2001 marked a turning point when Cruz starred in the feature films Vanilla Sky and Blow.

Batlle's five-year term was marked by economic recession and uncertainty, first with the 1999 devaluation of the Brazilian real, then with the outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease ( aftosa ) in Uruguay's key beef sector in 2001, and finally with the political and economic collapse of Argentina.

Between 2001 and 2003, there was a marked increase in UK membership, with the creation of the Hull GMB.

To quote a 2001 naloxone study, " In three of 14 patients, depersonalization symptoms disappeared entirely and seven patients showed a marked improvement.

Economically, the bursting of the dot-com boom by 2001 had marked implications for Sweden.

In July 2001 EADS-CASA Military Aircraft marked the beginning of the Eurofighter Typhoon Final Assembly Phase at Getafe.

2001 marked her career's turning point with the breakout role as Elle Woods in the box office hit Legally Blonde, and in 2002 she starred in Sweet Home Alabama, which became her biggest commercial film success to date.

2001 marked a significant turning point in Witherspoon's career, when she starred in the feature film Legally Blonde.

According to the 1901 Census, Ickenham at that time had a population of 329, which by the 2001 Census had reached 9, 933, although census figures show a marked population decline during the 1960s and 1970s.

2001 marked the first time that this award was granted in an odd-numbered year, and it has been an annual award ever since.

The 2001 meeting was marked by clashes over the Middle East and the legacy of slavery, and coincided with attacks on Israel and anti-Israel demonstrations at a parallel conference of non-governmental organizations.

* The first anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks is marked by many services and memorials.

This close decision — the majority was only 33 votes according to early results — marked the fourth attempt to change the borough's historic name of West Paterson: voters rejected the names " Whispering Pines ", " West Park ," and " Garret Mountain " in 1989, 1995, and 2001 respectively.

After a very successful year as Mayor, marked by widespread community support, he resigned suddenly in May 2001 following a Grand Jury indictment for one count of misdemeanor perjury and in the same week being arrested by the Gun Barrel City Police Department for Public Intoxication.

The song was released in April 2001, marked a high point for the group as the single went straight to number-one, went Platinum and became the seventh best selling single of 2001.

The year 2001 marked the 150th Anniversary of the school, and in the same year the school decided to join the Direct Subsidy Scheme, under which the school is given more freedom in the enrollment of students, appointment of teachers and the design of the curriculum.

Though he finished with a team-leading 57 points over 82 games, the 2001 – 02 season marked Kariya's worst statistical year as a Duck and the third straight year his points total had decreased.

This test marked the 27th successful " Hit-to-Kill " intercept ( for all MDA systems ) since 2001.

The year 2001 marked the 90th Anniversary of HKU.

The 2001 CGI short Green Divers, shows that Amuro fought in his own Zeta Gundam, marked by his signature " A " logo and painted in pure white with patches of bluish purple ( arguably his signature custom colors akin to Char's red and pink ) during the later stages of the Gryps Conflict and presumably during the first Neo Zeon movement.

The year 2001 marked the inception of the " Do-It-Yourself " Drive-In, which utilized contemporary tools such as LCD projectors and micro-radio transmitters.

" 2001 marked a turning point for the band as their record contract with Five Minute Walk ran out, leading to rumors that the band would break up.

His capture of Kandahar city in late 2001, with assistance from American special forces and airstrikes, marked the first time territory in southern Afghanistan had been captured from the Taliban.

Alumni would later climb up to first division winning 5 titles: 4 consecutive between 1989 and 1992, and the other in 2001.

* 2001 – Millionaire Dennis Tito becomes the world's first space tourist.

In the 2001 NFL Draft, the Falcons orchestrated a trade with the San Diego Chargers, acquiring the first overall pick ( which was used on quarterback Michael Vick ) in exchange for wide receiver / return specialist Tim Dwight and the fifth overall pick ( used on running back LaDainian Tomlinson ).

In their first five seasons of existence, the Diamondbacks won three division titles ( 1999, 2001, 2002 ) a National League pennant ( 2001 ) and a World Series championship ( 2001 ).

After taking the first two games at home against the Cubs, in the National League Division Series, they took the series to Wrigley Field, where they completed their sweep, earning their first berth in the National League Championship Series since 2001.

A History of African Americans, by John Hope Franklin, Alfred Moss, McGraw-Hill Education 2001, standard work, first edition in 1947.

* In the episode " 11: 59 " of Star Trek: Voyager's fifth season ( original air date: May 5, 1999 ), Earth's first self-contained ecosystem known as " The Millennium Gate " is referenced and described as one kilometer tall and having begun construction in 2001.

In 2001, it achieved high rankings in the annual Maclean's University Rankings, including Best Overall for Primarily Undergraduate University in their opinion survey, and it received the Canadian Information Productivity Award in 1997 as it was praised as the first university in Canada to fully utilize information technology in the undergraduate curriculum.

The first co-ed south Asian a cappella was Anokha, from the University of Maryland, formed in 2001.

The first World Social Forum ( WSF ) in 2001 was an initiative of Oded Grajew, Chico Whitaker, and Bernard Cassen.

On December 13, 2001, George W. Bush gave Russia notice of the United States ' withdrawal from the treaty, in accordance with the clause that required six months ' notice before terminating the pact — the first time in recent history that the United States has withdrawn from a major international arms treaty.

The 2001 census was the first census in Botswana to comply with the SADC 2000 Census Project, the guidelines of which unify the demographic statistics in southern Africa.

This year marks the first post-communist government that not collapsed and served its 4-year term until 2001, thus stabilizing the political system in Bulgaria.

Former Pittsburgh Pirate manager Lloyd McClendon is jokingly referred to as having " stolen first " in a June 26, 2001 game – after disputing a call at first base, he yanked the base out of the ground and left the field with it, delaying the game.

During the Labor Day weekend in 1952, The Saddlemen were renamed Bill Haley with Haley's Comets ( inspired by a popular mispronunciation of Halley's Comet ), and in 1953, Haley's recording of " Crazy Man, Crazy " ( co-written by Haley and his bass player, Marshall Lytle although Lytle would not receive credit until 2001 ) became the first rock and roll song to hit the American charts, peaking at no. 15 on Billboard and no. 11 on Cash Box.

The first edition of 1995 contained about 10, 000 words, and the second edition of 2001 contains 20, 000 words.

The first female Blue Angel flight surgeon was LT Tamara Schnurr, as a member of the 2001 team.

The club won its first AFL Premiership by defeating Essendon 15. 18 ( 108 ) to 12. 10 ( 82 ) in the 2001 AFL Grand Final.

The first intermolecular logic gate using SWCNT FETs was made in 2001.

The Indians finished with a 96 – 66 record tied with the Red Sox for best in baseball, their seventh Central Division title in 13 years and their first post-season trip since 2001.

Grady Sizemore, who had a. 995 fielding percentage and only two errors in 405 chances, won the Gold Glove award, Cleveland's first since 2001.