March 2001
March 2001 was the third month of that common year. The month, which began on a Thursday, ended on a Saturday after 31 days.
Portal:Current events
This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from March 2001.
| Current events of March 2, 2001 (2001-03-02) (Friday) |
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- Civil war in Afghanistan (1996-2001): The Taliban began their destruction of the Buddhas of Bamyan, in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan.
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| Current events of March 3, 2001 (2001-03-03) (Saturday) |
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- It is the last day on the Howard Stern Show for Jackie Martling.
- A U.S. Air Force Materials Command C-23 Sherpa transport crashes during stormy weather in the U.S. state of Georgia, killing 21.
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| Current events of March 4, 2001 (2001-03-04) (Sunday) |
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| Current events of March 5, 2001 (2001-03-05) (Monday) |
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| Current events of March 7, 2001 (2001-03-07) (Wednesday) |
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| Current events of March 14, 2001 (2001-03-14) (Wednesday) |
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- This day is the 686th term of the Leibniz series at 3:49:28. This term in both sequences are 0.785033732 and 3.140134928 respectively.
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| Current events of March 23, 2001 (2001-03-23) (Friday) |
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- The World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) (WWF/E) purchases rival organization World Championship Wrestling (WCW) for an estimated $7 million.
- The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji.
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| Current events of March 29, 2001 (2001-03-29) (Thursday) |
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