Date: March 20, 2000
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…
Section 28 (of the Local Government Act 1988), outlawing the 'promotion' of homosexuality in the United Kingdom, is repealed in Scotland with a 99 to 17 vote. Date: June 21, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
An air rage incident occurs on board Southwest Airlines Flight 1763 when 19-year-old Jonathan Burton attempts to storm the cockpit, but he is subdued by other passengers and dies from his injuries. Date: August 11, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅…
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…
The World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium, Charter of Paris is signed by the President of France, Jacques Chirac and the Director General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, initiating World Cancer Day which is held on February 4 every year. Date: February 4, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February…
United States v. Microsoft Corp.: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust law by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors. Date: April 3, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2000Lebanon Liberation…