October 20th, 2000, was a Friday. It was day 294 of 2000. The decade was the 2000s.
20 years, 11 months and 0 days have passed since October 20th, 2000.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.
What happened on October 20th, 2000?
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on October 20th, 2000.
The movie "Remember the Titans" was at the top of the box office on October 20th, 2000.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane!
The date is October 20th, 2000 and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Libra. Currently, people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
The summer is long gone. Temperatures have started to become much cooler and the evenings are beginning to get darker. Fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways and sidewalks and there's a fresh earthy scent in the ear. Halloween of 2000 is quickly approaching and stores are selling costumes and decorations.
In America, the song Come On Over Baby by Christina Aguilera is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Black Coffee by All Saints is the number one hit song. Bill Clinton is currently the President of the United States and the movie Remember the Titans is at the top of the Box Office.
In the United Kingdom, Tony Blair is the current Prime Minister. A relatively new form of communication called "text messaging" is continuing to explode in popularity. Although the technology has been around since the mid-1990s, it was only recently that cell providers started to allow users to send SMS messages to people on different networks. 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. Meanwhile, the Nokia 3310 is one of the most popular cell phones on the market at the moment. Stores across the world are currently selling a wide range of custom covers for the phone. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Yokozuna, Dale Earnhardt, Joey Ramone and Aaliyah would all be still alive.
On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Baywatch", "Walker, Texas Ranger", "3rd Rock from the Sun" and "Celebrity Deathmatch". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Super Smash Bros.", "The Sims", "Resident Evil – Code: Veronica" and "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "All That", "Dawson's Creek", "The Wild Thornberrys" and "Bob the Builder".
If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as the Game Boy Color, the Dreamcast, Razor (scooter) and Tekno the Robotic Puppy.
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on October 20th, 2000.
At the end of September, 2000, nu-metal band Linkin Park released their debut single "One Step Closer".
On September 20th, 2000, the skateboarding game "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2" was released.
On September 18th, 2000, nu-metal band Papa Roach released their hit single "Last Resort".
Throughout this period of time, the Nokia 3310 would have been one of the most popular cell phones on the market. The phone included a game called "Snake" and it allowed people to customize its cover.
During this period, a speculative bubble in technology was beginning to burst. Online shopping companies such as Pets.com and Webvan were forced to shut down. During one week in April of 2000, the Nasdaq composite index fell by 25%.
The song "Beautiful Day" by Irish rock band U2 went on to win a Grammy for 2000's Record of the Year.
During this period, people were still using VCRs to play movies. However, more and more households were beginning to replace them with DVD players.
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.
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.
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.
President elect George W. Bush was named as the 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 of the way to the Supreme Court.
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.
American singer Jennifer Loper (aka J. Lo) topped the FHM sexiest woman list in both 2000 and 2001.
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.
In the first half of the naughties, DVDs started to replace the older VCR tapes. This meant that you no longer had to rewind your tapes before bringing them back to the rental store!
The historical film "Gladiator" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2000.
In the early "naughties", more and more MP3 players started to arrive on the market. This included the likes of 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.
Between 1999 and 2001, the act of "text messaging" continued to explode in popularity. This was due to the fact that more and more people were buying cellphones and providers were starting to allow users to send SMS messages to their contacts on different networks.
During this time, the Game Boy Color was the go-to handheld device for gamers. Popular games included Wario Land 3, Donkey Kong Country and the various Pokémon releases.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the floppy disk was phased out. The emergence of the CD-RW and faster Internet speeds made the diskette redundant.
At the end of the 1990s, pagers started to die out. This was due to the growing availability of cellphones. Pagers were small devices 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.
During this period, landline phones were still popular. However, they would soon start to decline due to the rise of mobile phones.
During the late 1990s and early naughties, many people used CD folders to store their music collection. Disc towers were also popular for albums and things such as PlayStation games.
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If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2000.
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Celebrities, historical figures and other notable people who were born on October 20th.
Baseball player. Deceased
Born on October 20th, 1931
He was not alive on this date.
Musician. Deceased
Born on October 20th, 1950
He turned 50 on this day in 2000.
Actor.
Born on October 20th, 1958
He turned 42 on this day in 2000.
US Vice President.
Born on October 20th, 1964
She turned 36 on this day in 2000.
Rapper.
Born on October 20th, 1971
He turned 29 on this day in 2000.
Actor.
Born on October 20th, 1979
He turned 21 on this day in 2000.
Actor.
Born on October 20th, 1988
She turned 12 on this day in 2000.
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Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on October 20th, 2000.
Tony Blair was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on October 20th, 2000.
Bertie Ahern was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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