▁National ▁Wild life ▁Ref uge . ▁ ▁August ▁ 9 ▁– ▁U . S . ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁announ ces ▁his ▁limited ▁support ▁for ▁federal ▁fund ing ▁of ▁research ▁on ▁emb ry onic ▁stem ▁cells . ▁August ▁ 2 5 ▁– ▁U . S . ▁singer ▁A ali y ah ▁dies ▁in ▁a ▁plane ▁crash ▁in ▁the ▁Bah am as . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 8 ▁– ▁The ▁U . S . ▁govern ors ▁of ▁New ▁England ▁agree ▁with ▁the ▁Quebec ▁and ▁Atlantic ▁Canadian ▁premiers ▁to ▁the ▁Cl imate ▁Change ▁Action ▁Plan ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁September ▁▁▁ ▁September ▁ 1 ▁– ▁The ▁libert arian ▁Free ▁State ▁Project ▁is ▁founded ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University . ▁ ▁September ▁ 4 ▁– ▁Robert ▁Mu eller ▁becomes ▁the ▁F BI ' s ▁director . ▁ ▁September ▁ 6 ▁– ▁United ▁States ▁v . ▁Microsoft : ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Justice ▁Department ▁announ ces ▁that ▁it ▁no ▁longer ▁see ks ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁software ▁mak er ▁Microsoft , ▁and ▁will ▁instead ▁seek ▁a ▁less er ▁ant it rust ▁penalty . ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁– ▁ 9 / 1 1 ▁attacks : ▁Al most ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁are ▁killed ▁in ▁four ▁suic ide ▁attacks ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ; ▁the ▁Pent agon ▁in ▁Ar ling ton , ▁Virginia ; ▁and ▁in ▁rural ▁Sh anks ville , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁The ▁attack ▁launch es ▁the ▁global ▁War ▁on ▁T error ism . ▁ ▁September ▁