eight seven six go four oh boy two wait wait wait a minute it's New Year's Eve 1999 what the hell are you people doing watching this crap 2000 the year that ended the previous Millennium was as strange and chaotic as the Y2K scare the 1990s brought the end of the Cold War ushering in a time of relative peace and prosperity around the globe as well as the proliferation of the worldwide web Grunge music and frosted tips the 2000s would build on that as cell phones became ubiquitous civil rights took some giant leaps forward and social media began to take over our lives at the same time the decade brought the devastating terrorist attacks of 911 and the subsequent Iraq war it was all that plus more iconic gaming consoles than you can possibly imagine we're going to take you through the news culture Sports entertainment and all that was weird in the as this is [Music] timeline don't The Real Slim Shady please stand up because this one is all about 2000 but before we get started be sure to subscribe to the weird History Channel and let us know in the comments below your favorite memory from the New Millennium now are you ready to see what happened in the year 2000 in the year 2000 in the year 2000 freaking New Year dude freaking New Year okay about that New Millennium thing because there was no year zero the New Millennium wouldn't technically start until 2001 but that didn't stop people from partying like it was 1999 on December 31st 1999 the excitement of a new century coming off the heels of the booming economy of the Clinton years and the seemingly infinite promise of the internet kicked off the year 2000 with an optimistic mood the year ahead would see its share of tragedy and political controversy but ultimately it would turn out to be more like a continuation of the positive and prosperous '90s then like the turbulent decade that was to follow get ready to all our this is 2000 hey Homer weren't you the plant Y2K compliance officer absolutely must have been hard debugging all those computers H hom doing what now before 2000 technologists sounded the alarm about an imminent computer disaster known as the Y2K bog the issue was that most software was written to calculate the year using two digits omitting the 19 once the date rolled over to 2000 the software would think it was the year 1900 again and planes would start falling out of the sky allegedly oh no it's happening the US spent almost $150 billion correcting the software to avoid the disaster and the change overcame and went with no major problems Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino was already considered one of the best to ever play the game when he clinched the final win of his 17-year career on January 9th festing the Seattle Seahawks 20-7 in what would also be the last football game ever to be played in the Seattle Kingdom today Marino is often regarded as the greatest quarterback who never won a Super Bowl despite his lack of Super Bowl rings Dan Marino was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of Eligibility on August 7 2005 in a class that included fellow quarterback Steve Young I'm going to start licking my fingers a little bit cuz you know what happens when I lick my fingers Goodbye Charlie Brown tonight a final farewell to the characters that Millions grew up with and the man that gave them life on February 12th 2000 peanuts Creator Charles M Schulz succumbed to a heart attack at age 77 when you die if you ever die that's the end of it my my children just don't want anyone else to do it and I've seen too many strips go downhill terribly because The Syndicate tried to hang on to them and have other people do this corporate creators yeah after single-handedly producing every single Peanuts comic over the strip's 50-year Run schulzer retired the previous December after his health became too poor to continue his final Peanuts cartoon was a single panel of Snoopy writing a letter containing a heartfelt goodbye message from Schultz to his fans the day after his passing news newspapers published A reproduction of his final comic adorned with images from throughout the strip's Run To Die the day that the last strip appears verifies the sentence that he once put forth which was cartooning is my life back home on the couch the PlayStation 2 released in Japan on March 4th pulling in a quarter of a billion dollars in sales on its first day the system would make its North American debut 7 months later on October 26th am I here for the PlayStation 2 excited by the system's compatibility with previous generation titles a rarity in those days Gamers cleaned out store shelves and the entire run of 1. 4 million units was sold out by the end of the month nearly 25 years later it Remains the bestselling video game console of all time [Music] respect the pouch respect it on March 12th during his celebration of the first mass of Lent at St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City Pope John Paul II asked for forgiveness for the transgressions of the Catholic church that have occurred over its lengthy history the pope covered a long list for which to seek pardon which included transgressions against other Christians women Jews indigenous peoples and specifically for violence against followers of other faiths such as the Crusades and the Inquisition H betterly than never on this day of pardon the pontiff also stressed forgiveness for those who have persecuted the church and its followers I said whose number do you need you don't know 600 plaintiff's numbers by heart Annabelle Daniels Annabel Daniels 714 45493 4 6 okay look I think we got off on the wrong foot here that's all you got lady two wrong feet and ugly shoes 530 members of The Fringe religious group movement for the restoration of the Ten Commandments of God perished in a fire in the kunga district of Uganda initially believed to be a mass suicide the discovery of hundreds of more bodies revealed the fire to be an act of Foul Play reminiscent of Jonestown investigators would blame the movement's founders for the nearly 830 murders but whether the perpet Traders themselves also died in the fire remains a matter of debate the hit song Say My Name from R&B Trio Destiny's Child featuring Future Queen baay herself reached number one on the billboard charts on March 18th the group's second number one single won the 2000 MTV video music award for best R&B video and was nominated for four Grammys Say My Name Destiny's Child ultimately winning best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals and best R&B songs I can't believe we're winning Grammy ladies sticking with music after being repeatedly delayed by legal proceedings in sync's third studio album no strings attached finally dropped on March 21st powered by singles like bye bye bye it's going to be me and this I'll promise you no strings attached was a smash arriving just as the boy band Trend was beginning to fade the album is often cited as the best of the teen pop genre golf Superstar Tiger Woods lost the 200 Players Championship PGA Golf Tournament to Hal Sutton by a single stroke on March 27th 41-year-old Hal Sutton is about to become the oldest champion in the history of this event Sutton who had previously won in 1983 took home $1. 8 million for his victory the first seven figure winnner share the tournament ever offered Woods however would win his first of two players championships the following year ironically triumphing over VJ Singh by just one stroke guess he was still upset about that prize money on April 3rd a federal judge ruled that Microsoft had violated two sections of the Sherman Antitrust acts anti-monopoly laws by integrating their Internet Explorer browser into the Windows operating system the judge ordered that Microsoft be broken up into a browser company and an operating system company but that ruling was later reversed on appeal the government would finally settle the case in 2002 baseball history was made on April 10th when future Hall of Fame outfielder Ken griffy Jr just hit his four 400th career home run the history making Dinger came on a pitch from Rolando AR Rojo in a game between Griffey's Cincinnati Reds and the Colorado Rockies I told my dad you know it's a cheap way of not buying him a gift on his birthday so you know he'll get this ball at just 30 years and 141 days old griffy became the youngest player in league history to ever achieve the feat America's pastime rang in the New Year by opening two new stadiums on the same day on April 11th both the Detroit tigers and the San Francisco Giants played in their new respective homes for the first time at CER Park in Detroit and Oracle Park in San Francisco it was very nearly three new stadiums that opened on the same day but the Houston Astros played their inaugural game in minute made Park 4 days earlier on April 7th all three parks are still in operation today holy crap you freaking LA on a Metallica maybe I wouldn't have to myself out if you kids didn't steal my music we're not stealing okay were're just sharing with each other you know on April 13th Metallica sued Napster claiming the file sharing service which was offering their entire catalog to download for free was engaged in copyright infringement and racketeering because it was but it was so cool you guys the first such suit by a high-profile band triggered an avalanche of similar actions from other recording artists a proposed settlement would have seen Napster bought out by Balman AG but when that fell through the once popular file sharing service was left with no choice but to file for chapter 11 and liquidate its assets Napster sharing is only fun when it's not your stuff on April 22nd at 5:15 a.
m. federal agents removed 6-year-old Ellen Gonzalez from the home of relatives in Miami the boy had been found alone on a raft off the coast of Florida after his mother perished during their escape from Cuba backed by Fidel Castro the boy's father demanded his return to Cuba and the case Drw widespread media attention The Raid was executed after the boy's relatives ignored an order from us attorney general Janet Reno to turn the boy over to authorities my hope is that people will look at this little boy and get him into a situation where he can live a normal life Gonzalez now married with a child was elected to lead his local committee for the defense of the revolution in 2015 and in 2023 he successfully ran as a candidate in the Cuban parliamentary election taking office on April 19th 2020 [Music] [Applause] 3 why you not entertain are you not entertained Eminem's third studio album The Marshall matters LP dropped on May 23rd featuring now iconic singles like The Real Slim Shady the way I am and St man the album sold over 1. 7 million copies in its first week making it one of the fastest selling albums in history as of 2022 it remains one of the 15 bestselling albums of the 21st century as always should you or any member of your iron forc be caught or killed the secretary will disavow all knowledge of your actions and MrHunt the next time you go on holiday please be good enough to let us know where you're going this message will self-destruct in 5 seconds if I let you know where I'm going I won't be on holiday what brought you here if it's not the money everybody's here for the money I'm not going to listen to everybody's SOB stories and then weigh [Music] them I believed him for a minute 63-year-old Peter hton of England became the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart the jarvic 2000 to kick off the summer months on June 20th to go back just to walk around the local Reservoir or the the duck punch you know is that was such a joy prior to hton surgery the device had only been used as a temporary bridge to a heart transplant but the jarva 2000 would keep hton alive another 7 years he passed away on November 25th 2007 the 21st of June saw Scotland vote to abolish section 28 a group of laws that prohibited the promotion of homosexuality by local authorities section 28 had been in effect since 1988 after being developed and passed into law by the United Kingdom Parliament during the Ministry of Margaret Thatcher but Scotland's Parliament devolved from the UK parliament in 1999 with prescribed Powers voted 99 to 17 to erase section 28 after months of heated debate between politicians LGBT activists and church authorities [Music] a thank you ladies and gentlemen you've been a wonderful audience on June 29th Eminem's mom Debbie Mathers Briggs filed a lawsuit against her son for defamation that is you were the lyrics to his hit my name is in which he says my mom smokes more dope than I do claiming that the song's popularity made it impossible for her to find work the rapper's mother asked a judge to award her 10 million in Damages the suit was ultimately settled for a mere $25,000 most of which went to Mathers Brigg's lawyer well the real Marshall matters please stand up and take responsibility for his actions is this real life I've got a study you'll survive later Jake keep an eye on for me sure [Music] the easytouse Nokia 3650 camera phone with video recorder during iconic grunge band Pearl Jam set at the hosila festival in Denmark on June 30th over a 100,000 fans were caught in a crowd Crush that left nine people dead three steps back please 1 2 3 the band would blame lack safety procedures and a lack of action on behalf of venue security deeply affected by the unfortunate events the group has continued to Mark the tragedy with statements every 10 years and we'll always just be so sorry for the tragic events that took place on July 8th tennis Legend Venus Williams won her first Grand Slam singles title at wimon just 20 years old Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final round the win would catapult Williams into the upper echelons of elite players and would turn out to be the first in a string of major victories she would win the singles title at wimon again in 2001 2005 2007 and 2008 many American legislators have contended that debate over mutant issues should be the primary focus of what is a strictly diplomatic Affair out get out of my bar freak July 29th brought Wedding Bells for movie star Brad Pit and friend star Jennifer Aniston the couple exchanged vows on the beach in Malibu California before 200 of their closest acquaintances the extravagant nuptuals which were believed to have cost well over a million dollar featured four different bands a 13-minute fireworks display and 50,000 individual flowers the power couple split just under 5 years later on January 7th 2005 the couple told People magazine they were committed and caring friends with great love and admiration for one another but Aniston would officially file for divorce on March 25th 2005 you guys still talk you and Brad you know we have we've exchanged good wishes and all that sort of stuff to to each other but it's not not a constant thing on August 4th the United Kingdom celebrated the 100th birthday of the Queen Mother Queen Elizabeth born Lady Elizabeth Angela margarite Bose Leon on August 4th 1900 she marry Prince Albert the second son of King George V who would Ascend to the throne as King George V 6 in 1936 she took the throne herself following her husband's death in 1954 Elizabeth's Centennial Drw over 40,000 wellwishers together outside Buckingham Palace celebrated actor sir Alec Guinness became one with the force on August 5th Guinness appeared in dozens of classic movies including Lawrence of Arabia and Drzivago but he's best known for playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars Trilogy if you strike me down I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine Guinness had been diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier in the year and was further diagnosed with liver cancer just 2 days before his death after a long development process that began way back in 1998 under the code name dolphin Nintendo finally unveiled the GameCube on August 24th despite a widely praised game selection its lack of multimedia features led to a mixed reception and slower than expected sales after 18 years s Tony Awards and 7,485 performances Andrew Lloyd Weber's Blockbuster musical Cats closed its run at Broadway's Winter Garden theater on September 10th I'll be really choked when that sign comes down because it's been part of the New York skyline for a long time I just did it for fun never never thought that it would ever get on a stage the production began on October 7th 1982 surpassing A Chorus line to become the longest running show in Broadway history but after the 10th of September all we had left were the memories that is until cats made the jump from the stage to the screen in a major motion picture that premiered on December 20th 2019 nearly 20 years later but unlike the Stage production the movie version was so poorly received not even Mrmopes could save it on September 12th the Netherlands House of Representatives passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage as well as same-sex divorce and adoption the bill would be approved by the Senate a month later and received royal descent from Queen Beatrix in December the law took effect in April of 2001 officially making the Netherlands the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage wake up don't go to New York I thought we were going to Morocco there is no Morocco there's not even a Penny Lane all these rules and all these sayings and nicknames Ione mean you're too sweet wait for rock and roll rolling into October Yugoslavian president sorin mosovich resigned from office on the 5th after his attempt to rig an election triggered Mass protests across the country a corrupt authoritarian dictator accused of encouraging police brutality suppressing the freedoms of speech at the Press engaging in election fraud and assassinating his political enemies mosovich employed the Government Federal elections committee to change election results in certain regions unsuccessfully trying to trigger a run off with his opponent who was ultimately declared the winner with a narrow but definitive majority after his resignation he was eventually jailed and on June 29th 2001 he was turned over to the ha to be prosecuted for war crimes committed in Kosovo but mosovich succumbed to a heart attack before the conclusion of his trial that's one way to stay out of prison I went in and just simply you know into a little saucer then took the saucer and fed it to jepetto that's why I named him jepetto I I I had no idea you could milk a cat I have nipples Greg could you milk me back in 2000 NASCAR fans were treated to a thrill on October 15th when racing Legend Dale nhart senior won his final NASCAR race in the Winston 500 at Talladega super speedway in Alabama despite being in 18th Place with only four laps to go the Superstar racer was able to break through the pack and narrowly Edge out his competitors including his own son for his historic final win have you ever won the win million doll bonus before it's the first time I've won it I've been been eligible for several times so be good going to Vegas now with a million bucks in my ping huh a little bit nicer you make this big sigh I'm just trying to get by you just move your legs what are you doing are you looking at my breast you're looking at my breast I'm not looking at your breast I'm trying to get to my he's looking at my breast yeah yeah you in your special breast just excuse me please by without stepping on my you wear that dress cuz you want people to look at your shoes right the so-called Subway series between the New York Mets and the New York Yankees came to a close on October 26th the Yankees securing a decisive Victory after five games led by Series MVP Derek Jeter the victory Mark the Bronx bombers third consecutive World Series championship and the 26th in the history of the franchise moving into November the International Space Station welcomed its first crew on the second the team which included a NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts arrived on the Explorer one shuttle 2 days after blasting off from the bonor cosmodrome in kazak on their primary mission was to install and activate the station's life support and Communications systems and to work with three other visiting shuttle Crews to continue and complete the Assembly of the ISS Ely hey tan Sam how would you make Milk Bar fun why with fro Loop cereal draw just dip them in and step and pull them out and Munch Munch Munch all together now Munch fruit boops cereal straws colorful fruit flavored cereal with a creamy coating inside so fun to the US presidential election between Republican George W bush and Democrat Al Gore took place on November 7th but as the evening went on it became increasingly clear the race was too close to call though initially called by the networks for Gore the vote in Florida came to favor Bush by such a margin that Gore conceded the election only to retract that concession at 3:00 a.
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