2001 in the United States

Events from the year 2001 in the United States. == Incumbents == === Federal government === President: Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) (until January 20) George W. Bush (R-Texas) (starting January 20) Vice President: Al Gore (D-Tennessee) (until January 20) Dick Cheney (R-Wyoming) (starting January 20) Chief Justice: William Rehnquist (Virginia) Speaker of the House of Representatives: Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) Senate Majority Leader: Trent Lott (R-Mississippi) (until January 3) Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) (January 3–20) Trent Lott (R-Mississippi) (January 20 – June 6) Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) (starting June 6) Congress: 106th (until January 3), 107th (starting January 3) ==== State governments ==== == Events == === January === January 1 – A black monolith measuring 270 cm (8.9 ft) tall appears in Seattle's Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous artist in reference to the monolith from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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