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The year 2000 (MMV) of the Gregorian Calendar began on a Saturday and ended on a Sunday. This was the first century leap year since 1600. The year 2000 was designated World Mathematical Year and also International year for the culture of peace. During the year America Online announced an agreement to purchase Time Warner for $162 billion, Windows 2000 was released and Microsoft is ruled to have put an oppressive thumb on it's competitors.
Brazil celebrated it's 500th anniversary, India reaches 1 billion population, and France win Euro 2000. The Olympics are held in Sydney, Australia. In Politics, George Bush controversially wins the closest ever American Presidential election over Al Gore and the world population continues to rise and goes past 6 billion people for the first time.
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Famous Deaths
- Feb. 10: Jim Varney - Actor
- Feb. 12: Tom Landry - Dallas Cowboys Coach
- Feb. 12: Charles M. Schulz - Peanuts Creator
- May 27: Maurice Richard - Montreal Canadiens
- Sep. 20: Pierre Trudeau - Canadian Prime Minister
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Chart Toppers
- Jan. 01: Santana - Smooth
- Jan. 15: Christina Aguilera - What a Girl Wants
- Jan. 29: Savage Garden - I Knew I Loved You
- Feb. 19: Mariah Carey - Thank God I Found You
- Feb. 26: Savage Garden - I Knew I Loved You
- Mar. 04: Lonestar - Amazed
- Mar. 18: Destinys Child - Say My Name
- Apr. 08: Santana - Maria, Maria
- Jun. 17: Aaliyah - Try Again
- Jun. 24: Enrique Iglesias - Be with You
- Jul. 15: Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want
- Jul. 22: Matchbox Twenty - Bent
- Jul. 29: NSYNC - It's Gonna Be Me
- Aug. 12: Sisqo - Incomplete
- Aug. 26: Janet Jackson - Doesn't Really Matter
- Sep. 16: Madonna - Music
- Oct. 14: Christina Aguilera - Come on Over Baby
- Nov. 11: Creed - With Arms Wide Open
- Nov. 18: Destiny's Child - Independent Women Billboard: Historical Billboard Charts
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73rd Academy Awards
- Presented March 25, 2001
- Best Picture: Gladiator
- Lead Actor: Russell Crowe in Gladiator
- Lead Actress: Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich
- Best Director: Steven Soderbergh for Traffic
- Best Documentary:Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport – Mark Jonathan Harris and Deborah Oppenheimer
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Top Athletes
- NHL MVP - Chris Pronger, STL
- NFL MVP - Marshall Faulk, STL
- NBA MVP - Shaquille O'Neal, LAK
- MLB AL MVP - Jason Giambi, OAK
- MLB NL MVP - Jeff Kent, SFG
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Nobel Laureates
- Peace: Kim Dae-jung
- Physics: Kilby, Kroemer, Alferov
- Chemistry: Heeger, MacDiarmid, Shirakawa
- Medicine: Carlsson, Greengard, Eric Kandel
- Literature: Gao Xingjian
- Economics: Heckman, McFaddenNobelPrize.org: 2000 Nobel Prize Winners
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January 2000
- January 3: Charles M. Schulz produces his final Peanuts comic.
- January 13: Bill Gates steps aside as the CEO of Microsoft and names Steve Ballmer as his successor.
- January 3: Charles M. Schulz produces his final Peanuts comic.
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February 2000
- February 23: Carlos Santana tied Michael Jackson for winning 8 Grammy Awards in one year.
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March 2000
- March 26: Vladimir Putin was elected president of Russia.
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April 22 2000
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April 2000
- April 26: Vermont Gov. Howard Dean signed the nation's first bill allowing same-sex couples to form civil unions.
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June 2000
- June 16: Bell Atlantic and GTE Corporation merged to create Verizon, the largest local phone company.
- June 26: Scientists announced that they had obtained a near-complete set of the biochemical instructions for human life, a rough draft of the entire human genetic code.
- June 16: Bell Atlantic and GTE Corporation merged to create Verizon, the largest local phone company.
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July 2000
- July 23: At the age of 24 Tiger Woods wins the British Open and becomes the youngest Golf Career Grand Slam winner.
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November 7 2000
November 7: George W. Bush defeats Al Gore to become the 43rd President. The result of the election was disputed and took over a month and a Supreme Court (Bush v. Gore) decision before the outcome was known. -
November 2000
- November 7: First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton wins a seat in the U.S. Senate representing the State of New York. The first, first lady to achieve such an accomplishment.
- November 21: The Florida Supreme Court grants Al Gore's request to continue with a recount of the Election Results. However days later The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear George W. Bush's appeal of the Florida high court ruling allowing hand recounts to proceed.
- November 23: Miami-Dade County in Florida refused to recount their ballots, and were not forced to by the Florida Supreme Court. A major setback for the Al Gore campaign in their efforts to win the state of Florida and the Presidency.
- November 24: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider George W. Bush's appeal against the hand recounting of presidential ballots in Florida.
- November 26: Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris certified George W. Bush the winner of the state over Al Gore in the state's presidential balloting by 537 votes
- November 28: Bush v. Gore: George W. Bush's lawyers ask the U.S. Supreme Court to bring "legal finality" to the 2000 Election. Al Gore opposed the idea of the Supreme Court interfering from Florida's recount.
- November 7: First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton wins a seat in the U.S. Senate representing the State of New York. The first, first lady to achieve such an accomplishment.
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December 13 2000
December 13: 36 Days after Election day, Al Gore concedes as George W. Bush claims the presidency of the United States. -
December 2000
- December 1 Vicente Fox is sworn in as Mexico's 35th President, and the first member of the opposition to win in 71 years.
- December 4: A Florida state judge refused to overturn Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush's certified victory in Florida.
- December 9: 2000 American Presidential Election: The U.S. Supreme Court halts the Florida presidential vote count
- December 10: MLB franchise, Texas Rangers sign Alex Rodriguez to a 10-year 252 Million dollar contract, the most lucrative in history.
- December 14: The FCC approves the merger between AOL and Time Warner worth $111 Billion.
- December 16: George W. Bush names Colin Powell as his Secretary of State.
- December 22: Madonna marries film director Guy Ritchie
- December 1 Vicente Fox is sworn in as Mexico's 35th President, and the first member of the opposition to win in 71 years.
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October 2000
- October 12: Osama Bin Laden is blamed for orchestrating an attack against the USS Cole which was parked at a harbor in Yemen.
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Top BALLS Indices: 1996 Nebraska 29.2, 1983 Nebraska 28.2, 1986 Oklahoma 26.4, 2000 Nebraska 24.8, 1993 FSU 24.7. Only FSU won the NC title
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View All 2000 Questions (124) | Ask a QuestionHow do I access youtube on my phone, the Kyocera E2000? (2 Answers)i dont believe certain phones can access youtube videos... I know the iphone 3gs can but most cannot view video from youtube.. however i checked your phone on phonescoop.com and ... read moreWho is the "Zimmerman" mentioned in John Lennon's song God 2000? (1 Answer)That would be Robert Allen Zimmerman also known as Bob Dylan http://www.mahalo.com/search?q=robert+zimmerman read moreDoes anyone own a 2000-2005 Mercedes? Was it garbage? (1 Answer)I don't own one, but my grandpa has owned a couple Mercedes M Class SUV's during those years and he loved them. read more
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