Portal:Current events/March 2001

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March 2001 was the third month of that common year. The month, which began on a Thursday, ended on a Saturday after 31 days.

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This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from March 2001.

March 2, 2001 (Friday)

Civil war in Afghanistan (1996-2001): The Taliban began their destruction of the Buddhas of Bamyan, in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan.

March 3, 2001 (Saturday)

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.

March 4, 2001 (Sunday)

Dissident Irish Republican campaign: A massive car bomb explodes in front of the BBC Television Centre in London, seriously injuring 11 people. The attack was attributed to the Real IRA.

March 5, 2001 (Monday)

In Mecca, 35 Muslim pilgrims are crushed to death during the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

March 7, 2001 (Wednesday)

The SpongeBob SquarePants You Wish" TV special airs on Nickelodeon.

March 14, 2001 (Wednesday)

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.

March 23, 2001 (Friday)

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.

March 29, 2001 (Thursday)

A chartered Gulfstream III jet crashes into a hillside during approach into Aspen, Colorado, killing 18 people.

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