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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in July 2000.
The US president was Bill Clinton (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Tony Blair (Labour), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on July 2000: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of July 2000?


Events

  • 01 Jul 2000 Traffic can now use the Oresund Bridge connecting Sweden and Denmark.
  • 02 Jul 2000 Tenchi Muyo first broadcast on American Television
  • 06 Jul 2000 A tug and a barge towing it collide in Middletown, Rhode Island USA. 53,000 litres of oil were spilled into Narragansett bay.
  • 10 Jul 2000 EADS is the second largest aerospace company in the world, formed through the merger of Aerospatiale Matra, DASA and CASA.
  • 13 Jul 2000 July 25, ampndash Israel's prime Minister Ehud Barak meets Yasser Aramfat, head of the PLO, at Camp David but fails to reach an agreement.
  • 14 Jul 2000 A powerful solar flare later known as the Bastille Day event causes a geomagnetic storm to hit Earth.
  • 17 Jul 2000 Bashar al-Assad, the 10th President of Syria assumed office.
  • 19 Jul 2000 Apple Computer starts shipping the first standard dual processor personal computers, the Power Mac G4 with dual 500 or 450 MHz processors.
  • 20 Jul 2000 Zimbabwe's Parliament opens its new session, and the opposition members are elected for the first-time in a decade.
  • 22 Jul 2000 "News of the World" urges readers to sign a petition to support Sarah's Law. This new legislation was created in response to the murder of Sarah Payne. It would allow parents to find out if a convicted paedophile is living in their region.
  • 25 Jul 2000 Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde supersonic passenger plane, crashes into Gonesse shortly after takeoff from Paris, killing all 109 and five others.
  • 31 Jul 2000 To August 3, the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) nominates George W. Bush as U.S. president and Dick Cheney as Vice President.
  • 10 Jul 2000 EADS, the world's second-largest aerospace group is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DASA, and CASA.
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Music charts

Which were the top hits in July 2000?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Be With You
  2. - Everything You Wantyoutube
  3. - Bentyoutube
  4. - It's Gonna Be Me
  5. - Try Againyoutube

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - The Real Slim Shady
  2. - Rock DJ
  3. - Breathless
  4. - 7 Days
  5. - Spinning Around

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?

Books

Which were the most popular books released in July 2000?

Cradle and All by James Patterson

Cradle and All

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Two teenage girls claim to be pregnant and are virgins. One girl is carrying the child Jesus Christ, the other is carrying the son of Satan.

Off The Mangrove Coast by Louis L'Amour

Off The Mangrove Coast

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This collection features classic adventure... From the jungles in Borneo to hidden canyons in the American West, small-town fight clubs to Parisian cafes at the end of World War II

Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

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Dr. Seuss's brilliantly wise Oh, The Places You'll go! This is the perfect way to send off grads from high school, college and nursery school. Dr.

Flags Of Our Fathers by James Bradley with Ron Powers

Flags Of Our Fathers

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERTHE TRUE STORY BEHIND IMMORTAL PHOTOGRAPH, THAT HAS COME OUT TO SYMBOLIZE COURAGE and INDOMITABLE WILL OF AMERICAIn February 1945 American Marines plunged into Iwo Jima's surf--and into American history.

In A Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson

In A Sunburned Country

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A CLASSIC FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR FOR ONE SUMMER. Every time Bill Bryson leaves the house, memorable travel literature threatens.