was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2001st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1st year of the 3rd millennium, the 1st year of the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2000s decade.
2001 was designated as International Year of Volunteers.
Events
January
January 1 – Kolkata officially restores name from Calcutta, West Bengal, India.
January 10 – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approves the merger of America Online and Time Warner to form AOL Time Warner.
January 13 – A 7.6 magnitude earthquake hits all of El Salvador, killing at least 800 people and leaving thousands homeless.
January 15 – Wikipedia is launched.
January 20
George W. Bush is sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States.
Impeachment proceedings against Philippine President Joseph Estrada, accused of playing Jueteng, end preeminently and trigger the second EDSA People Power Revolution ( or People Power II). His Vice- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo succeeds him as the 14th President of the Republic.
January 23 – The Tiananmen Square self -immolation incident occurs.
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