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| Anthrax Letters Bush, George Walker |  |
| Letters containing anthrax are sent to the USASenate |
| Attorney General Ashcroft, John | |
| Appointed Attorney General |
| Bombing of Omar |  |
| 7th Oct Start of USAairstrikes in revenge for the bombings across the USAon 9th Sept |
| Bombing of al Qaeda Bush, George Walker | |
| 7th Oct Kabul American and British forces begin an aerial bombing campaign targeting Taliban forces and al-Qaeda, strikes were reported in the capital, Kabul |
| Bombing of Kabul Bush, George Walker | |
| 7th Oct Kabul American and British forces begin an aerial bombing campaign targeting Taliban forces and al-Qaeda, strikes were reported in the capital, Kabul |
| Bombing of Twin Towers Bush, George Walker | |
| 11th Sep New York Al Qaeda hijack aeroplanes & destroy the Twin Towers, nearly 3,000 are killed |
| 13th Sep New York Bush vows to "lead the world to victory" over terrorism |
| 14th Sep New York Bush leads 4 former presidents for national prayer at the National Cathedral |
| Capture of Herat Bush, George Walker | |
| 12th Nov Herat Taliban forces leave Kabul |
| Capture of Kabul Omar | |
| 12th Nov Kabul Kabul falls to the US-backed Northern Alliance |
| Capture of Kabul Bush, George Walker | |
| 12th Nov Kabul Taliban forces leave Kabul |
| Death of Rogers, William Rogers, William | |
| 2nd Jan Death of William Rogers |
| Declaration of War Rumsfeld, Donald Henry | |
| 18th Sep Rumsfeld says preparations are being made against countries with terrorists |
| Diplomacy Bush, George Walker | |
| April President Bush pledges to help Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion |
| Sep A report by Central Intelligence Agency accuses Iran of having one of the world's most active programmes to acquireNuclear weapons |
| 15th Sep Pakistan agrees to support the USAin any invasion of Afghanistan |
| 6th Nov Warsaw Says Osama bin Laden is trying to get chemical, biological andNuclear weapons |
| Economy Bush, George Walker | |
| 17th Sep New York The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates to help prevent a recession |
| Enduring Freedom Bush, George Walker | |
| Oct The USAmilitary name of the conflict is Operation Enduring Freedom |
| Federal Reserve Bush, George Walker | |
| 17th Sep New York The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates to help prevent a recession |
| Government Cheney, Dick | |
| 16th Sep New York Cheney warns thos who harbour terrorists will face "the full wrath of the US" |
| Government Evans, Donald | |
| Appointed Secretary of Commerce |
| Government Martinez, Melquiades Rafael | |
| Appointed Secretary for Housing and Urban Development |
| Government Mineta, Norman Yoshio | |
| Appointed Secretary of Trans portation |
| Government Norton, Gale | |
| Appointed Secretary of the Interior |
| Government Powell, Colin | |
| 20th Jan Appointed Secretary of State, 65th Secretary of State |
| Government Snow, John | |
| Feb Appointed Secretary of the Treasury |
| Government Thompson, Tommy | |
| Appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services |
| Government Veneman, Ann | |
| Appointed Secretary of Agriculture |
| Independence Bush, George Walker | |
| April President Bush pledges to help Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion |
| Invasion of Afghanistan Bush, George Walker | |
| 15th Sep Pakistan agrees to support the USAin any invasion of Afghanistan |
| Oct Begins in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US, marking the beginning of its War on Terrorism campaign, seeking to oust the Taliban and find al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden |
| Oct The officially-stated purpose of the invasion is to target al-Qaeda members, and to punish the Taliban Government in Afghanistan which had provided support and haven to al-Qaeda |
| Oct The USAmilitary name of the conflict is Operation Enduring Freedom |
| Invasion of Afghanistan Myers, Richard | |
| Oct Chairman of the USAJoint Chiefs of Staff |
| Metallica Hammett, Kirk | |
| Hetfield enters rehab due to "alcoholism and other addictions", for nearly a year, Metallica cease to function in any meaningful way, Ulrich and Hammett, for the first time, seriously consider the possibility that Metallica might be finished |
| Metallica Newsted, Jason | |
| As plans are being made to go into the recording studio Newsted leaves the band, due to as he put it, "the physical damage I have done to myself over the years while playing the music that I love" |
| Metallica Ulrich, Lars | |
| Hetfield enters rehab due to "alcoholism and other addictions", for nearly a year, Metallica cease to function in any meaningful way, Ulrich and Hammett, for the first time, seriously consider the possibility that Metallica might be finished |
| National Security Adviser Rice, Condoleezza | |
| 15th Jan Rice headed Chevron's committee on public policy until she resigned on January 15, 2001, to become National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush |
| Nuclear Warfare Bush, George Walker | |
| Sep A report by Central Intelligence Agency accuses Iran of having one of the world's most active programmes to acquireNuclear weapons |
| President Bush, George Walker | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 43rd President |
| Secretary Defense Rumsfeld, Donald Henry | |
| 20th Jan Appointed United States Secretary of Defense, 2nd term |
| Secretary Labor Chao, Elaine | |
| Appointed Secretary of Labor |
| Siege Herat Bush, George Walker | |
| 12th Nov Herat Taliban forces leave Kabul |
| Siege Kabul Bush, George Walker | |
| 12th Nov Kabul Taliban forces leave Kabul |
| Siege Konduz Bush, George Walker | |
| 16th Nov Konduz The Taliban are forced back to their heartland in southeastern Afghanistan around Kandahar |
| 25th Nov Konduz Taliban fighters holding out in Konduz finally surrender and are herded into the Qala-e-Jangi prison complex near Mazar-I-Sharif |
| Siege of Kabul Omar | |
| 12th Nov Kabul Kabul falls to the US-backed Northern Alliance |
| Speech Bush Bush, George Walker | |
| 6th Nov Warsaw Says Osama bin Laden is trying to get chemical, biological andNuclear weapons |
| State of Emergency Bush, George Walker | |
| 14th Sep New York Bush declares a national emergency |
| Terrorism Al Queda Bush, George Walker | |
| 6th Nov Warsaw Says Osama bin Laden is trying to get chemical, biological andNuclear weapons |
| Tour de France Armstrong, Lance | |
| Winner of the Tour de France, 3rd time |
| United Nations Bush, George Walker | |
| 11th Nov Tells the UN General Assembly the time has come to act against global terrorism |
| 19th Dec The UN Security Council had issued Resolution 1333 directed towards the Taliban demanding that the Taliban turn over bin Laden to the United States or a third country |
| War on Terrorism Bush, George Walker | |
| Oct Begins in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US, marking the beginning of its War on Terrorism campaign, seeking to oust the Taliban and find al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden |
