January 29 - Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid[?] resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.
April 1 - An American EP-3E spyplane collides with a Chinese F-8[?] fighter jet and is forced to make an emergency landing in China. The U.S. crew was detained for 10 days and the Chinese pilot, Wang Wei, went missing and presumed dead.
September 17 - The Late Show with David Letterman is the first TV talk show to return to the airways six days after terrorists attack the United States in New York City and Washington D.C.