January 01 – Millennium celebrations are held around the world to celebrate the beginning of the 3rd millennium. The fears about the anticipated Y2K bug problems turn…
Browsing: The 2000s
January 01 – Greece officially adopts the Euro currency, becoming the 12th member of the Eurozone economic framework. 08 – The British High Court awards anonymity…
January 01 – The Euro enters circulation as the currency of the European Union, replacing historical currencies such as the franc, mark, drachma, and lira.…
January 05 – Metropolitan Police launch a major anti-terror raid on a flat in Wood Green, London, discovering traces of the deadly poison ricin. 12 -…
January 13 – Harold Shipman, the former British doctor who is believed to have killed more than 200 people, is found dead in his prison cell…
January 09 – Elections are held to replace Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestine Liberation Organisation. He is succeeded by Rawhi Fattouh. 09 – The…
January 01 – Sydney, Australia, swelters through its hottest New Year’s Day on record, with the temperature peaking at 45.8 degrees Celsius, sparking bushfires and power…
January 01 – Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union. 01 – Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel assumes the presidency of the European Union. 04 -…
January 01 – Cyprus and Malta adopt the Euro as their currency. 08 – New Jersey officially apologises for slavery, becoming the first Northern US state to…
January 01 – Slovakia adopts the Euro as its national currency, replacing the Slovak Koruna. 01 – A Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer shoots and…