March 5, 2001
Gas cost $1.46 a gallon in the spring of 2001, and the Dow Jones stood at 10,022 — a period when the United States was navigating a new presidential administration under George W. Bush while the country remained largely focused on daily life at home. On television, "Survivor: The Australian Outback" was drawing tens of millions of viewers each week, while David McCullough's biography "John Adams" sat at the top of the nonfiction bestseller list, reflecting a steady public appetite for American history. The Los Angeles Lakers claimed their second consecutive NBA championship by defeating the Philadelphia 76ers, the same spring that NASA launched the "2001 Mars Odyssey" orbiter atop a Delta II rocket, beginning a seven-month journey that would make it the most-studied planet in the solar system.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — March 5, 2001
NY Times Headlines — Week of March 5, 2001
A Senator Dispenses With The Pleasantries; A Challenge To Albany Republicans Sets Off Partisan Hostility
Sharon Takes Reins In Israel; Vows Security
U.S. Won'T Send Its Kosovo G.I.'S On Peacekeeping Patrol In Serbia
World Events — March 2001
Time Person of the Year — 2001
On the radio
Billboard Charts — March 5, 2001
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 2000–01 Season
Emmy Winners — 2001
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — March 5, 2001
Ebert 4-Star Films — March 5, 2001
On the field
Sports Champions — March 5, 2001
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