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Events on Sunday 7 October 2001 2
2001Barry Bonds sets the single-season home run record73 home runs in one Major League seasonSan Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds hit his 71st, 72nd and 73rd home runs in early October 2001, breaking Mark McGwire's three-year-old record. The mark still stands. It was later shadowed by evidence of performance-enhancing drug use in the sport.
2001War in Afghanistan beginsUS invades following 9/11The United States and NATO allies launched Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, in response to the 9/11 attacks and the Taliban's refusal to hand over Osama bin Laden.