Explore 3773 historical events from 2000–2009.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, adopted on 19 March 1978, five days after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in the context of Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon …
The Secretary-General of the UN reports that Israel has complied with United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, 22
Section 28 refers to a part of the Local Government Act 1988, which stated that local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales "shall not intentionally promote homosexuality or p…
Section 28 (of the Local Government Act 1988), outlawing the 'promotion' of homosexuality in the United Kingdom, is repe
Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight between Enshi Airport and Wuhan Wangjiadun Airport, both in Hubei province, Central China. On 22 June 2000, the …
Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 is struck by lightning and crashes into Wuhan's Hanyang District, killing 49 people
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international scientific research project with the goal of determining the base pairs that make up human DNA, and of identifying, mapping and …
The Human Genome Project announces the completion of a "rough draft" sequence
On Wednesday 20 September 2000, the Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA) carried out an attack on MI6's SIS Building headquarters in Vauxhall, Lambeth, London. A Russian-built RPG-22 …
The United Kingdom's MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by individuals using a Russian-built RPG-22…
Anti-capitalist Protests in Prague took place during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank summit on September 27, 2000, in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic.
Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
Vicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican businessman and politician who served as the 62nd president of Mexico from 2000 to 2006. After campaigning as a right-wing populist, Fox was electe…
Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional,…
Airbus SE is a European aerospace corporation. While the company's primary business is the design and manufacture of commercial aircraft, it also operates separate divisions for De…
EADS, the world's second-largest aerospace group is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DASA, and CASA.
Bashar Hafez al-Assad is a former Syrian politician, doctor, and military officer who served as the president of Syria from 2000 until his overthrow in 2024 after the Syrian civil …
Bashar al-Assad succeeds his father Hafez al-Assad as President of Syria.
Jay Prakash Narayan Airport is a customs airport serving Patna, the capital of Bihar, India. Named after the independence activist and political leader Jayprakash Narayan, it is th…
During approach to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Alliance Air Flight 7412 suddenly crashes into a residential…
Concorde is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Studies began in 1954 and a U…
Concorde Air France Flight 4590 crashes outside of Paris shortly after taking off at Charles de Gaulle Airport,…
STS-92 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery. STS-92 marked the 100th mission of the Space Shuttle and Discovery's …
NASA launches STS-92, the 100th Space Shuttle mission.
The Hatfield rail crash was a railway accident on 17 October 2000, at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. It was caused by a rolling contact fatigue-induced derailment, killing four …
The Hatfield rail crash leads to the collapse of Railtrack.
The 2000 Ramallah lynching was an attack that took place early during the Second Intifada on 12 October 2000 in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, when a Palestinian crowd of passing …
Two Israeli reservists are lynched by a Palestinian mob at the police station of Ramallah.
Chloe Kim is an American professional snowboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she became the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold…
Chloe Kim, American snowboarder
H. L. Hunley, also known as the Hunley, CSS H. L. Hunley, or CSS Hunley, was a submarine of the Confederate States of America that fought in the American Civil War. Hunley demonstr…
Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its…
Air rage is aggressive or violent behavior on the part of passengers and crew of aircraft, especially during flight. Air rage generally covers both behavior of a passenger or crew …
An air rage incident occurs on board Southwest Airlines Flight 1763 when 19-year-old Jonathan Burton attempts to storm…
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time and as one of the most famous athletes in modern his…
American golfer Tiger Woods wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win…
Gulf Air Flight 072 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Cairo International Airport, Egypt, to Bahrain International Airport, Bahrain, operated by Gulf Air. On 23 A…
Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143.
Space Shuttle Atlantis is a retired Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle which belongs to NASA, the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States. Atlantis was manufacture…
NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-106 to resupply the International Space Station.
Lee Je-no, known professionally as Jeno, is a South Korean rapper and singer. Jeno began his career as a child commercial model. He was discovered by SM Entertainment at the age of…
Lee Jeno, South Korean rapper, vocalist and dancer
Dejan Kuluševski is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Sweden national team.
Dejan Kulusevski, Swedish footballer
Alek Thomas is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022. He has played for the Mexico…
Alek Thomas, American baseball player
Yui Hiwatashi is a Japanese idol and former member of the groups AKB48 and Karat. She is represented by the talent agency AKS.
Yui Hiwatashi, Japanese singer