The Year in Review 2001

    As 2001 began, the country was still reeling from the jumbled presidential election. On January 20, George W. Bush was sworn in as our 43 president. Our main concern was the state of our country and our economy.  Over the course of the next 12 months came many events that changed the world as we knew it forever.

    The following is a list of some of the top stories and events that took place:  

The Case of Chandra Levy
Stem Cell Research News/Cloning
Senate Switch
Milosevic Handed Over to the Hague
Timothy McVeigh Execution
Mideast Conflict
American Airline Crash
Anthrax Scare
War In Afghanistan
September 11
"Code Red" Internet Worm
Microsoft's Windows XP is Launched

Person of the Year for 2001

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Last Updated February 16, 2002
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