What happened on Friday December 08, 2000?

About December 8th, 2000, in brief:

  • Historical events: The unresolved 2000 United States presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore dominated global media attention, with ongoing legal disputes and recounts in Florida that would ultimately determine the election's outcome.
  • Day of the week: December 8th, 2000 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Independent Women Part I by Destiny's Child
  • #1 UK song: Independent Women Part 1 by Destiny's Child
  • Popular movie: Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott

More about December 8th, 2000? See below for more news and curiosities on December 8th, 2000.

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December 08, 2000: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on December 08, 2000:

  • 2000 United States Presidential Election Controversy The unresolved 2000 United States presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore dominated global media attention, with ongoing legal disputes and recounts in Florida that would ultimately determine the election's outcome.
  • Space Shuttle Endeavour Visits International Space Station The crew of Space Shuttle Endeavour made their first visit to the Expedition 1 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS), marking a significant milestone in international space collaboration and ongoing space exploration efforts.
  • Deaths of Notable Political Figures Two prominent political figures passed away: Ionatana Ionatana, the prime minister of Tuvalu (aged approximately 62), and Sachindra Lal Singh, an Indian politician (aged 93).

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December 08, 2000: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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December 08, 2000: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on December 08, 2000:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $88.06
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $14.81
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $54.63
  • General Electric GE: opens at $54.50
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $98.00

Exchange Rates on December 08, 2000:

  • 1 USD = 111.28 JPY
  • 1 EUR = 98.31 JPY
  • 1 EUR = 0.6106 GBP
  • 1 EUR = 1.5124 CHF
  • 1 JPY = 0.62 GBP

December 08, 2000: What were the main match results that day?

NBA - American Basketball

  • Atlanta Hawks - Miami Heat : 76 - 80
  • Chicago Bulls - Dallas Mavericks : 86 - 105
  • Houston Rockets - Sacramento Kings : 98 - 111
  • Indiana Pacers - Boston Celtics : 104 - 91
  • Los Angeles Clippers - Charlotte Hornets : 87 - 92

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

  • Standard - Mouscron : 3 - 3

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

  • Ein Frankfurt - Wolfsburg : 1 - 2

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • Duisburg - Saarbrucken : 2 - 1
  • Reutlingen - Ulm : 2 - 2
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What day of the week was December 08, 2000?


December 08, 2000 was a Friday and it was the 343rd day of the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 08, 2000 can also be written as 12/8/2000 in the US and as 8/12/2000 in UK and Europe.

December 08, 2000 in December 2000 calendar

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December 08, 2000: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on December 08, 2000 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week December 4th and December 10th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

December 08, 2000: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 08, 2000 was Independent Women Part I by Destiny's Child, according to the music chart for the week December 4th and December 10th.

  1. - Independent Women Part I youtube
  2. - Case Of The Ex (Whatcha Gonna Do) youtube
  3. - With Arms Wide Open youtube
  4. - Gotta Tell You youtube
  5. - Kryptonite youtube

December 08, 2000: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on December 08, 2000 was Independent Women Part 1 by Destiny's Child, according to the music chart for the week December 4th and December 10th.

  1. - Independent Women Part 1 youtube
  2. - Can We Fix It youtube
  3. - Never Had A Dream Come True youtube
  4. - Can't Fight The Moonlight youtube
  5. - Stan youtube

December 08, 2000: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 08, 2000 was I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) by JAY-Z, according to the music chart for the week December 4th and December 10th.

  1. - I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
  2. - Ms. Jackson youtube
  3. - I Wish
  4. - Independent Women Part I youtube
  5. - My First Love
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December 08, 2000: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 8th is Sagittarius.

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Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 08, 2000: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 08, 2000 is Dragon and the associated element is Metal.

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December 08, 2000: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on December 08, 2000 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 08, 2000 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on December 08, 2000 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 94% full, rising at 02:52 pm and setting at 04:49 am.

The previous full moon was on Nov 11, 2000 while the next full moon would come on Dec 11, 2000.

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How old is someone born on December 08, 2000?


Someone born on December 08, 2000 is:

24 years 4 months old,

or 292 months and 15 days old,

or 1271 weeks and 5 days old,

or 8902 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 08, 2000?

There are 229 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Monday December 8th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on December 08, 2000?

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