At A Glance

10 January 2001 at a glance

Day of the week
10 January 2001 was a Wednesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Independent Women” by Destiny's Child.
Top Film of 2001
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2001 was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Bestselling Novel of 2001
“Desecration” by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2001.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Friends” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2001–02 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 10 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 January 2001 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 January 2001 was Full Moon.

On this day: 10 January

  • 1984 Holy See–United States relations: The United States and Holy See (Vatican City) re-establish full diplomatic relations after almost 117 years, overturning the United States Congress's 1867 ban on public funding for such a diplomatic envoy.
  • 1985 Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba.
  • 1990 Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications.
  • 2003 North Korea withdraws from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, making it the first state to withdraw from the treaty.
  • 2007 A general strike begins in Guinea in an attempt to get President Lansana Conté to resign.

Famous people born on January 10

  • Jared Kushner, American real estate investor and political figure (born 1981)
  • Sarah Shahi, American actress (born 1980)
  • Rod Stewart, British singer-songwriter (born 1945)
  • George Foreman, American boxer, actor, and businessman (1949–2025)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2001 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2001 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 15 – Wikipedia is launched.
  • March 24 – Apple Computer releases the Mac OS X next-generation operating system, with version 10.0. It goes on to be the second-most used desktop operating system with a market share of roughly 10 percent.
  • May 18 – Shrek is released in theaters.
More events of 2001 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 2001

President

Bill Clinton

Gas (per gallon)

$1.46

Loaf of Bread

$1.10

Average House

$175,200

Weekly Wage

$580

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