NASA Launches STS-92, 100th Space Shuttle Mission, October 11, 2000

Five hundred and thirty members of the Ugandan cult Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God die in a fire, considered to be a mass murder or suicide orchestrated by leaders of the cult. Elsewhere another 248 members are later found dead. Date: March 17, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…

Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional, after more than 70 years of continuous rule by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional, in the 2000 Mexican general election. Date: July 2, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 2 📅 Events on…

Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen. Date: May 17, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2000Ken Livingstone Becomes First Mayor of London, May 4, 2000Wuhan Airlines…

The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid. Date: February 14, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2000Tiger Woods Wins 82nd PGA Championship, Three Majors…

George W. Bush is certified the winner of Florida's electoral votes by Katherine Harris, going on to win the United States presidential election, despite losing in the national popular vote. Date: November 26, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This…

NASA launches STS-97, the 101st Space Shuttle mission. Date: November 30, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 30 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2000Alaska Airlines Flight 261 Crash Kills 88 Off California Coast January 31, 2000Tiger Woods Wins 82nd PGA…