What Happened in 2000

"All your base are belong to us" Gains Popularity Online

"All your base are belong to us" (often shortened to "All Your Base", "AYBABTU", or simply "AYB") is a broken English phrase that was central to an... Read more

Buckethead joins Guns N' Roses

Buckethead achieved a higher public profile as lead guitarist for Guns N' Roses from 2000 to 2004. He recorded the often-delayed album Chinese... Read more

Snoop Dogg Releases Single "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name II)"

"Snoop Dogg (What's My Name II)" is the follow up for one of the first singles released by rapper Snoop Dogg, Who Am I (What's My Name)?. It was... Read more

Volvo S60 is First Produced

The Volvo S60 is a compact executive sedan produced by the Swedish automaker Volvo from 2000. A new S60 is expected for the 2010 model year. The... Read more

"The Isle" is Released

The Isle is a 2000 South Korean film written and directed by Kim Ki-duk. The film was the fifth film made by Kim, and the first to receive wider... Read more

"The Gleaners And I" Is Released

The Gleaners and I is a French documentary by Agnès Varda that features the practice of gleaning. It was released as Les glaneurs et la glaneuse in... Read more

Mercedes-Benz W203 is First Produced

The second generation C-Class was introduced in 2000, with a sportier look than the previous generations, with a steeper front-end and shorter... Read more

Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal Releases "Uncool" in France

Quirky and experimental modern-rock mixed with 70's lounge, flavored with innovative fretless-guitar and synth-guitar. Picture an urban metal band... Read more

"Shake Your Pelvis" Is Released

* Everybody Disco * Beat of a Drum * Girl from Malibu * 200 lbs or Pure Love * Girls Gonna Boogie Tonight * We Got the... Read more

ROFLCOPTER!!!1 is introduced to Warcraft fans

The Roflcopter (sometimes called ROFLCOPTER) is an Internet phenomenon that originated on the Newgrounds flash website. It is a notable example of... Read more

Nissan Xterra is First Produced

The Nissan Xterra is a compact SUV built on the Nissan F-Alpha truck platform. Targeted at an adventurous consumer, the Frontier-based vehicle is... Read more

Nissan Bluebird Sylphy is First Produced

The Nissan Bluebird Sylphy is a compact car made by Nissan The first Bluebird Sylphy is the Pulsar 4-door sedan which sold in the Japanese domestic... Read more

Nick Jonas Plays Tiny Tim In "A Christmas Carol"

The band started as a solo project of Nick Jonas. At the age of 7, Nicholas began performing on Broadway. He has acted in several plays, including... Read more

Nas Releases Single "You Owe Me"

"You Owe Me" is a 2000 single by Nas featuring Ginuwine, from Nas' fourth studio album Nastradamus. The song's lyrics feature Nas requesting sex... Read more

Y2K Does Not Result in the End of the World

Y2K was a notable computer bug resulting from the practice in early computer program design of representing the year with two digits. This time... Read more

"In My Arms" Is Released

Crystal Gayle (born January 9, 1951) is an American country singer best known for a series of country-pop crossover hits in the late 1970s and... Read more

Ford Ikon is First Produced

The Ford Ikon is a sedan version of the Ford Fiesta Mark V on the Ford B3 platform. It is manufactured and sold in India. It used to be... Read more

Ford Excursion is First Produced

The Ford Excursion was a full-size sport utility vehicle produced by the Ford Motor Company between model years 2000 and 2005 (2006 in Mexico).... Read more

"Hatten är din" Gains Popularity Through Animutation

Hatten är din (Swedish for "The hat is yours"), was a popular internet meme from 2000. It is a flash animation featuring the music of Lebanese... Read more

Ford Escape is First Produced

The Ford Escape is a compact crossover SUV sold by the automaker Ford Motor Company introduced in 2000 as a 2001 model year and priced below the... Read more

Chrysler PT Cruiser is First Produced

The Chrysler PT Cruiser is a retro-styled compact automobile that was first launched by Chrysler as a sedan/hatchback in the late 1999 (for the... Read more

Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 is Released

Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 is a 2000 head-to-head fighting game produced by Capcom originally released as a coin-operated arcade game... Read more

The attack on the USS The Sullivans Spoiled

Members of al-Qaeda attempted an attack on The Sullivans while in port at Aden, Yemen on 3 January 2000 as a part of the 2000 millennium attack... Read more

Malcolm in the Middle is aired

Malcolm in the Middle is an American comedy television series created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on... Read more

AOL Acquires Time Warner

On January 11, 2000, America Online, a favorite of dot-com investors and pioneer of dial-up Internet access, acquired Time Warner, the world's... Read more