Events That Happened in 2000
2000 Timeline
| 2000 Jun 6 |
Rascal Flatts Releases Their First Album
Rascal Flatts is the eponymous debut album of American country music group Rascal Flatts, released on June 6, 2000 on Lyric Street Records. It sold 2,303,000 in the United States up to Ma...
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2000 Jun 7 to 2000 Jun 19
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2000 NBA Finals - Lakers Beat Pacers
It's a Wrap
by Phil Taylor
They finally figured it out. It was there on both their faces, the jubilation and relief that came with knowing that they had cracked the safe and learne...
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| 2000 Jun 7 |
"Blue Line" border demarcation published by United Nations
The Blue Line is a border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel published by the United Nations on 7 June 2000 for the purposes of determining whether Israel had fully withdrawn from Leb...
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| 2000 Jun 7 |
FDA Approves Novo Nordisk's NovoLog
NovoLog® is a rapid-acting insulin analog. It is called a insulin analog because the chemical components of insulin have been slightly modified, which helps the insulin work faster. NovoL...
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| 2000 Jun 9 |
UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams
UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 9, 2000 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The main card featured Lightweight Cha...
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| 2000 Jun 13 |
Bon Jovi release Crush
Crush is Bon Jovi's seventh studio album, released on June 13, 2000. It was their first studio album since These Days in 1995. The album was produced by Luke Ebbin, Jon Bon Jovi and Richi...
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2000 Jun 15 to 2000 Jun 18
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Tiger Woods wins the 100th U.S. Open
As the United States Golf Association wanted to begin the millennium with a memorable tournament, Pebble Beach was moved up several years in the rotation and hosted the 2000 U.S. Open.[1]...
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| 2000 Jun 20 |
Deftones release White Pony
White Pony is the third studio album by American alternative metal band Deftones. Released in 2000, it marks a significant growth in the band's sound, incorporating New Wave and shoegaze ...
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| 2000 Jun 20 |
King Diamond releases House of God
House of God is an album by the heavy metal band King Diamond, released in 2000. The album was remastered by Andy LaRocque and was re-released in 2009.
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| 2000 Jun 21 |
Chicken Run is Released
Chicken Run is a 2000 stop-motion animation British film made by the Aardman Animations studios — the production studio of the Oscar-winning Wallace and Gromit films.
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| 2000 Jun 21 |
South Park Episode 405 - "Cartman Joins NAMBLA"
Cartman decides to seek the friendship of older men. Using the Internet, he makes a connection with men who love to hang out with little boys. An organization called NAMBLA (North America...
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| 2000 Jun 22 |
Omikron: The Nomad Soul is Released for the Dreamcast
In the end, when you take all of Omikron's various parts and add them together, the game doesn't amount to much. The game's attempt to integrate multiple styles of play just doesn't work,...
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2000 Jun 23 to 2000 Jun 25
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Glastonbury Festival 2000
This year saw the return of the pyramid stage (the third pyramid stage) – 100 feet high and clad in dazzling silver. There was more camping space with the introduction of a special fa...
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| 2000 Jun 24 |
Rodrigo Bueno Dies
Rodrigo Alejandro Bueno (24 May 1973 in Córdoba – 24 June 2000 in Hudson, Berazategui Partido, Buenos Aires), mostly known as Rodrigo, was an Argentine singer of cuarteto music. His nickn...
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| 2000 Jun 25 |
2000 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade
This two-tape set documents the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade down Market Street on June 25, 2000. Officially named the San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade, th...
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| 2000 Jun 26 |
Coldplay releases "Yellow" single
"Yellow" is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay. The band wrote the song and co-produced it with British record producer Ken Nelson for their debut album, Parachutes. The son...
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| 2000 Jun 27 |
Sum 41 releases Half Hour of Power
Half Hour of Power is Sum 41's debut EP. It was released June 27, 2000, on Big Rig Records, a subsidiary of Island Records (US), and Aquarius Records (Canada). Many sources consider the E...
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| 2000 Jun 28 |
South Park Episode 406 - "Cherokee Hair Tampons"
Kyle needs a kidney transplant and Cartman is a perfect donor. Cartman has a $10 million price for his kidney. The other boys go to Cartman's house with the plan to take one of his kidney...
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| 2000 Jun 30 |
Nine Crushed to Death by Crowd at Roskilde Festival
Nine festival-goers died as the crowd surged forward on a muddy farm field during a Pearl Jam concert. Twenty-six people were injured, three of them seriously. Of the fans that died, one ...
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| 2000 Jul | 2000 Orgullo Madrid Gay Pride Parade |
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2000 Jul 1 to 2000 Jul 23
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Lance Armstrong wins the 87th Tour de France
The 2000 Tour de France was the 87th Tour de France, and took place from July 1 to July 23, 2000. It was won by American cyclist Lance Armstrong. The Tour started with an individual time ...
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| 2000 Jul 1 |
Walter Matthau Dies
Matthau died of full cardiac arrest in Santa Monica on July 1, 2000, aged 79. After undergoing heart surgery some years before, doctors discovered that he had colon cancer, which, by the ...
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| 2000 Jul 5 |
South Park Episode 407 - "Chef Goes Nanners"
Chef is declaring that South Park's flag is racist. Stan & Kyle head up the team championing the current flag, while Wendy and Cartman head up the side for a new flag. Wendy ends up confe...
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| 2000 Jul 8 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Released
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling, published on July 8, 2000. The book attracted additional attention because of ...
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| 2000 Jul 10 |
Coldplay releases first full-length album, "Parachutes"
Parachutes is the debut album by English alternative rock band Coldplay, released by the record label Parlophone on 10 July 2000 in the United Kingdom. The album was produced by the band ...
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| 2000 Jul 11 |
Mötley Crüe release New Tattoo
New Tattoo is the eighth studio album by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe released in 2000. Artistically, New Tattoo shows the band going back to their earlier musical style that...
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| 2000 Jul 12 |
South Park Episode 408 - "Something You Can Do with Your Finger"
"Fingerbang" is the latest boy band starring the four boys. Randy Marsh is against Stan's participation in any boy band for dark reasons. The boys land a gig at the local mall when it is ...
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| 2000 Jul 14 |
Pine Lake, Alberta Tornado
On July 14, 2000 at approximately 7:00 PM an F3 tornado tore through the Green Acres Campground at Pine Lake in central Alberta killing 12 people and critically injuring more than 100 oth...
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| 2000 Jul 14 |
X-Men (film) released
X-Men is a 2000 superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics characters of the same name. Directed by Bryan Singer, the film stars Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Anna...
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| 2000 Jul 18 |
Destiny's Child releases "Jumpin', Jumpin'" single
"Jumpin', Jumpin'" is an R&B song by American girl group Destiny's Child. It was the fourth and final single from the group's second album, The Writing's on the Wall. The single, which ac...
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| 2000 Jul 18 |
FDA Approves Salix Pharms's Colazal
Treating mildly to moderately active inflammation of the colon (ulcerative colitis). It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Colazal is an anti-inflammat...
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| 2000 Jul 19 |
Apple Releases the Power Mac G4 Cube
Stunningly compact, the Power Mac (not Macintosh) G4 Cube came as a surprise, despite numerable contradictory rumors. Just 7.7" square and a bit under 10" tall, the Cube does everything t...
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| 2000 Jul 19 |
South Park Episode 409 - "Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?"
The boys attend church and the priest puts the fear of hell in them. They must go to Sunday school and learn that they must confess their sins. The boys are worried about Timmy, after all...
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2000 Jul 20 to 2000 Jul 23
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Tiger Woods wins the 129th Open Championship, becomes youngest golfer to win all four majors
Tiger Woods won his first Open Championship and fourth major championship by eight strokes over Thomas Bjørn and Ernie Els. With the victory, Woods broke Jack Nicklaus's record of being t...
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| 2000 Jul 25 |
Edguy Releases "The Savage Poetry"
The Savage Poetry, released in 2000, is a re-recording of the album Savage Poetry , originally launched in 1995 as a demo by German power metal band Edguy. The album was originally self-p...
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| 2000 Jul 25 |
Fates Warning releases Disconnected
Disconnected is the ninth album by the progressive metal group Fates Warning, released in 2000. Kevin Moore previously played on the Fates Warning album A Pleasant Shade of Gray and later...
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| 2000 Jul 25 |
FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKline's Abreva
Treating cold sores or fever blisters on the face or lips and shortening the duration of symptoms (eg, tingling, pain, itching, burning).
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| 2000 Jul 25 |
George W. Bush Asks Dick Cheney to be His Running Mate
On July 25, 2000, Bush surprised some observers by asking Dick Cheney, a former White House Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative, and Secretary of Defense, to be his running mate. Cheney w...
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| 2000 Jul 26 |
The King of Fighters 2000 is Released
The King of Fighters 2000 is a 2000 competitive fighting game produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home platforms. It is the seventh installment in The King of Fighters series for t...
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| 2000 Jul 30 |
Mortal Kombat: Special Forces is Released Exclusively for Playstation
No, the real death of this game is that the graphic engine faults the gameplay. If you remember Nintendo's SNES game NHL Stanley Cup, maybe you recognize the same frustration I felt as th...
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| 2000 Jul 31 |
FDA Approves Bristol-Myers Squibb's Glucovance
Glucovance is a combination of two oral diabetes medicines that help control blood sugar levels.
Glucovance is for people with type 2 diabetes who do not use daily insulin injections. ...
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| 2000 Aug | Animal Collective Releases "Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished" | |
| 2000 Aug |
U2 releases live album "Hasta la Vista Baby!"
Hasta la Vista Baby! is a live album recorded by U2 and released exclusively to members of its fan club in 2000. It features 14 songs from the band's 25-song performance during their PopM...
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| 2000 Aug 8 |
Dead Prez Releases Single "Hip Hop"
"The Florida-based political rap duo Dead Prez consists of Stic.man and M-1, a pair of rappers inspired by revolutionaries from Malcolm X to Public Enemy. They immersed themselves in polit..." —John Bush, All Music Guide
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| 2000 Aug 8 |
"Super Greg" Debuts Online
Super Greg is a fictional DJ created by copywriter Linus Karlsson and creative director Paul Malmstrom for the Minneapolis advertising agency Fallon McElligott as part of a viral marketin...
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| 2000 Aug 12 |
Russian Submarine K-141 Kursk Sinks in the Barents Sea
It was a year ago that the Russian nuclear powered submarine, the Kursk, sank with all of its 118 crew.
The cause of the accident has yet to be established and amidst the controversy w...
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2000 Aug 17 to 2000 Aug 20
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Tiger Woods wins the 82nd PGA Championship
Tiger Woods won his second straight PGA Championship and fifth major overall in a three-hole playoff over Bob May. Woods and May finished at 18 under par to set the PGA Championship recor...
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| 2000 Aug 27 |
Ostankino Tower Catches on Fire
The tower caught fire on August 27, 2000, killing three people. In addition, television and radio signals were disrupted around Moscow. The fire broke out at a height of about 458 m (1,50...
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| 2000 Aug 28 |
Sean Patrick McCabe Dies
Ink & Dagger was a Vampire-themed punk band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was active in the 1990s. The two permanent members throughout the band's career were guitarist Don Devore ...
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