An example of active passenger and crew member resistance occurred when passengers and flight attendants of American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami on December 22, 2001, teamed up to help helped prevent Richard Reid from igniting explosives hidden in his shoes.

On December 6, 2001, Arthur M. Blank, the co-founder and retired co-chairman of Atlanta-based Home Depot, reached a preliminary agreement with the Falcons ’ Taylor Smith to purchase the team.

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required six months ' notice before terminating the pact — the first time in recent history that the United States has withdrawn from a major international arms treaty.

A former law student and muezzin, Ahmed bin Abdullah al-Nami ( Arabic: أحمد بن عبد الله النامي, ; also transliterated as Alnami ) < span dir =" ltr ">( December 7, 1977 – September 11, 2001 )</ span > was one of four hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 as part of the September 11 attacks.

The Clinton Presidential Center was opened in Little Rock, Arkansas in his honor on December 5, 2001.

On 21 December 2001, a major reorganisation of the Ground Forces produced two operational-territorial commands, formed from two former corps headquarters.

Barbara Olson ( December 27, 1955 September 11, 2001 ) was a lawyer and conservative American television commentator who worked for CNN, Fox News Channel, and several other outlets.

After the Taliban government was toppled during Operation Enduring Freedom, Rabbani returned to Kabul and served as a temporary President from November to December 20, 2001, when Hamid Karzai was chosen at the Bonn International Conference on Afghanistan.

Carolyn Ann Mayer-Beug ( December 11, 1952 – September 11, 2001 ) was a filmmaker and video producer from Santa Monica, California.

By December 2001, it was ratified by the ECMA, with ISO standardization following in April 2003.

* Spectres of Agrarian Territory by David Ludden 11 December 2001

Green filed for divorce in December 2001.

A B-1 bomber was lost on 12 December 2001 to mechanical failures just after take off from the island, but the crew survived and was rescued by the USS Russell ( DDG-59 ).

DS1's ion engines were shut down on 18 December 2001 at approximately 20: 00: 00 UTC, signaling the end of the mission.

Donald G. Tennant ( November 23, 1922 – December 8, 2001 ) was an American advertising agency executive.

* In December 2001, the United States ' National Film Preservation Foundation announced that Morris's The Thin Blue Line would be one of the 25 films selected that year for preservation in the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress, bringing the total at the time to 325.

Following the completion of a one-year stand-by program with the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) in December 2001, Ecuador successfully negotiated a new $ 205 million stand-by agreement with the IMF in March 2003.

* 2001: Alibaba. com achieved profitability in December 2001.

" The American Spectator ( December 2000 / January 2001 ).

# The Shadows of Luclin ( December 2001 )

Eric Cheney ( 5 January 1924 – 30 December 2001 ) was an independent British motorcycle designer and constructor.

It was readmitted to the Commonwealth in December 2001, following the parliamentary election held to restore democracy in September that year, and is currently suspended again after the 2006 coup.

President Daniel Moi of Kenya issued a decree against it in December 2001.

On 4 December 2001, Marike de Klerk was found stabbed and violently strangled to death in her Cape Town flat.

* December 31 – Alex Ferguson, English football manager ( Manchester United )

Sir Alexander Chapman " Alex " Ferguson, ( born 31 December 1941 ) is a Scottish football manager and former player who has managed Manchester United since 1986.

Born to Alexander Beaton Ferguson, a plater's helper in the shipbuilding industry, and his wife, the former Elizabeth Hardie, Alex Ferguson was born at his grandmother's home on Shieldhall Road, Govan, on 31 December 1941, but grew up in a tenement at 667 Govan Road ( which has since been demolished ) where he lived with his parents as well as his younger brother Martin.

On December 29, 2011, Ventura announced his support for Ron Paul on the Alex Jones Show for the 2012 Presidential Election as " the only anti-war candidate.

After a slow start to the following season, Advocaat resigned from his post in December 2001 to be replaced as manager by Alex McLeish.

* Crisis on Infinite Earths # 1-12 ( April 1985 – March 1986 ) was collected in hardcover ( December 1998 ; ISBN 1-56389-434-3 ) and trade paperback ( January 2001 ; ISBN 1-56389-750-4 ) editions, with original cover art by George Pérez and Alex Ross.

On December 6, 2006, a new series was launched with the creative team of Geoff Johns ( writer ), Dale Eaglesham ( pencils ), and Alex Ross ( cover art ).

Messiah remains Handel's best-known work, with performances particularly popular during the Christmas season ; writing in December 1993, the music critic Alex Ross refers to that month's 21 performances in New York alone as " numbing repetition ".

After defeating Alex Ramos by a knockout in two rounds to retain the belt, he travelled to Monterrey, Mexico to defend against the former undefeated holder of the WBA title John David Jackson in December 1994.

In a December 18, 2000 article for People Magazine entitled " Bad to Worse ", Downey's stepmother Rosemary told author Alex Tresnlowski that Downey had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder " a few years ago " and added that his bipolar disorder was " the reason he has a hard time staying sober.

On May 17, 2011, Jack Tobin pled guilty to impaired driving causing death, over an incident that happened on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2010, in which his best friend, Alex Zolpis, was killed.

On December 18, 2010, Alex and Allyson Grey again " live painted " new original pieces with TELESMA during the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors ( CoSM ) Full Moon Solstice Celebration.

Alexander " Alex " Penelas ( born December 18, 1961 in Miami, Florida ) is the former mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida.

*" Alex Penelas, former Miami-Dade Mayor, to Provide Political Commentary and Analysis for Univision ", Univision statement, December 17, 2004.

Additionally, he portrayed the character, Alex Vega, in the CBS TV series Cane, which aired from September 25, 2007 to December 18, 2007 and was subsequently cancelled by the network due to the 2007 Screen Writer's Guild strike.

* December 10 – Alex Wilson, track and field athlete and Olympic silver medalist ( born 1905 )

Alex North ( December 4, 1910 – September 8, 1991 ) was an American composer who wrote the first jazz-based film score ( A Streetcar Named Desire ) and one of the first modernist scores written in Hollywood ( Viva Zapata!

In December 2010, Vettriano was asked by First Minister, Alex Salmond to create his official Christmas card " Let's Twist Again " which was sold at auction for the benefit of four Scottish charities in February at The Old Course Hotel in St. Andrews with the First Minister attending.

Nakamura won the 2005 U. S. Chess Championship ( held in November and December 2004 ), scoring seven points over nine rounds to tie grandmaster Alex Stripunsky for first place.

In October 2006, Fillion signed a talent holding contract with the Fox Broadcasting Company, and in December 2006, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Fillion was cast as Alex Tully in the series Drive, which debuted on Fox in the spring of 2007.

Alex died on 16 December 2006 of kidney cancer.

In December 2005, while still starring in Close to Home, she made a second guest appearance as Alex Sinclair in the episode " A Very Dead Zone Christmas ," on The Dead Zone.

Alex Ferguson opened the new megastore on 3 December 1994.

On 23 December 2010, British press reported that Sir Alex Ferguson had confirmed Van der Sar would retire at the end of the 2010 – 11 Premier League season.

Shamrock, now an enormous star in Japan, defeated world kickboxing champion and future UFC Heavyweight Champion Maurice Smith and Alex Cook in the Opening Round of the 16 man King of Pancrase Tournament and Masakatsu Funaki and Manabu Yamada in the Second Round to become the first King of Pancrase before crowds of 11, 000 fans both nights at Tokyo ’ s Sumo Hall in December 1994.