August 26th, 2000

Popular songs.

On August 26th, 2000, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: Incomplete - Sisqo
• United Kingdom: I Turn To You - Melanie C

Take me back to August 26th, 2000!

Let's go back in time!

The date is August 26th, 2000, and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. People are currently enjoying their weekend.

The summer of 2000 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner. In America, the song Incomplete by Sisqo is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, I Turn To You by Melanie C is the number-one hit song.

Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie The Cell is at the top of the box office. Tony Blair is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. A relatively new form of communication called "text messaging" is becoming more widespread. Although the technology has been around since the mid-1990s, it was only recently that cell providers allowed users to send SMS messages to people on different networks.

The Nokia 3210 is currently one of the most popular cellphones on the market. In technology news, more and more music companies are beginning to release MP3 players. The new MP3 format means that music listeners are able to listen to multiple albums on the go. It's the year 2000, so the music charts are being dominated by the likes of Christina Aguilera, Faith Hill, Savage Garden, Destiny's Child, Santana, Sisqó, Creed, Aaliyah and Enrique Iglesias.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Yokozuna, Kirsty MacColl, Dale Earnhardt, and Jennifer Syme would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Frasier", "Touched by an Angel", "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place", and "The Sopranos". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Counter-Strike", "Driver", "Rayman 2: The Great Escape", and "Perfect Dark".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Hang Time", "The Angry Beavers", "The Powerpuff Girls", and "Digimon Adventure". Popular toys at the moment include Betty Spaghetty (doll), WWF action figures, Bop It Extreme, and Rocket the Wonder Dog.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 26th, 2000.

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  Bring It On.

  The cheerleading comedy film "Bring It On" was being shown in movie theaters at this time.

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  Coyote Ugly.

  The romantic comedy film "Coyote Ugly" was showing in movie theaters at this time.

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  Who Let The Dogs Out.

  At the end of July in 2000, Bahamian group Baha Men released their hit single "Who Let the Dogs Out".

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  The dot-com bubble bursts.

  A speculative stock market bubble in technology was beginning to burst. This led to online shopping companies such as Pets.com and Webvan being forced to shut down. During one week in April, the Nasdaq composite index fell by 25%.

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  U2 - "Beautiful Day"

  The song "Beautiful Day" by Irish rock band U2 went on to win a Grammy for 2000's Record of the Year.

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  VCRs are being phased out.

  Although many people were still using VCRs to play movies, more and more households were beginning to replace them with DVD players.

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  2000 in music.

  Popular music artists in 2000 included Christina Aguilera, Eiffel 65, Céline Dion, Montell Jordan, Santana, Faith Hill, Sisqó, Destiny's Child, N Sync, Linkin Park, Enrique Iglesias, Matchbox Twenty, Mya, 3 Doors Down, Backstreet Boys, and Eminem.

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  The highest paid celebrities in 2000.

  According to Forbes, the highest paid celebrities in 2000 were Julia Roberts, George Lucas, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Hanks, Michael Jordan, The Rolling Stones, Tiger Woods, The Backstreet Boys, Cher and Steven Spielberg.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 2000?

  In 2000, the best NBA players were Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Jason Kidd, Gary Payton, Karl Malone, Grant Hill, Alonzo Mourning, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Chris Webber, Vince Carter, David Robinson, Eddie Jones and Stephon Marbury.

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  Time Person of the Year 2000.

  President-elect George W. Bush was named Time Person of the Year in 2000. This was after he defeated Democratic Party candidate Al Gore in a controversial presidential election that went all the way to the Supreme Court.

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  2000 in movies.

  Movies released in 2000 included Mission: Impossible 2, Gladiator, Cast Away, What Women Want, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Meet the Parents, The Perfect Storm, X-Men, What Lies Beneath, Snatch, Almost Famous, Memento, Traffic, Final Destination and Scary Movie.

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  Jennifer Lopez.

  American singer Jennifer Loper (aka J. Lo) topped the FHM sexiest woman list in both 2000 and 2001.

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  Best soccer players.

  In 2000, the best soccer players were Luís Figo, Zinedine Zidane, Andriy Shevchenko, Thierry Henry, Alessandro Nesta, Rivaldo, Gabriel Batistuta, Gaizka Mendieta, Raúl, Paolo Maldini and David Beckham.

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  DVDs are replacing VCR tapes.

  DVDs were starting to replace VCR tapes. As a result, you no longer had to rewind your tapes before you brought them back to the rental store.

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  Gladiator.

  The historical film "Gladiator" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2000.

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  Wallpaper is quickly dying off.

  Wallpaper was quickly disappearing from people's homes during the early 2000s. By this stage, minimalist interior design trends were in vogue, and many people had already made the switch to using paint.

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  People are buying MP3 players.

  More and more MP3 players started to arrive on the market during the early 2000s. This included the Samsung YEPP, the Creative NOMAD Jukebox, and the Apple iPod. Although most of us did not know it at the time, the MP3 marked the beginning of the end for the CD format and, in turn, the music stores that sold them.

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  Nokia 3210.

  The Nokia 3210 was released in March 1999. Over the course of the next year, it went on to become one of the most popular cellphones in history.

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  Text messaging is exploding in popularity.

  Text messaging exploded between 1999 and 2001. This was due to the fact that more and more people were buying cellphones. Furthermore, providers were starting to allow users to send SMS messages to contacts on other networks.

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  The Game Boy Color.

  The Game Boy Color was the go-to handheld device for gamers. Notable games included Wario Land 3, Donkey Kong Country, and the various Pokémon releases.

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  Floppy disks are being phased out.

  The floppy disk was being phased out by this point, as the emergence of the CD-RW and faster Internet speeds had made it somewhat redundant.

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  Pagers are dying out.

  Pagers started to die out at the end of the 1990s. This was due to the growing availability of cellphones. Pagers were small devices that allowed the owner to receive messages. More often than not, the message in question was a memo or a phone number that they were supposed to call back.

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  Landline phones are still popular... for now.

  Although most houses still had landline telephones, they were starting to slowly die out due to the increasing availability of cellphones.

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  CD folders and disc towers.

  People were using CD folders and disc towers to store their music collections and PlayStation games. CD folders were particularly useful if you wanted to switch between different albums while driving.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 23 years, 1 months, and 5 days have passed since August 26th, 2000.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 34 of 2000.
• Leap Year: 2000 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
• Age: People born on August 26th, 2000, are now 23 years old.
• Generation: People born in 2000 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 967244400.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to August 26th, 2000.

• July 29th, 2000: Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston are married in Malibu.
• July 31st, 2000: English singer Robbie Williams releases his single "Rock DJ".
• August 2nd, 2000: DJ Casper releases the song "Cha Cha Slide".
• August 3rd, 2000: Governor of Texas George W. Bush is nominated as the Republican candidate for President of the United States.
• August 4th, 2000: Coyote Ugly (2000) is released.
• August 14th, 2000: The first episode of the British game show "The Weakest Link" is aired on BBC Two.
• August 17th, 2000: Al Gore is nominated as the Democratic Party candidate for the 2000 US presidential election.
• August 22nd, 2000: LeAnn Rimes releases the single "Can't Fight the Moonlight", which is the theme song for the film "Coyote Ugly".
• August 23rd, 2000: The movie Snatch (2000) is released.
• August 23rd, 2000: 143 people are killed when Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes while attempting to land at Bahrain International Airport.
• August 25th, 2000: Bring It On (2000) is released.
• This date: August 26th, 2000
• August 27th, 2000: Wrestling: The first TLC match takes place at Summerslam.
• August 30th, 2000: The game Spider-Man (2000) is released.
• September 1st, 2000: The Nokia 3310 is released.
• September 5th, 2000: The film Memento (2000) is released.
• September 7th, 2000: Eminem's "The Real Slim Shady" wins Video of the Year at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards.
• September 9th, 2000: Hip Hop duo M.O.P. release their single "Ante Up".
• September 9th, 2000: The first episode of the animated series "Jackie Chan Adventures" is aired on TV.
• September 11th, 2000: British girl group the Sugababes release their debut single "Overload".
• September 11th, 2000: Former NBA player Darryl Strawberry is arrested for driving under the influence of painkillers in Tampa, Florida.
• September 12th, 2000: Soccer: Chelsea manager Gianluca Vialli is sacked.
• September 12th, 2000: The first episode of "MTV Cribs" is aired.
• September 13th, 2000: Almost Famous (2000) is released.
• September 14th, 2000: The Windows ME operating system is released.
• September 16th, 2000: Russian model Alexandra Petrova is shot dead at her apartment in Cheboksary, Russia.
• September 18th, 2000: The song Last Resort is released by nu-metal rock band Papa Roach.
• September 20th, 2000: The game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 is released.
• September 25th, 2000: NBA player Paul Pierce is stabbed 11 times at the Buzz Club in Boston.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 26th, 2000, will have the star sign Virgo.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2000 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
• Native American Zodiac: August 26th, 2000 falls under the Bear.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
• Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

Photos of early 2000s fashion.

Photographs of early 2000s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 2000.

2000 saw the introduction of cars such as the Chevrolet Celta, the Pontiac Aztek, the Ford Escape, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W203), the Ford Mondeo (second generation) and the Honda Civic (seventh generation).

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2000.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out August 26th, 2006, instead.

Weather on August 26th, 2000.

Historical weather information for August 26th, 2000.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 20.2 degrees Celsius. It was a very wet day. There were 3 hours of sunshine.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 66.6 degrees Fahrenheit. 19.22 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 18.72 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 6.1cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on August 26th, 2000 was most likely conceived around December 4th, 1999.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 26th, 2000 is close to May 19th, 2001.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about August 26th, 2000.

• 8,436 days have passed since this date.
• 1,205 weeks have passed.
• 728,870,400 seconds have passed since August 26th, 2000.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 850,348,800 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 376,097,126,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 121,478,400 times.
• You have taken approximately 62,682,854 steps. That's roughly 27,859 miles!
• Since this date, 8,746,445 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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