2000
Human genome first draft
Bill Clinton and Tony Blair appeared on linked screens to announce that scientists had drafted the three-billion-letter blueprint of a human being.
USS Cole bombed in Aden
Two suicide bombers in a small boat slipped alongside an American destroyer refueling in Yemen and detonated a shaped charge that tore a forty-foot hole…
Sydney Olympics open
Cathy Freeman lit a cauldron rising from a ring of fire and later ran the four hundred meters in a bodysuit, winning gold for an Australia still arguing…
Bush v. Gore election limbo
Florida's hanging chads and butterfly ballots dragged the American presidency into thirty-six days of recounts, lawsuits, and cable-news chaos that gripped…
The dot-com bubble bursts
The Nasdaq peaked in March and then began an eighteen-month slide that erased trillions in paper wealth.
The Y2K bug fizzles
Programmers and governments had spent billions bracing for digital catastrophe as clocks rolled into a year ending in two zeros, fearing that banking systems…
AOL buys Time Warner
America's biggest internet provider announced it was buying the world's largest media company in a $165 billion all-stock deal that valued the new century…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 2000?
Saeculum lists 7 events from 2000. The most significant is Human genome first draft: Bill Clinton and Tony Blair appeared on linked screens to announce that scientists had drafted the three-billion-letter blueprint of a human being.
What era was 2000 part of?
2000 falls within the Modern Era (1901-2000). World wars, cold war, and the splitting of the atom.
Which regions saw notable events in 2000?
The events from 2000 span North America, Middle East and Oceania.