2001 Live

In Los Angeles, 60-year-old actor Patrick Stewart marries 39-year-old Wendy Neuss, who was a producer on Star Trek: The Next Generation, in which Stewart starred.

Queen Elizabeth lands in Oslo to begin a three-day state visit to Norway, hosted by King Harald V.

American country singer Dolly Parton releases her 37th album, The Grass Is Blue.

Kermit the Frog testifies in front of US Congress on the decline of amphibians in the United States. Here, he shakes hands with Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) and gives a speech to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

Singer Jimmy Buffett is ejected from American Airlines Arena in Miami during a basketball game between the Miami Heat and the New York Knicks for cursing at a referee. The referee says that he didn’t know who Buffett was.

Real estate magnate Donald Trump speaks at an event in New York City hosted by his friend, the Reverend Jesse Jackson.

President Clinton awards The Reverend Jesse Jackson with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Varsity Blues, a sports comedy film starring James Van Der Beek and Jon Voight, is released in theaters.

Turin, Italy is awarded the 2006 Winter Olympics.

“Family Guy,” a new animated comedy created by Seth McFarlane, debuts on Fox immediately after the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl XXXV is played in Tampa, Florida. The Baltimore Ravens beat the New York Giants 34-7. This is the Ravens’ first Super Bowl title.

After popular Indiana University basketball coach Bob Knight is fired, 10,000 Indiana Hoosiers basketball fans riot in Bloomington, participating in widespread vandalism and destruction.

Scott Adams, the creator of “Dilbert”, the cartoon character that lampoons the absurdities of corporate life, poses with two “Dilbert” characters at a party in Pasadena, California.

Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams releases a new, independent food product: the “Dilberito,” a vegetarian frozen burrito that comes in four flavors.

Tabriz University, Iran erupts in student protests on the third day of demonstrations across the country. Over 1,500 students are arrested. Many cover their faces with masks to prevent themselves from being identified.

In the largest riots in Iran in 20 years, 50,000 students pour into the streets to protest government oppression. 1,000 are arrested and 12 are killed.

Hugo Chávez, former member of the Venezuelan military, is elected President of Venezuela.