Date: July 2, 2000
American golfer Tiger Woods wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in a calendar year. Date: August 21, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
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…
Ecuador: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. Lucio Gutiérrez, 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 → 📅 Other events on January 21…
A Norwegian passenger train departing from Trondheim, collides with a local train coming from Hamar in Åsta in Åmot Municipality; 19 people are killed and 68 injured in the accident. Date: January 4, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This…
Nupedia, a multi-language online encyclopedia, is launched. Date: March 9, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2000Vicente Fox Elected Mexico’s First Opposition President July 2, 2000Phillips Petroleum Plant Explosion Kills One, Injures 71 –…
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-101 to resupply the International Space Station. Date: May 19, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2000Kenya Airways Flight 431 Crashes in Atlantic, 169…