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   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 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   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 in the year 2000.   

Jan 17   On this day in history almost 50,000 people marched in Columbia, S.C., to protest the flying of the Confederate battle flag over the state Capitol.   

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

Jan 20   On this day in history moveable Media, internet pioneer, is founded   

Jan 20   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 in the year 2000.   

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

Feb 03   Natalie Rasmussen and Ryan Crump start dating in the year 2000.   

Feb 12   Former Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry dies at age 75 after battling leukemia for nine months on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Peanuts creator Charles Schulz dies of colon cancer in his Santa Rosa, California, home at age 77 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 2000 a 6.8 earthquake shook the Pacific Northwest resulting in injuries and over 1 billion dollars damage.   

Mar 23   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 2000 a US Air Force report shows a link between Agent Orange and diabetes in veterans who sprayed the chemical in the Vietnam War. Finally   

Apr 02   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 on this day in history.   

Apr 03   62nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship at RCA Dome Indianapolis in the year 2000.   

Jun 04   In the year 2000 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   In the year 2000 pultizer Prize Winning cartoonist Jeff MacNelly, creator of the comic strip Shoe, dies of cancer at age 52.   

Jun 19   In the year 2000 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   On this day in history sir Alec Guinness, revered as one of Britain's most versatile actors, dies at 86.   

Aug 15   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 on this day in history.   

Aug 16   In the year 2000 heather breaks up with Wayne for good after 5 years and she says, " I'M FINALLY FREE!! "   

Aug 21   British troops are rushed on to Belfast streets after two men are killed in a violent feud between Protestant guerrilla groups on this day in history.   

Aug 23   A Gulf Air Airbus jetliner with 140 aboard crashes into the Persian Gulf near Bahrain shortly after takeoff, leaving no survivors in the year 2000.   

Aug 23   On this day in history 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.   

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   In the year 2000 terrorists launch a small missile at Britain's MI6 intelligence headquarters in London.   

Oct 06   Heather and Brent started going out on this day in history.   

Oct 12   USS Cole (Destroyer) was bombed while refuling in Aden, Yemen 17 sailors lost their lives in the year 2000.   

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Jun 17   Ismail Mahomed, South African and Namibian Chief Justice (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Colin Vaughan, Australian political journalist (b. 1931) died in the year 2000.   

Jan 02   On this day in history death of patrick O'Brian, British novelist (b. 1914)   

Jan 04   In the year 2000 death of tom Fears, American football player (b. 1922)   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of don Martin, American cartoonist (b. 1931)   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of gary Albright, American professional wrestler (b. 1963)   

Jan 08   Fritz Thiedemann, German equestrianist (b. 1918) died on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history death of nigel Tranter, Scottish historian and author (b. 1909)   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of sam Jaffe, American producer (b. 1901)