A two-hour telethon, which aired on all the major TV networks (and a host of cable networks), where celebrities raised money for the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, and the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania.
The first appearance of the prototypical version of Bugs Bunny. He's barely recognizable compared to his more familiar later form. Bugs' first official appearance will come two years later. Bugs Bunny says his line "Of course, you know, this means war!" for the first time. This is quoting Groucho Marx's character from Duck Soup (1933).