April 1st, 2001, was a Sunday. It was day 91 of 2001. The decade was the 2000s.
20 years, 1 months and 18 days have passed since April 1st, 2001.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.
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Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on April 1st, 2001.
The movie "Heartbreakers" was at the top of the box office on April 1st, 2001.
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The date is April 1st, 2001 and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aries. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.
It is April Fool's Day, which means that people are playing practical jokes on one another. The summer of 2001 is drawing closer and temperatures have started to rise. In America, the song Angel by Shaggy is on top of the singles charts.
Over in the UK, Pure And Simple by Hear'say is the number one hit song. George W. Bush Jnr. is currently the President of the United States and the movie Heartbreakers is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, Tony Blair is the current Prime Minister.
In technology news, more and more music companies are beginning to release MP3 players. The new MP3 format means that music listeners are able to listen to multiple albums on the go. Meanwhile, the Nokia 3310 is one of the most popular cell phones on the market at the moment. Stores across the world are currently selling a wide range of custom covers for the phone. It's 2001, so the music charts are being dominated by the likes of Christina Aguilera, Janet Jackson, OutKast, Crazy Town, Destiny's Child, Usher, Alicia Keys, Blu Cantrell and Jennifer Lopez.
An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom is currently causing a crisis in the British agriculture and tourism sectors. Cows and sheep are currently being killed in an effort to halt the disease. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "7th Heaven", "Dawson's Creek", "Will & Grace" and "Dora the Explorer". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Dead or Alive 2", "Diablo II", "Colin McRae Rally 2.0" and "Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn".
Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Friends", "Daria", "Dora the Explorer" and "Grounded for Life". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Groovy Girls, the Dreamcast, Razor (scooter) and the PlayStation 2.
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"Walk On" by U2 went on to win a Grammy for 2001's Record of the Year.
Popular music artists in 2001 included Lenny Kravitz, Jennifer Lopez, Shaggy, Janet Jackson, Destiny's Child, Lifehouse, Nelly, Eve, Blu Cantrell, Usher, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Ginuwine and Nickelback.
According to Forbes, the highest paid celebrities in 2001 were Tom Cruise, Tiger Woods, The Beatles, Britney Spears, Bruce Willis, Michael Jordan, The Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Oprah Winfrey and Mel Gibson.
In 2001, the best NBA players were Allen Iverson, Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Webber, Tim Duncan, Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Vince Carter, Dikembe Mutombo, Tracy McGrady, Karl Malone, Dirk Nowitzki, David Robinson, Gary Payton and Ray Allen.
New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani was listed as the Time Person of the Year for 2001.
During this period of time, a lot of people were using MSN Messenger to chat with their friends online.
Movies released in 2001 included Shrek, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Monsters, Inc., Ocean's Eleven, Pearl Harbor, The Mummy Returns, Jurassic Park III, Planet of the Apes, Hannibal, Moulin Rouge!, Spy Kids, The Fast and the Furious and The Others.
In 2001, the best soccer players were Michael Owen, Raúl, Oliver Kahn, David Beckham, Francesco Totti, Luís Figo, Rivaldo, Andriy Shevchenko, Thierry Henry and Zinedine Zidane.
"A Beautiful Mind" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2001.
If you were a frequent Internet user during this time period, the you probably remember the file-sharing website "Napster", which was a popular site for downloading MP3 songs. According to traffic statistics, the site's popularity peaked in February of 2001. In July of 2001, it was forced to close because of legal challenges.
Throughout this period of time, the Nokia 3310 would have been one of the most popular cell phones on the market. The phone included a game called "Snake" and it allowed people to customize its cover.
American singer Jennifer Loper (aka J. Lo) topped the FHM sexiest woman list in both 2000 and 2001.
In the first half of the naughties, DVDs started to replace the older VCR tapes. This meant that you no longer had to rewind your tapes before bringing them back to the rental store!
In the early "naughties", more and more MP3 players started to arrive on the market. This included the likes of the Samsung YEPP, the Creative NOMAD Jukebox and the Apple iPod. Although most of us did not know it at the time, the MP3 marked the beginning of the end for the CD format and in turn, the music stores that sold them.
During this time, the Game Boy Color was the go-to handheld device for gamers. Popular games included Wario Land 3, Donkey Kong Country and the various Pokémon releases.
During this period, landline phones were still popular. However, they would soon start to decline due to the rise of mobile phones.
During the late 1990s and early naughties, many people used CD folders to store their music collection. Disc towers were also popular for albums and things such as PlayStation games.
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George W. Bush Jnr. was the President of the United States on April 1st, 2001.
Tony Blair was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on April 1st, 2001.
Bertie Ahern was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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