2000 in the United States

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in the United States.

2000
in
the United States

Decades:
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:

Incumbents

Federal government

Events

January

February

March

April

  • April – The unemployment rate drops to a low of 3.8%, the lowest since December 1969.
  • April – The labor force participation rate hits a historical peak of 67.4%.
  • April – The employment-population ratio reaches an all-time high of 64.8%.
  • April 1 – The 2000 United States Census determines the resident population of the United States to be 281,421,906.
  • April 3 – United States v. Microsoft: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust laws by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.
  • April 22 – In a predawn raid, federal agents seize 6-year old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami, Florida and fly him to his Cuban father in Washington, DC, ending one of the most publicized custody battles in U.S. history.
  • April 25 – The State of Vermont passes HB847, legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples.
  • April 28 – Richard Baumhammers begins a two-hour racially motivated shooting spree in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, leaving five dead and one paralyzed.

May

June

July

August

September

October

October 12: USS Cole bombing

November

December

December 13: Contention over the presidential election ends with George W. Bush elected president.

Ongoing

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Full date unknown

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See also

References

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