It has a 733 MHz Intel main CPU, 250 MHz NVidia XGP graphic processor, 64 MB RAM and 3D audio support. There is also an Ethernet port. Dual-layer DVD-ROM discs can store up to 9 GB of data. It can also play DVD movies. In the first seven days, 500,000 units were sold; 1.5 million units in the first month.
  • 16 Nov 2001 The first Harry Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", is released. It grosses US$ 62 million and becomes the second highest grossing film worldwide, after "Titanic".
  • 17 Nov 2001 Cartoon Network America premieres the animated Justice League cartoon.
  • 18 Nov 2001 At Survivor Series in Greensboro (North Carolina), the World Wrestling Federation beat the ECW/WCW alliance
  • 19 Nov 2001 It's now 50!
  • 20 Nov 2001 Washington, D.C. - President George W. Bush dedicates United States Department of Justice Headquarters Building as the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, in honor of Robert F. Kennedy's 76th birthday.
  • 21 Nov 2001 Production of Disney's beloved animated series, "Recess", is finished.
  • 23 Nov 2001 Budapest, Hungary: The Convention on Cybercrime has been signed.
  • 24 Nov 2001 Melanie Thornton, a German/American Pop singer and former member of La Bouche, is killed in a plane accident on her way to Zurich, Switzerland. She was also with Maria Serreno–Serreno, Nathaly Van Ende, of the German dance group Passion Fruit (band).
  • 27 Nov 2001 The Hubble Space Telescope discovers a hydrogen atmosphere on Osiris, an extrasolar world. This is the first detection of an atmosphere on an extrasolar globe.
  • 29 Nov 2001 George Harrison, the Beatle, dies in Hollywood, California at the age 58. He was suffering from lung cancer.
  • 30 Nov 2001 Gary Ridgway, aka The Green River Killer, is being held in Renton, Washington, United States.

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in November 2001?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Family Affairyoutube
  2. - I'm Real
  3. - U Got It Badyoutube
  4. - Fallin'youtube
  5. - Hero

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Because I Got High
  2. - Gotta Get Thru This
  3. - Queen Of My Heart
  4. - Have You Ever
  5. - Can't Get You Out Of My Head

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Justice League

Justice League

Release year: 2001

Written by:

Starring: Carl Lumbly, George Newbern, Phil LaMarr, Kevin Conroy

Country: United States of America

Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

Release year: 2001

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh

Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon

Country: United States of America

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Release year: 2001

Directed by: Chris Columbus

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith

Country: United States of America

I Am Sam

I Am Sam

Release year: 2001

Directed by: Jessie Nelson

Starring: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest

Country: United States of America

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Release year: 2001

Directed by: David Piel

Books

Which were the most popular books released in November 2001?
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John Adams by David McCullough

John Adams

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This Pulitzer Prize-winning biography about America's founder father and second president is a bestseller. It was brilliantly written by David McCullough, master historian.

Portrait In Sepia by Isabel Allende

Portrait In Sepia

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"Portrait in Sepia" is Allende's best-selling book in the United States, since her novel of almost two decades ago, The House of the Spirits.

Journey by Danielle Steel

Journey

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Everybody knows Jack Hunter and Madeleine. Maddy is an award-winning television anchorwoman. Jack heads her network. Their storybook marriage is known around the world.

The New Jackals by Simon Reeve

The New Jackals

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A massive bomb exploded at New York's World Trade Center on February 26, 1993, causing more hospital deaths than any other event in American history.

The Lost Son by Bernard B. Kerik

The Lost Son

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This intimate portrait of the brave and honorable forty-oneth Police Commissioner of New York City outlines his mission to combat injustice and solve the mystery surrounding his mother, who left him 41 years ago.