| George W. Bush became the 43rd president of the United States, winning the electoral vote while losing the popular vote. Florida was the deciding state. | |
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| | Seventeen sailors were killed when the U.S.S. Cole was bombed by terrorists in Yemen. |
| Serbs surge against Slobodan Milosevic and overthrow him 13 years after the Balkan despot snatched power by promising to restore Serbia to greatness. | |
| | John Cardinal O' Connor dies. |
| Supersonic Air France Concorde crashed, killing 105 people outside Paris. | |
| | President Vladimir Putin took the oath of office in Russia's first democratic transfer of power. |
| It was announced that over the last 8 years, 103 people have died in crashes due to defective Firestone tires. | |
| | The media circus surrounding Elian Gonzalez, ended with the refugee being returned to Cuba in the custody of his father. |
| Hillary Clinton became the first First Lady to be elected to a public office when she won a senate seat in New York. | |
| | A federal judge found Microsoft guilty of Anti-Trust and ordered its break up. |
| A Florida judge ordered five major tobacco manufacturers to pay smokers $145 billion in punitive damages.
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| | Scientists complete the first rough map of human genetic code. |
| A federal judge approves a settlement of $1.25 billion between Swiss banks and relatives of Holocaust victims who claim the banks hoarded money their families deposited.
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| | The Russian nuclear submarine Kurst sinks. |
| The NASDAQ drops 39.29 % for the year to close at 2470. The Dow Jones drops 6.16 % to end the year at 10786.
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Dot.com bubble bursts. |
| "I Love You" virus wrecked havoc for e mail systems across the country. It caused 10 billion dollars worth of damage.
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