| Events of 2001 | |
| These Buildings are toppled in New York during the 9/11 terrorist attacks | |
| George Bush signs this into law to fight terrorism | |
| This team wins the World Series in only their 4th year of existence | |
| This company becomes the largest to file bankruptcy in US history | |
| This was the highest grossing animated film of the year | |
| This 60's Band had the biggest selling album of the year | |
| The first of this movie trilogy brings Middle Earth to the silver Screen | |
| Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil' Kim and Mya had the biggest hit of the year with this song | |
| This deadly bacteria was found on letters sent through the US Post Office | |