November 2001
November 2001 was the eleventh month of that common year. The month, which began on a Thursday, ended on a Friday after 30 days.
Portal:Current events
This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from November 2001.
November 4, 2001
- Hurricane Michelle hits Cuba, destroying crops and thousands of homes.
- Establishment of the Police Service of Northern Ireland
November 6, 2001
- Twentieth Century Fox's anti-terrorist drama action show 24 (TV series) premieres.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer's musical episode "Once More, with Feeling" was premiered on the UPN network.
November 7, 2001
- The super-sonic commercial aircraft Concorde resumes flying after a 15-month break.
November 12, 2001
- In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587 crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board.
- 2001 Attack on Afghanistan: Taliban forces abandon Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops (Northern Alliance fighters took Kabul on November 14).
November 13, 2001
- Doha Round: The World Trade Organization ends a four-day ministerial conference in Doha, Qatar.
- Symbionese Liberation Army member Kathleen Soliah (Sara Jane Olsen) withdraws her previous guilty plea.
- War on Terrorism: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against any foreigners suspected of having connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.
November 15, 2001
- The Microsoft Xbox is released in the United States with 14 launch titles.
November 16, 2001
- The first Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, is released, grossing US $975.8 million in first week, becoming the second highest grossing film around the world, behind Titanic.
November 17, 2001
- The animated Justice League cartoon premieres on Cartoon Network in America.
November 18, 2001
- The Nintendo GameCube is released in the United States with 13 launch titles.
- The World Wrestling Federation defeated the ECW–WCW alliance at Survivor Series in Greensboro, North Carolina (The "Miracle in Greensboro")
November 20, 2001
- In Washington, D.C., US President George W. Bush dedicates the United States Department of Justice headquarters building as the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, honoring the late Robert F. Kennedy on what would have been his 76th birthday.
November 21, 2001
- Disney's popular acclaimed animated series, Recess ends production.
November 23, 2001
- Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.
November 24, 2001
- Melanie Thornton, the German/American Pop singer, also the former member of La Bouche, dies in a plane crash going to Zürich, Switzerland,along with Maria Serreno-Serreno and Nathaly Van Het Ende of the German dance band Passion Fruit (band).
November 29, 2001
- George Harrison of the Beatles dies at the age of 58 from lung cancer in Hollywood, California.
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