When This Dropped

June 21, 2001

President
G. Bush
Dow Jones
10,472
Gas/gal
$1.46
Big Mac
$2.54
Min Wage
$5.15

A Big Mac cost $2.54 that summer of 2001, and the Dow Jones sat at 10,022 — the Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal moved forward with proceedings against Slobodan Milosevic, marking the first time a former head of state faced an international court for crimes committed while in office. On American screens and airwaves, Usher's "U Remind Me" held the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 while audiences packed theaters for "Legally Blonde," the Reese Witherspoon comedy that became one of the summer's biggest hits. On June 21, a freight operation in Western Australia set a world record when BHP Iron Ore ran the longest train ever recorded — 7.353 kilometers of track carrying 682 loaded iron ore wagons and more than 82,000 tonnes of ore between Newman and Port Hedland.

On the cover

Magazine Covers — June 21, 2001

New York Times
Time
Rolling Stone
TV Guide
Nat. Geographic

NY Times Headlines — Week of June 21, 2001

Nato Is Planning Macedonia Force

Yugoslavs Act On Hague Trial For Milosevic

World Events — June 2001

Time Person of the Year — 2001

George W. Bush
Person of the Year
George W. Bush

On the radio

Billboard Charts — June 21, 2001

Lady Marmalade
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk
Hot 100 #1
"Lady Marmalade"
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk
Miami Vice
Soundtrack
Billboard 200 #1
"Miami Vice"
Soundtrack

Grammy Awards

O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Various Artists
Grammy Album of the Year
"O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Various Artists
Fallin'
Alicia Keys
Grammy Song of the Year
"Fallin'"
Alicia Keys
Walk On
U2
Grammy Record of the Year
"Walk On"
U2
Alicia Keys
Grammy Best New Artist
Alicia Keys

On the bookshelf

Desecration
Tim LaHaye & Jerry Jenkins
NYT Fiction #1
"Desecration"
Tim LaHaye & Jerry Jenkins
John Adams
David McCullough
NYT Non-Fiction #1
"John Adams"
David McCullough
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
Pulitzer Prize Fiction
"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay"
Michael Chabon
The Corrections
Jonathan Franzen
National Book Award Fiction
"The Corrections"
Jonathan Franzen
The Noonday Demon
Andrew Solomon
National Book Award Nonfiction
"The Noonday Demon"
Andrew Solomon

On the television

Nielsen Top 10 — 2000–01 Season

Survivor: The Australian Outback
Nielsen #1 TV Show
Survivor: The Australian Outback
Nielsen
Top 10
TV Shows
Nielsen Ratings
Top 10 TV Shows
2000–01 Season

Emmy Winners — 2001

The West Wing
Emmy Drama Series
The West Wing
Friends
Emmy Comedy Series
Friends
Kiefer Sutherland
24
Emmy Lead Actor
Kiefer Sutherland
24
Allison Janney
The West Wing
Emmy Lead Actress
Allison Janney
The West Wing

At the movies

Box Office & Oscar Winners — June 21, 2001

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Box Office #1
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Gladiator
Oscar Best Picture
Gladiator
Ron Howard
A Beautiful Mind
Oscar Best Director
Ron Howard
A Beautiful Mind
Denzel Washington
Training Day
Oscar Best Actor
Denzel Washington
Training Day
Halle Berry
Monster's Ball
Oscar Best Actress
Halle Berry
Monster's Ball

Ebert 4-Star Films — June 21, 2001

A Beautiful Mind
4-Star Review
A Beautiful Mind
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
4-Star Review
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Apocalypse Now /Redux
4-Star Review
Apocalypse Now /Redux
Bully
4-Star Review
Bully
George Washington
4-Star Review
George Washington

On the field

Sports Champions — June 21, 2001

Super Bowl
Baltimore Ravens
def. New York Giants
World Series
Arizona Diamondbacks
def. New York Yankees
NBA Champion
Los Angeles Lakers
def. Philadelphia 76ers
Stanley Cup
Colorado Avalanche
def. New Jersey Devils

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