The 00's Thread

[goddess_nemesis]

2007: (August 1) The I-35W Mississippi River Bridge on I-35W over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota collapses at 6:05 pm CST during the later part of rush hour, killing 13 people.

 

[milagros317]

2008

August: Michael Phelps wins 8 gold medals in the Summer Olympics in Beijing.

 

[goddess_nemesis]

2000: (May 11) The billionth living person in India is born.

 

[paracarl44]

2001.

January 28th:The Baltimore Ravens win their First Super Bowl beating the New York Giants 34 to 7 in Super Bowl XXXV.

 

[goddess_nemesis]

2002: (January 23) Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is kidnapped in Pakistan, accused of being a CIA agent by his captors.

 

[milagros317]

2003

April 9: Baghdad falls to U.S. and allied troops.

 

[Mitchell]

2004

Sept 24-Atlanta Braves clinch their thirteenth straight division title, defeating the San Francisco Giants, 8-7.

Mitch

 

[milagros317]

2005

April 2: Death of Pope John Paul II
April 24: The newly elected Pope takes the name Benedict XVI

 

[goddess_nemesis]

2006: (January 3) Twelve dead coal miners and one survivor are discovered in the Sago Mine Disaster near Buckhannon, West Virginia, U.S.

 

[Mitchell]

2007-June 14-San Antonio Spurs defeat Cleveland, 83-82, to complete a four game sweep of the 2007 NBA Finals. The win clinches the Spurs third championship in the 21st century, and their fourth one since 1999.

Mitch

 

[goddess_nemesis]

2008: (January 2) The price of petroleum hits $100 per barrel for the first time.

 

[Artoo]

August 27th, 2000; Ostankino Tower in Moscow catches fire, three people are killed.

 

[paracarl44]

2001.

June 11th: Timothy McVeigh is executed for his part of the Oklahoma City Bombing, in Terre Haute, Indiana.

 

[milagros317]

2002

October 12: Muslim terrorists set off bombs in Bali that kill hundreds of innocent civilians.

 

[ikaiyoo]

2003 June 26 – The Supreme Court declares sodomy laws unconstitutional.

 

[goddess_nemesis]

2004: (February 13) Scientists in South Korea announce the cloning of 30 human embryos.

 

[paracarl44]

2005.

January14th: The Huygens Probe lands on Titan, one of Saturn's moons.

 

[milagros317]

2006

The Dodgers reach post season play as the National League Wild Card winner , but are eliminated in the NLDS. 🙁

 

[wishfoot88]

2007 Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union.

 

[milagros317]

2008

August: Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor win the Olympic gold medal in women's beach volleyball for the second consecutive time. 😀

 

[Mitchell]

2000-October 26-The New York Yankees defeat the New York Mets, 4-2 ,in Game Five of the 2000 World Series, to win the 2000 World Series, four games to one, for the Yankees third straight World Championship.

Mitch

 

[tickmankyle1]

feb 16 2005 i turned 30

 

[wishfoot88]

2006-tickmankyle1 joined the TMF

 

[milagros317]

2007

March 11: President Chirac of France announces his retirement after 40 years in politics.

 

[goddess_nemesis]

2008: (May 25) NASA's Phoenix spacecraft lands on Mars.