Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
The Texas Seven held up a sports store.
The 101st Space Shuttle mission, STS-97, successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
The ninth Final Fantasy game, Final Fantasy IX, was released for PlayStation.
Canada's second-largest city, Montreal, started dumping untreated waste in the Saint Lawrence River.
Hilary Clinton made history when she became the first-ever First Lady to win a seat for the Democrats in the Senate.
The first crew arrived at the International Space Station onboard a Soyuz spacecraft.
Soyuz TM-31 was launched, carrying the first crew to reside long-term on the International Space Station.
NASA launched STS-92 to the International Space Station, which became the 100th Space Shuttle mission.
Neversoft's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 was released for the PlayStation.
The 2000 Summer Olympic Games opened in Sydney, Australia.
Neversoft's Spider-Man was released for the PlayStation.
Tiger Woods won the 82nd PGA Championship, making it his second win in a row.
The virtual pet video game, Seaman, was released on the Dreamcast in North America.
The 87th Tour de France came to an end with the winner losing his title.
The 'X-Men' film premiered in New York on Ellis Island.
Eminem's mother sued him after claiming she uses drugs in his hit single 'My Name Is.'
President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea met North Korea's Kim Jong-il for the first inter-Korea summit.
In London, the Millenium Bridge closed for safety checks following large crowds, which caused the bridge to start swaying.
Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ordered the breakup of Microsoft Corporation.
The clothing website ASOS was established.
Arthur C. Clarke was knighted.
At the 53rd Cannes Film Festival, 'Dancer in the Dark,' directed by Lars von Trier starring Björk, won the Palme d'Or award.
The South Lebanon Conflict, which began in 1985, ended on this day, and Lebanon became liberated.
Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as President of Russia.
A conjunction of Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the Moon occurred.
Amazon opened its first Amazon Go Grocery store in Seattle, Washington.
The very first Sims game was released for PC in North America.
The Oxygen TV Network debuted on cable.
For the first time in history, all 50 states of America celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday.
The Pyrenean ibex went extinct after the last surviving member of the species was killed by a falling branch.
