2001

Events that occurred in the year 2001 CE. 
== Events ==
=== January ===
* January 20th: Bill Clinton's presidency, which was influenced by elements of HYDRA, comes to an end. George W. Bush is elected as the 43rd President of the United States. 
=== March ===
* March 10th: Peter Benjamin Parker is born to Richard and Mary Parker in Queens, New York City. 
* March 18th: Ned Leeds is born in New York City.
=== June ===
* June 28th: Under the influence of HYDRA, NASA sends astronauts Will Daniels, Taylor, Brubaker, and Austin through the Monolith to survey the planet Maveth on the other side of the portal until an extraction team could come to retrieve them. 
=== September ===
* September 11th: The 9/11 attacks occur. 
* September 12th: 
** Ben Urich writes an article about the 9/11 attacks for the Daily Bugle, his final piece there before leaving to work for the New York Bulletin. Urich's reasons for leaving are due to long-standing personal disputes with the Bugle's editor, J. Jonah Jameson.
** Frank Castle enlists in the Marine Corps and is placed under the command of Ray Schoonover.
* September 13th: In response to 9/11, Thunderbolt Ross convinces the US Armed Forces to restart the Bio-Tech Force Enhancement Project, the second of his attempts to recreate the results of Project Rebirth.
=== October ===
* October 29th: While on a business trip to Anzhou, China, Wendell and Heather Rand die after their plane crashes in an accident orchestrated by Madame Gao at the request of Harold Meachum. Their son Danny survives and is rescued by the Order of the Crane Mother, who take him to K'un-Lun.
* October 30th: The New York Bulletin publishes an article about the Rands and the plane crash, entitled "Rand Family Presumed Dead Following Tragic Plane Crash".Category:21st century