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March 14 – Stephen King's novella Riding the Bullet is published in e-book format only, as the world's first mass-market electronic book. [2] September 26 – English politician and writer Jeffrey Archer is charged with perjury, and on the same day opens in the title role of his own courtroom drama, The Accused. [3]
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 ...
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is a memoir by American author Dave Eggers.Published in 2000, the book chronicles Eggers' experiences following the sudden death of both his parents and his subsequent responsibility for raising his younger brother, Christopher "Toph" Eggers.
The World Book Encyclopedia is an American encyclopedia. [1] World Book was first published in 1917. Since 1925, a new edition of the encyclopedia has been published annually. [1] Although published online in digital form for a number of years, World Book is currently the only American encyclopedia which also still provides a print edition. [2]
Twenty-four years ago, in March 2000, Cisco Systems was the most valuable company in the world. ... Many readers will know what happened next. The boom was a bubble and, as our Chart of the Week ...
Why did the Texas committee reclassify the book? Montgomery County Citizens Review Panel For Children, an appointed board, received a request for reconsideration on Sept. 10 and met to review the ...
Looking Backward: 2000–1887 is a utopian [1] time travel [2] science fiction novel by the American journalist and writer Edward Bellamy first published in 1888. [ 3 ] The book was translated into several languages, and in short order "sold a million copies."
This pastor predicted the end would occur in his book The End: Why Jesus Could Return by A.D. 2000. [164] Lester Sumrall: This minister predicted the end in his book I Predict 2000. [165] Jonathan Edwards: This 18th-century preacher predicted that Christ's thousand-year reign would begin in this year. [166] 1 Jan 2000 Various