The March 5, 2001 was a Monday under the star sign of ♓. It was the 63 day of the year. President of the United States was George W. Bush.
If you were born on this day, you are 25 years old. Your last birthday was on the Thursday, March 5, 2026, 107 days ago. Your next birthday is on Friday, March 5, 2027, in 257 days. You have lived for 9,238 days, or about 221,714 hours, or about 13,302,897 minutes, or about 798,173,820 seconds.
Date: 05 March 2001
By Associated Press
TEHRAN, March 4 — A hard-line court has sentenced Iran's senior election official to jail for vote tampering, the state-run news media reported today, toppling one of the reformist president's top allies just three months before presidential elections.
Date: 06 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Boston Scientific Corp acquires Catheter Innovations (S)
Date: 06 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
First Virginia Banks acquires James River Bankshares Inc for $107.1 million in stock to increase its size in five Virginia counties (S)
Date: 06 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Legend Airlines surrenders its license and expects remaining assets to be liquidated, ending start-up carrier's effort to lure business travelers from established carriers by offering all first-class service (S)
Date: 06 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Frederic Reynolds will step down as chief financial officer of Viacom Inc (S)
Date: 06 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nextel Communications Inc., a wireless telephone company, said yesterday that it would purchase high-capacity switches from Lucent Technologies Inc. for use in its digital wireless network. Terms were not disclosed for the agreement, which is the first between the companies. At least 10 of Lucent's switches will be used in Nextel's iDEN network, Nextel said. The switches are expected to be installed by the end of the current year, and will boost calling capacity while reducing equipment and operating costs, according to Nextel.
Date: 06 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Trans World Airlines acknowledges that investor group with backing from its former chairman, Carl C Icahn, has made offer that bypasses bankruptcy auction of airline and will allow it to keep flying as independent carrier; TWA Acquistions Group, which is headed by banker Brian Freeman, submits its $655 million offer to committee of TWA's creditors and puts down $50 million deposit (M)
Date: 06 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Comtech Telecommunications Corp, maker of antennas, amplifiers and modems, acquires certain product lines of MPD Technologies for $11 million in cash (S)
Date: 06 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Timberland Company, boot and clothing company in Stratham, NH, will begin operating its electronic commerce business through Chelsea Interactive (S)