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2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace [1] and the World Mathematical Year. [2] Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium [citation needed], [3] because of a tendency to group the years according to decimal values, as if non-existent year zero was counted.
Prominent events and trends during the 2000s: Increasing Islamophobia and Islamophobic incidents during the 2000s associated with the September 11 attacks or with the increased presence of Muslims in the Western world. [214] [215] [216] In 2000, the Italian Supreme Court ruled that Scientology is a religion for legal purposes. [217] [218]
October 26 – The New York Yankees defeat the New York Mets in Game 5 of the 2000 World Series, 4–1, to win their 26th World Series title. This is the first Subway Series matchup between the two crosstown rivals. It is the Yankees' fourth World Series win under manager Joe Torre.
Albania officially joins the World Trade Organization. The United Nations Millennium Declaration is made in New York; September 16 – Peru's president Alberto Fujimori calls for new elections in which he will not run. September 26 – Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 15,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
This is a timeline of country and capital changes around the world since 2000. It includes dates of declarations of independence, changes in country name, changes of capital city or name, and changes in territory such as the annexation, cession, concession, occupation, or secession of land.
The 2000 Games received universal acclaim, with the organisation, volunteers, sportsmanship, and Australian public being lauded in the international media. Bill Bryson of The Times called the Sydney Games "one of the most successful events on the world stage", saying that they "couldn't be better". [3]
The 2000s (pronounced "two-thousands") was a decade that began on January 1, 2000, and ended on December 31, 2009. The early part of the decade saw the long predicted breakthrough of economic giants in Asia, like India and China, which had double-digit growth during nearly the whole decade. It is also benefited from an economic boom, which saw ...
The following are the association football events of the year 2000 throughout the world. Events. Leeds United face Galatasaray at Elland Road on 20 April in the UEFA Cup.