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The year 2000 is sometimes abbreviated as "Y2K" (the "Y" stands for "year", and the "K" stands for "kilo" which means "thousand"). [4] [5] The year 2000 was the subject of Y2K concerns, which were fears that computers would not shift from 1999 to 2000 correctly. However, by the end of 1999, many companies had already converted to new, or ...
Y2K is a numeronym and was the common abbreviation for the year 2000 software problem. The abbreviation combines the letter Y for "year", the number 2 and a capitalized version of k for the SI unit prefix kilo meaning 1000; hence, 2K signifies 2000.
April 22 – In a predawn raid, federal agents seize 6-year old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami, Florida and fly him to his Cuban father in Washington, DC, ending one of the most publicized custody battles in U.S. history. April 25 – The State of Vermont passes HB847, legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples.
2000 – Beginning on November 2, 2000, the International Space Station has remained continuously inhabited. The Space Shuttles helped make it the largest space station in history, despite one of the Shuttles disintegrating upon re-entry in 2003. By the end of 2009 the station was supporting 5 long-duration crew members.
Red wall/sea states, along with the year they have been red since. All states colored on this map have been red since at least 2016. The 2000 presidential election marked the permanent realignment of most of the Southern United States to the Republican Party at the presidential level.
2000: America Online merges with Time Warner. While the "marriage" didn't last, it was biggest corporate merger in history at the time. While the "marriage" didn't last, it was biggest corporate ...
The Dow Jones surpasses 12,000 for the first time in history, in mid-2006, and hits levels above 14,000 in 2007; however levels have dropped to around 8,000. In 2006–2007, the United States housing market made a sharp downturn, with home sales falling to levels not seen in a decade. Median home prices began slipping.
Nguyen added that the team planned to recreate the 2,000-year-old curry based on the ingredients found at the site. People were likely enjoying curry in India about 4,000 years ago, as evidenced ...