2001

Timeline

Mothra and King Ghidorah fighting Godzilla (GMK)

2000 ← 2001 → 2002

Before 1900

Prehistoric eras: Precambrian • Carboniferous • Permian • Jurassic • Cretaceous • Last Ice Age

BCE: 30,000 • 8000 • 4th millennium • 1100 • 218

Before 1800: 79 • 1274 • 1348 • 1357 • 1502 • 1556 • 1588 • 1605 • 1749

1800s: 1804 • 1805 • 1850 • 1851 • 1853 • 1862 • 1875 • 1881 • 1886 • 1888 • 1890 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899

1900–1999

'00s: 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909

'10s: 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919

'20s: 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929

'30s: 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939

'40s: 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949

'50s: 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

'60s: 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

'70s: 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

'80s: 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

'90s: 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000–present

'00s: 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

'10s: 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019

'20s: 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025 • 2026

Future

2027 • 2028 • 2029 • 2030 • 2031 • 2034 • 2035 • 2036 • 2039 • 2041 • 2042 • 2043 • 2045 • 2046 • 2047 • 2048 • 2097 • 2204 • 22,000

In the real world

• Hanna-Barbera is absorbed into Warner Bros. Animation.
• Super7 is founded.
• Bandai releases the first six-inch vinyl figures of its long-running Movie Monster Series.
• Be@rbrick is founded.
• Saldapress is founded.
• Wonderland Records' Godzilla, King of the Monsters is re-released on CD.

January

• 1 January: Shogakukan publishes Godzilla vs. Megaguirus Super Complete Works.
• 6 January: Kodansha publishes Godzilla vs. Megaguirus Super Encyclopedia.

February

• 21 February: DVD Toho releases The Three Treasures on DVD.

March

• 26 March: Kong: The Animated Series concludes its television run.

May

• 1 May: GoodTimes Entertainment releases The Lost World on DVD.
• 17 May: Ikuma Dan passes away at the age of 77.

August

• 6 August: Robert Dunham passes away at the age of 70.

September

• 1 September: The soundtrack for Godzilla vs. Megaguirus receives an English-language release.
• 11 September: An al-Qaeda terrorist attack is carried out against the United States, resulting in the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York City.
• 16 September: Samuel Z. Arkoff passes away at age 83.

December

• 15 December: Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack is released in Japan.

In fiction

• Scientists in Japan invent a black hole gun dubbed the Dimension Tide to finally destroy Godzilla. The device opens up a wormhole that allows a prehistoric race of insects called the Meganulon to enter the future. The Meganulon metamorphose into giant dragonflies called Meganula, which siphon energy from Godzilla. They then inject the energy into the Meganula queen, giving rise to the monster Megaguirus. The Queen of the Insects and the King of the Monsters battle in Tokyo, and after an epic bout, Godzilla kills his opponent. The Dimension Tide is fired one last time before exploding upon reentry, and Godzilla is seemingly defeated. However, the creature reemerges a few weeks later, completely unharmed. (Godzilla vs. Megaguirus)
• Sebastian, uncle to Nancy and Joaquin, dies during the September 11 terrorist attack, an event which has a particular impact on Joaquin. (Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Gigan)

References

This is a list of references for 2001. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: ^[1]

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