What fun things happened in 2000?

Answer 1

- Y2k

- 2000 was the first century leap year since 1600.

- Rains in Africa lead to the worst flooding in Mozambique in 50 years, which lasts until March and killed 800 people.

· - campaign between then Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. Al Gore won the popular vote.

Answer 2

January 10, America Online announces an agreement to purchase Time Warner for $162 billion (the largest-ever corporate merger).

February 6, Tarja Halonen is elected the first female president of Finland.

March 4, The PlayStation 2 is released in Japan, and in North America several months later. It becomes the best-selling game console of all time.

March 12, Pope John Paul II apologizes for the wrongdoings by members of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the ages.

April 3, United States v. Microsoft: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust laws by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.

May 5, A rare conjunction of 7 celestial bodies (Sun, Moon, planets Mercury-Saturn) occurs during the New Moon.

May 11, The billionth living person in India is born.

December 15, Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel opens at the Disneyland Resort.

Answer 3

In the year 2000 Europe faced a mad cow disease scare, George W. Bush became president of the US, the Whitewater investigation ended, Elián González was returned to his father in Cuba and socialist Ricardo Lagos was elected in Chile. It was also the year that Hillary Rodham Clinton became a New York Senate candidate.

Answer 4

several terrorist crashes in the u.s.

noah, a gaur is born, the first animal of an endangered species to be cloned.

wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, launches on the internet.

window xp is launched by microsoft.

Answer 5

The beginning of 2000 was the beginning of the 21'st century. Also George Bush was elected as President, and would go on to serve eight years.

Answer 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000

Answer 7

toy story was in theaters

Answer 8

nothing happened :)

Answer 9

a lame segway a soap dispenser and a PS2