2000

Facts and Events That Happened in This Year

Dec 24

The Texas Seven held up a sports store.

Nov 30

The 101st Space Shuttle mission, STS-97, successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center.

Nov 13

The ninth Final Fantasy game, Final Fantasy IX, was released for PlayStation.

Nov 11

Canada's second-largest city, Montreal, started dumping untreated waste in the Saint Lawrence River.

Nov 7

Hilary Clinton made history when she became the first-ever First Lady to win a seat for the Democrats in the Senate.

Nov 2

The first crew arrived at the International Space Station onboard a Soyuz spacecraft.

Oct 31

Soyuz TM-31 was launched, carrying the first crew to reside long-term on the International Space Station.

Oct 11

NASA launched STS-92 to the International Space Station, which became the 100th Space Shuttle mission.

Sep 20

Neversoft's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 was released for the PlayStation.

Sep 9

The 2000 Summer Olympic Games opened in Sydney, Australia.

Sep 1

Neversoft's Spider-Man was released for the PlayStation.

Aug 21

Tiger Woods won the 82nd PGA Championship, making it his second win in a row.

Aug 9

The virtual pet video game, Seaman, was released on the Dreamcast in North America.

Jul 23

The 87th Tour de France came to an end with the winner losing his title.

Jul 12

The 'X-Men' film premiered in New York on Ellis Island.

Jun 13

President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea met North Korea's Kim Jong-il for the first inter-Korea summit.

Jun 10

In London, the Millenium Bridge closed for safety checks following large crowds, which caused the bridge to start swaying.

Jun 7

Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ordered the breakup of Microsoft Corporation.

Jun 3

The clothing website ASOS was established.

May 26

Arthur C. Clarke was knighted.

May 25

At the 53rd Cannes Film Festival, 'Dancer in the Dark,' directed by Lars von Trier starring Björk, won the Palme d'Or award.

May 25

The South Lebanon Conflict, which began in 1985, ended on this day, and Lebanon became liberated.

May 7

Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as President of Russia.

May 5

A conjunction of Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the Moon occurred.

Feb 25

Amazon opened its first Amazon Go Grocery store in Seattle, Washington.

Feb 4

The very first Sims game was released for PC in North America.

Feb 2

The Oxygen TV Network debuted on cable.

Jan 17

For the first time in history, all 50 states of America celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday.

Jan 6

The Pyrenean ibex went extinct after the last surviving member of the species was killed by a falling branch.