Major Events of 2000: Media
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U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton created three new national monuments in January 2000, including...
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Opposite hemispheres of the asteroid Eros, shown in a pair of mosaics made from images...
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Ugandan policemen putting up a sign telling people to keep out of the church grounds...
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Peter Harrigan (left) and Stan Baker, two of the six plaintiffs in Baker...
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Ken Livingstone, an independent left-wing politician, is the winner following London's...
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South Korean Pres. Kim Dae-Jung (left) with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang,...
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Air France flight 4590 taking off with fire trailing from its engine, Paris, July...
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Then the world's largest roller coaster, the Steel Dragon 2000 opened on August 1,...
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Venus and Serena Williams celebrating their gold medal victory in women's doubles...
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Astronauts working on the International Space Station, October 2000.
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The canvassing board chair of Palm Beach county, Florida, holding up a ballot during...
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Opened on December 6, 2000, by Queen Elizabeth II, the Great Court, the redesigned...
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