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The world is celebrating the turn of the millennium.
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Bill Gates chief executive steps down and passes it along to Steve Ballmer.
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Vladimir Putin is elected as Russia's president.
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He becomes the first president of mexico from an opposition party, Partido Accion Nacional after more then 70 years of ruling by the partido revolucionario institucional.
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Sammy Sosa is the second baseball player to hit 50 or more home runs in 3 consecutive years, joining Mark McGwire.
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George W. Bush becomes the 43rd president.
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Apple announced iTunes at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco.
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El Chapo Guzman Escapes maximum security prison by hiding in a laundry cart.
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In the Netherlands, A Scottish court convicts a Libyan for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which crashed in Lockerbie,Scotland in 1988
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FBI agent Robert Hanssen, is arrested for spying for the soviet union, is later sentenced to life in prison.
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The Taliban destroyed 2 giant Buddha statues in Bamyan, Afghanistan.
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Worst terrorist attack in US history, over 3000 killed.
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Euro banknotes and coins are now legal tender in 12 European states
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US launches Operation in search of Al-Qaeda
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Apple releases latest in tech invention.
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KKK member Bobby Frank convicted of the 1963 murder of 4 girls
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Scientists discover mini planet
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9 coal miners rescued after 77 hrs underground in Pennsylvania
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Belgium recognizes same-sex marriage
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5th instalment of the Harry Potter is released worldwide in english
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The palent makes its closest approach ion 60000 years
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China launches its first manned space mission
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Announces the capture of Saddam Hussein
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The eighth independent flight, first powered flight, and the first privately funded manned flight to reach supersonic speeds
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Pakistani military officer who took power in 1999
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By Mark Zuckerberg,from Harvard College In his dorm with the help of his roommates fellow students
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Memorial of national significance dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and their families
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A 1.3 kilogram chondrite type meteorite strikes a house in Ellerslie, New Zealand causing serious damage but no injuries.
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Sovereign power is given to the interim government of Iraq by Coalition Provisional Authority, ultimtely ending the US 's leading rule of the nation
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Signed between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan.
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It was a NASA space probe launched to study the composition of the comet temple 1
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Sworn in for second term at presidency
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It possesses nuclear weapons as protection against united states
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Makes landfall along US Gulf Cost
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The largest UN World Summit in history is held In NYC
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Augustine Volcano erupts twice in Alaska since 1986
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Winter Olympics are held in Turin, Italy
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Blu-Ray disk format is released in the USA
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Leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and 7 Al-Qaeda aids, are killed in US air raids
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Missile is test fired and is timed with the lift off of Space Shuttle Discovery
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YouTube is bought for 1.65 billion dollars by Google
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She becomes the first female Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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Steve Jobs, publicly announces the release of the first iPhone
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He announces a plan to station 21,000,500 additional troops in Iraq
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US backed Iraqi troops kill 300 resistance members
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Windows Vista and Office 2007 are realised from Microsoft
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He declares his candidacy for presidency
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The price of a barrel reaches 100$ for the first time
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Orders whaling company of Japan to stop researching in their exclusive economic zone
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Deadliest outbreak of tornadoes in 23 years killed 58 is Southern US
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Fidel Castro, announces his resignation as president of Cuba
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US Navy destroyers spy satellite containing toxic fuel
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Super Nova remnant is discovered
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Is inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States
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This states becomes the 15 state to abolish the death penalty
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3 pirates are killed in sniper operation Freeing Caption Philips
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US sargent opens fire on US military Base in Baghdad, killing 5 fellow soldiers
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Nebraska 's statewide smoking ban goes into effect for working places bars, etc..
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Film director Roman Polanski is arrested an United States Arrest Warrants
