August 8, 2001
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 — August 8, 2001
NY Times Headlines — Week of August 8, 2001
On A Sworn Mission Seeking Pretenders To Military Heroism
World Events — August 2001
Time Person of the Year — 2001
On the radio
Billboard Charts — August 8, 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 — August 8, 2001
Ebert 4-Star Films — August 8, 2001
On the field
Sports Champions — August 8, 2001
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