Dot-Com Bubble Peaks as NASDAQ Reaches 5,048.62 – March 10, 2000
Date: March 10, 2000
Date: March 10, 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 β π …
The sport of geocaching begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet. Date: May 3, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 3 π Events on this day in 2000 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2000Confederate Submarine H.L. Hunley Raised After…
Ecuador: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. Lucio GutiΓ©rrez, Carlos Solorzano and Antonio Vargas depose President Jamil Mahuad. Gutierrez is later replaced by Gen. Carlos Mendoza, who resigns and allows Vice-President Gustavo Noboa to succeed Mahuad. Date: January 21, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 21…
Expedition 1 arrived at the International Space Station for the first long-duration stay onboard. From this day to present, a continuous human presence in space on the station remains uninterrupted. Date: November 2, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 2 π Events on this day in 2000 π On This…
In Sri Lanka, over 150 Tamil rebels are killed over two days of fighting for control in Jaffna. Date: May 22, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 22 π Events on this day in 2000 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2000Kaprun Cable Car Fire Kills 155 in…
Nineteen people are killed in a plane crash in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Date: May 21, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 21 π Events on this day in 2000 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2000Prague Anti-Globalization Protests Turn Violent During IMF World Bank Summits, September 26, 2000Hezbollah Captures…