Historical Events In 2000

Jan 06   Quebec Central Railway takes over the former CPR Quebec Central Lines. Service between Sherbrooke and Vallee Jonction resumed 24 June 2000. The new Quebec Central is operated by Express Marco Inc on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history quebec Central Railway takes over the former CPR Quebec Central Lines. Service between Sherbrooke and Vallee Jonction resumed 24 June 2000. The new Quebec Central is operated by Express Marco Inc.  

Jan 07   An exhausted 14-year-old Tibetan Buddhist leader reaches India after trekking across the snowy Himalayas, a defection that embarrassed Chinese leaders who used him as a symbol of their rule over Tibet on this day in history.  

Jan 16   On this day in history ricardo Lagos is elected Chile's first socialist president since Salvador Allende, whose government was toppled in a bloody 1973 military coup led by Gen Augusto Pinochet.  

Jan 17   Almost 50,000 people marched in Columbia, S.C., to protest the flying of the Confederate battle flag over the state Capitol in the year 2000.  

Jan 19   In the year 2000 film star Hedy Lamarr, 86, found dead in her Florida home  

Jan 20   Moveable Media, internet pioneer, is founded on this day in history.  

Jan 20   On this day in history sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., warned the U.N. Security Council that the United States would withdraw from the world body if it failed to respect American sovereignty.  

Feb 01   Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico say they have traced the origin of the AIDS virus to around 1930 in the year 2000.  

Feb 03   Natalie Rasmussen and Ryan Crump start dating on this day in history.  

Feb 12   Former Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry dies at age 75 after battling leukemia for nine months in the year 2000.  

Feb 12   In the year 2000 peanuts creator Charles Schulz dies of colon cancer in his Santa Rosa, California, home at age 77.  

Feb 14   On this day in history tornadoes rip through southwestern Georgia just after midnight, killing 19 people and injuring more than 100 others.  

Feb 28   A 6.8 earthquake shook the Pacific Northwest resulting in injuries and over 1 billion dollars damage on this day in history.  

Mar 23   In the year 2000 papua New Guinea agrees to create an autonomous government on Bougainville island and says it may hold a referendum on independence following autonomy;  

Mar 24   In the year 2000 two 18-year-old boys are arrested in Britain on charges of breaking into e-commerce Internet sites in five countries, stealing information on more than 26,000 credit card accounts and posting some of it on the Web  

Mar 29   A US Air Force report shows a link between Agent Orange and diabetes in veterans who sprayed the chemical in the Vietnam War. Finally in the year 2000.  

Apr 02   In the year 2000 french archaeologists announce they have discovered the remains of a 4,000-year-old queen's pyramid south of Cairo, complete with texts of special prayers previously found only with kings  

Apr 03   On this day in history 62nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship at RCA Dome Indianapolis  

Jun 04   On this day in history in Southern Sumatera, Indonesia a 7.9 quake resulted in at least 103 people killed, 2,174 injured, extensive damage (VI) and landslides in the Bengkulu area; minor injuries and damage on Enggano  

Jun 08   On this day in history pultizer Prize Winning cartoonist Jeff MacNelly, creator of the comic strip Shoe, dies of cancer at age 52.  

Jun 19   On this day in history the last rail on the order books of Sysco (Sydney Steel) is rolled.  

Jul 01   On this day in history dengue fever in Central America  

Aug 05   In the year 2000 sir Alec Guinness, revered as one of Britain's most versatile actors, dies at 86.  

Aug 15   On this day in history a group of 100 separated family members from North Korea arrive in South Korea for temporary reunions with relatives they have not seen for half a century.  

Aug 16   Heather breaks up with Wayne for good after 5 years and she says, " I'M FINALLY FREE!! " on this day in history.  

Aug 21   British troops are rushed on to Belfast streets after two men are killed in a violent feud between Protestant guerrilla groups in the year 2000.  

Aug 23   A Gulf Air Airbus jetliner with 140 aboard crashes into the Persian Gulf near Bahrain shortly after takeoff, leaving no survivors on this day in history.  

Aug 23   In a 'reality TV' record an estimated 51 million US viewers tuned in for the finale of CBS' series Survivor, in which contestant Richard Hatch won the $US1 million prize in the year 2000.  

Sep 11   Scientists confirm the long held suspicion It can take just a few cigarettes to become addicted. Research shows some 12 and 13-year-olds show signs of addiction within days of their first cigarette in the year 2000.  

Sep 11   On this day in history scientists confirm the long held suspicion: It can take just a few cigarettes to become addicted. Research shows some 12 and 13-year-olds show signs of addiction within days of their first cigarette.  

Sep 20   Terrorists launch a small missile at Britain's MI6 intelligence headquarters in London in the year 2000.  

Oct 06   In the year 2000 heather and Brent started going out  

Oct 12   USS Cole (Destroyer) was bombed while refuling in Aden, Yemen 17 sailors lost their lives on this day in history.  

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Jun 17   In the year 2000 birth of ismail Mahomed, South African and Namibian Chief Justice (d. 1931)  

Jan 01   Colin Vaughan, Australian political journalist (b. 1931) died on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Patrick O'Brian, British novelist (b. 1914) died on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history death of tom Fears, American football player (b. 1922)  

Jan 06   Don Martin, American cartoonist (b. 1931) died on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Gary Albright, American professional wrestler (b. 1963) died in the year 2000.  

Jan 08   Fritz Thiedemann, German equestrianist (b. 1918) died in the year 2000.  

Jan 09   Nigel Tranter, Scottish historian and author (b. 1909) died on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Sam Jaffe, American producer (b. 1901) died in the year 2000.