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| Jan.1 |
USA |
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Y2K bug fails to bite| A flaw in computer program that caused processing to operate incorrectly on and after January 1, 2000. The Year 2000 problem caused concern that critical industries and government functions would cease operating at midnight, January 1.... | |
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| Jan.14 |
New York |
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Dow Jones reached 11,722
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Seattle |
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Microsoft CEO Gates Steps Down |
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| Jan.17 |
Chile |
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Socialist candidate elected president |
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| Feb.1 |
California |
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Jet bound for S.F. plunges into see |
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| Feb.6 |
England |
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Hijackers seize Afghan plane |
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| Feb.26 |
Iran |
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Reformists win control of parliament |
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| Mar.10 |
USA |
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Nasdaq reached 5048 Nasdaq's all-time high. Beginning of the end of the Internet stock boom
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| Mar.18 |
Uganda |
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Hundreds killed in doomsday cult |
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| Mar.21 |
Jerusalem |
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Visit by Pope John Paul II Pope placed a letter at the Western Wall
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| Mar.27 |
Moscow |
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Putin elected president
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| Apr.2 |
Austria |
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Far-right enters government |
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| Apr.4 |
Washington |
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Microsoft loses antitrust suit |
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| Apr.8 |
Arizona |
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Osprey plane crash kills 19 marines |
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| May.4 |
USA |
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'I love you' virus disrupts computers
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| May.9 |
India |
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Drought
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| May.24 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel retreat complete Troops withdraw from Lebanese security zone after 22 years of occupation. Many of the posts were blown up
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Chile |
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Pinochet's immunity ends |
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| May.29 |
Indonesia |
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Suharto under house arrest |
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| Jun.4 |
Northern Ireland |
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Parliamentary powers restored |
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| Jun.10 |
Syria |
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Bashar al-Assad succeeds late father
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| Jun.15 |
North Korea |
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Presidents of Koreas sign peace accord
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| Jun.19 |
England |
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58 immigrants suffocated in Dutch truck
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| Jun.29 |
Cuba |
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Elian Gonzalez returns to Cuba |
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| Jul.2 |
Mexico |
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Vicente Fox elected president
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Netherlands |
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France win Euro 2000, 2-1 over Italy |
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| Jul.25 |
Paris |
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Concorde crash kills 113
Fuel tanks were ruptured by bursting tyres on 6 separate occasions before the fatal accident
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| Aug.2 |
Philadelphia |
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Republicans pick Bush, Cheney
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| Aug.12 |
Arctic |
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Kursk submarine went down All 118 crew members on board the nuclear submarine perished when the Kursk exploded and sank
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| Aug.14 |
Los Angeles |
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Democrats select Gore, Lieberman |
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| Sep.15 |
Sydney |
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Olympic Games open| Organizers thrilled the 110,000 spectators and an 4 billion TV viewers with a spectacular opening ceremony. Australian Governor General Sir William Deane declared the games officially open. 12,697 performers , including some Aborigine women,... | |
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| Sep.26 |
Serbia |
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Opposition claims victory. Milosevic denies |
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| Sep.28 |
Denmark |
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Denmark rejects euro |
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| Sep.30 |
Jerusalem |
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Intifada started by Sharon visit 
Palestinians and Israelis clash, spurred by visit of right-wing Israeli leader to a joint Jewish/Muslim holy site
| Al-Aqsa intifada is named after the Jerusalem mosque complex where the violence began. Ariel Sharon's visit to the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount and the failure of the peace process provides the sparks
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| Oct.5 |
Serbia |
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Nationwide uprising overthrows Milosevic Socialist Party, with its monopoly on political clout, agreed to share power with the two opposition parties
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| Oct.7 |
Serbia |
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Kostunica sworn in as president |
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| Oct.12 |
Yemen |
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17 U.S. sailors on Cole die in explosion
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| Oct.27 |
New York |
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Yankees win 3rd World Series over Mets |
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| Nov.7 |
Washington |
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Closest Presidential election
Map of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:ElectoralCollege2000-Large.png Bush's slim lead in Florida leads to automatic recount in that state
| Democratic candidate Al Gore received more popular votes but fewer electoral votes than Republican candidate George W. Bush. Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore voted 7-2 to declare the ongoing recount procedure unconstitutional. Bush was certified as the winner in Florida by a margin of 537 votes
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| Nov.15 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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World News Atlas started
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| Nov.16 |
Vietnam |
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Clinton arrived in Vietnam |
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| Nov.20 |
Peru |
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Fujimori resigns |
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| Dec.9 |
Israel |
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Barak resigns |
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| Dec.13 |
Washington |
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Gore conceded race
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| Dec.25 |
China |
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Christmas Day blaze kills 309 |
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| Dec.28 |
Washington |
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Rumsfeld to lead Pentagon |
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| 2000 |
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| Apr.8 |
Arizona |
Osprey plane crash kills 19 marines |
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| May.24 |
Southern Lebanon |
Israel retreat complete Troops withdraw from Lebanese security zone after 22 years of occupation. Many of the posts were blown up
|
| Aug.12 |
Arctic |
Kursk submarine went down All 118 crew members on board the nuclear submarine perished when the Kursk exploded and sank
|
| Sep.30 |
Jerusalem |
Intifada started by Sharon visit 
Palestinians and Israelis clash, spurred by visit of right-wing Israeli leader to a joint Jewish/Muslim holy site
| Al-Aqsa intifada is named after the Jerusalem mosque complex where the violence began. Ariel Sharon's visit to the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount and the failure of the peace process provides the sparks
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| Oct.12 |
Yemen |
17 U.S. sailors on Cole die in explosion
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| 2000 |
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| Feb.1 |
California |
Jet bound for S.F. plunges into see |
|
| Apr.8 |
Arizona |
Osprey plane crash kills 19 marines |
|
| May.9 |
India |
Drought
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| Jun.19 |
England |
58 immigrants suffocated in Dutch truck
|
| Jul.25 |
Paris |
Concorde crash kills 113
Fuel tanks were ruptured by bursting tyres on 6 separate occasions before the fatal accident
|
| Aug.12 |
Arctic |
Kursk submarine went down All 118 crew members on board the nuclear submarine perished when the Kursk exploded and sank
|
| Dec.25 |
China |
Christmas Day blaze kills 309 |
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| 2000 |
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| Jul.2 |
Netherlands |
France win Euro 2000, 2-1 over Italy |
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| Sep.15 |
Sydney |
Olympic Games open| Organizers thrilled the 110,000 spectators and an 4 billion TV viewers with a spectacular opening ceremony. Australian Governor General Sir William Deane declared the games officially open. 12,697 performers , including some Aborigine women,... | |
|
| Oct.27 |
New York |
Yankees win 3rd World Series over Mets |
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| 2000 |
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| Jan.1 |
USA |
Y2K bug fails to bite| A flaw in computer program that caused processing to operate incorrectly on and after January 1, 2000. The Year 2000 problem caused concern that critical industries and government functions would cease operating at midnight, January 1.... | |
|
| Jan.14 |
New York |
Dow Jones reached 11,722
|
| Jan.14 |
Seattle |
Microsoft CEO Gates Steps Down |
|
| Mar.10 |
USA |
Nasdaq reached 5048 Nasdaq's all-time high. Beginning of the end of the Internet stock boom
|
| Apr.4 |
Washington |
Microsoft loses antitrust suit |
|
| May.4 |
USA |
'I love you' virus disrupts computers
|
| Sep.28 |
Denmark |
Denmark rejects euro |
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| Nov.15 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
World News Atlas started
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| 2000 |
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| Feb.6 |
England |
Hijackers seize Afghan plane |
|
| Mar.18 |
Uganda |
Hundreds killed in doomsday cult |
|
| May.4 |
USA |
'I love you' virus disrupts computers
|
| May.24 |
Chile |
Pinochet's immunity ends |
|
| May.29 |
Indonesia |
Suharto under house arrest |
|
| Jun.19 |
England |
58 immigrants suffocated in Dutch truck
|
| Oct.12 |
Yemen |
17 U.S. sailors on Cole die in explosion
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|
| 2000 |
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| Jan.17 |
Chile |
Socialist candidate elected president |
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| Feb.26 |
Iran |
Reformists win control of parliament |
|
| Mar.21 |
Jerusalem |
Visit by Pope John Paul II Pope placed a letter at the Western Wall
|
| Mar.27 |
Moscow |
Putin elected president
|
| Apr.2 |
Austria |
Far-right enters government |
|
| May.24 |
Chile |
Pinochet's immunity ends |
|
| Jun.4 |
Northern Ireland |
Parliamentary powers restored |
|
| Jun.10 |
Syria |
Bashar al-Assad succeeds late father
|
| Jun.15 |
North Korea |
Presidents of Koreas sign peace accord
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| Jun.29 |
Cuba |
Elian Gonzalez returns to Cuba |
|
| Jul.2 |
Mexico |
Vicente Fox elected president
|
| Aug.2 |
Philadelphia |
Republicans pick Bush, Cheney
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| Aug.14 |
Los Angeles |
Democrats select Gore, Lieberman |
|
| Sep.26 |
Serbia |
Opposition claims victory. Milosevic denies |
|
| Sep.28 |
Denmark |
Denmark rejects euro |
|
| Oct.5 |
Serbia |
Nationwide uprising overthrows Milosevic Socialist Party, with its monopoly on political clout, agreed to share power with the two opposition parties
|
| Oct.7 |
Serbia |
Kostunica sworn in as president |
|
| Nov.7 |
Washington |
Closest Presidential election
Map of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:ElectoralCollege2000-Large.png Bush's slim lead in Florida leads to automatic recount in that state
| Democratic candidate Al Gore received more popular votes but fewer electoral votes than Republican candidate George W. Bush. Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore voted 7-2 to declare the ongoing recount procedure unconstitutional. Bush was certified as the winner in Florida by a margin of 537 votes
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| Nov.16 |
Vietnam |
Clinton arrived in Vietnam |
|
| Nov.20 |
Peru |
Fujimori resigns |
|
| Dec.9 |
Israel |
Barak resigns |
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| Dec.13 |
Washington |
Gore conceded race
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| Dec.28 |
Washington |
Rumsfeld to lead Pentagon |