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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.
After that, there was a brief countdown to the year 2000 and at the stroke of midnight, Joel sang "Auld Lang Syne", a song traditionally sung in the western world at the stroke of midnight in the first few seconds of the new year. The concert was released on an album titled "2000 Years: The Millennium Concert" in May 2000.
This New Year's marks the 25th anniversary of Y2K, the popularized term referring to a widespread computer programming bug feared to wreak havoc when the year changed from 1999 to 2000. With the ...
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 ...
For 2002, ABC preceded the primetime hour of New Year's Rockin' Eve with a follow-up special, ABC 2002. The three-and-a-half-hour special featured a "meaningful and reflective" view on New Year's celebrations from around the world (especially in the wake of the September 11 attacks), and performances by Arlo Guthrie, Sting, and U2.
After 50 seasons — 1947–1989 and 1994–2000 — Game 6 of the 2000 American League Championship Series is the last Major League Baseball game that NBC would televise for the next 22 years. The New York Yankees would defeat the Seattle Mariners 9–7 to advance to the World Series (which they would beat the New York Mets in five games).
It’s been 16 years since a tornado struck downtown Fort Worth on March 28, 2000. Cars were tumbled in debris outside the Cash America building on West Seventh Street in Fort Worth on the day ...
Nearly 17 years later, Al Gore still seems to believe he beat George W. Bush in Florida and, therefore, the general presidential election, in 2000.