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2000 (MM) was a century leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2000th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1000th and last year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 2000s decade. 2000 was designated as the International Year for the ...
October. October 12: USS Cole bombing. October 1 – In the final baseball game played at Three Rivers Stadium, the Pittsburgh Pirates lose to the Chicago Cubs 10–9. October 3 – The first debate of the presidential election is held at the University of Massachusetts Boston with Jim Lehrer moderating.
October 1. Robert Allen (73), American pianist and composer (b. 1928) Cub Koda (51), singer, guitarist and songwriter (Brownsville Station) October 3 – Benjamin Orr (53), bassist, vocalist of The Cars. October 17 – Joachim Nielsen (36), Norwegian rock singer in Jokke & Valentinerne.
I Dreamed of Africa. Columbia Pictures. Hugh Hudson (director); Paula Milne, Susan Shiliday (screenplay); Kim Basinger, Vincent Perez, Eva Marie Saint, Daniel Craig, Liam Aiken, Garrett Strommen, Lance Reddick, Connie Chiume, Mary Craig. Michael Jordan to the Max. Giant Screen Films.
The 2000 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 census. [1] This was the twenty-second federal census and was at the time the largest civilly administered ...
21. May 28, 2000. Mission: Impossible 2. $57,845,297. Mission: Impossible 2 broke Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me ' s record ($54.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spy film and Mission: Impossible ' s record ($45.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film based on a TV show and a Paramount film.
Band Backstreet Boys ' Black & Blue sold 1.6 million units in its debut week, besting their album Millennium ' s figure of 1.13 million. [5] 2000 had the fewest Billboard 200 leaders among women since 1996, with only Britney Spears, Celine Dion and Madonna having a number one album this year. [6]
The 2000 Summer Olympics are televised by NBC. Opening ceremonies are watched by 27 and a half million viewers. 16. After the completion of Viacom 's $37 billion merger with the CBS Corporation, the CBS Kidshow block is replaced with Nick Jr. on CBS, programmed by new corporate sister Nickelodeon.