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  • Tokyo, Japan
    May, 2001
    Mobile Phones

    The First Pre-Commercial Trial Network With 3G

    Tokyo, Japan
    May, 2001

    The first pre-commercial trial network with 3G was launched by NTT DoCoMo in Japan in the Tokyo region in May 2001.




  • White House, Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday May 1, 2001
    September 11 (9/11) Attacks

    A Group presently in the United States

    White House, Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday May 1, 2001

    On May 1, 2001, the CIA informed the White House that "a group presently in the United States" was in the process of planning a terrorist attack.




  • U.S.
    Friday May 4, 2001
    Dwayne Johnson

    The Mummy Returns

    U.S.
    Friday May 4, 2001

    Johnson began his theatrical career in The Mummy Returns (2001).




  • Italy
    Sunday May 13, 2001
    Silvio Berlusconi

    2001 Electoral Victory

    Italy
    Sunday May 13, 2001

    In 2001, Berlusconi ran again, as leader of the right-wing coalition House of Freedoms (Italian: La Casa delle Libertà), which included the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats, the Lega Nord, the National Alliance and other parties. Berlusconi's success in the May 2001 general election led to him becoming Prime Minister once more, with the coalition receiving 49.6% of the vote for the Chamber of Deputies and 42.5% for the Senate.




  • U.S.
    Saturday May 19, 2001
    Apple Inc.

    First official eponymous retail stores

    U.S.
    Saturday May 19, 2001

    On May 19, 2001, Apple opened its first official eponymous retail stores in Virginia and California.




  • Kraków, Poland
    Saturday May 26, 2001
    Džok

    Dżok Monument

    Kraków, Poland
    Saturday May 26, 2001

    The creator of the monument sculpture is Bronisław Chromy. Her unveiling, on May 26, 2001.




  • U.S.
    Thursday May 31, 2001
    Xerox

    Xerox Corporation announced that its auditors, KPMG LLP

    U.S.
    Thursday May 31, 2001

    On May 31, 2001, Xerox Corporation announced that its auditors, KPMG LLP, had certified Xerox's financial statements for the three years ended December 31, 2000. And the financials included some restatements.


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