The 2000 Summer Olympic Games opened in Sydney, Australia.
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The drama TV show 'L.A. Law' premiered on NBC.
Trump Target of Apparent Assassination Attempt in Florida.
Tanks were used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme, during World War I.
The Invasion of the Cape Colony came to an end. The Dutch Cape Colony surrendered to the British after three months of battling.
Spanish Catholic priest Joseph Calasanz started the first public and free school in Europe.
