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April – The labor force participation rate hits a historical peak of 67.4%. April – The employment-population ratio reaches an all-time high of 64.8%. April 1 The 2000 United States census determines the resident population of the United States to be 281,421,906. Boomerang, a secondary digital Cartoon Network channel, debuts.
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 ...
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]
2007 — The late-2000s recession officially begins in December. 2008 — The Super Tuesday tornado outbreak kills over 60 people and produces $1 billion in damage across Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama. 2008 — A student kills five, injures 21, and then kills himself in the Northern Illinois University shooting.
December 24 – Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings: At least 18 people are killed in multiple Islamist bomb attacks on churches across Indonesia. December 30 – Rizal Day bombings : A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila , Philippines , within a span of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about 100.
2000 is the wettest year on record in the UK. [ 53 ] Sales of the DVD format, first launched in the UK in June 1998, pass the 1 million mark, although the VHS format remains by far the most popular format of home video.
October 2000 events in the United States (1 C, 6 P) November 2000 events in the United States (6 C, 18 P) December 2000 events in the United States (2 C, 10 P) C.
This timeline of the 2000s in sports is a chronological list of sporting events between 2000 and 2009. Notable events. The World Series (in 2000, 2002, 2005, and ...