January 19 – A
dorm fire at
Seton Hall University kills three people and injures several others. Three years later, Sean Ryan and Joseph LePore are convicted of
arson and sentenced to five years in prison.
January 26 – The rap-metal band
Rage Against the Machine plays in front of
Wall Street, prompting an early closing of trading due to the crowds.
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.
May 16 – The
Federal Reserve raises its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to 6.5 percent, the first increase of more than a quarter point since February 1995.[8]
July 12 – A 30-year-old American mechanic named
Thomas Jones is pursued by law enforcement officers from the Philadelphia Police Department in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[11][12] More than one dozen officers beat and attacked Jones while he was wounded.[13][14][15]
September 6 – In
Paragould, Arkansas, Breanna Lynn Bartlett-Stewart is
stillborn to Jason Stewart and Lisa Bartlett. Breanna Lynn's stillbirth is notable for being the first stillbirth to be identified by means of the
Kleihauer-Betke test.
October 26 – The
New York Yankees defeat the
New York Mets in Game 5 of the
2000 World Series, 4–1, to win their 26th World Series title. This is the first
Subway Series matchup between the two crosstown rivals. It is the Yankees' fourth World Series win under manager
Joe Torre.
November
November 6 – Toxicologist
Kristin Rossum murders her husband Gregory de Villers in
San Diego by poisoning him with fentanyl. She successfully passes off the crime as a suicide for several months before being charged.[16]
December 13 – The
Texas Seven escape from their prison unit in
Kenedy, Texas, and start a crime spree.
December 15 –
Walt Disney Pictures' 40th feature film, The Emperor's New Groove, is released after years of production issues. Though the box office haul is disappointing compared to Disney's
Renaissance-era releases, it is later praised as one of their best films of the post-Renaissance era.
December 16
Property appraiser
Jerry Michael Williams is reported missing after going duck hunting at
Lake Seminole and is assumed to have accidentally drowned. His wife Denise is convicted of his murder 18 years later.[20]
December 20 – Brothers Reginald and Jonathan Carr break into a house in
Wichita, Kansas, subjecting the occupants to rape and torture, and eventual murder. Only one of the occupants survived and the brothers were caught the next day. The event became known as the
Wichita massacre.
^Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute.
"Kingdom of Serbia/Yugoslavia". A Guide to the United States’ History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776. United States Department of State. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
January 19 – A
dorm fire at
Seton Hall University kills three people and injures several others. Three years later, Sean Ryan and Joseph LePore are convicted of
arson and sentenced to five years in prison.
January 26 – The rap-metal band
Rage Against the Machine plays in front of
Wall Street, prompting an early closing of trading due to the crowds.
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.
May 16 – The
Federal Reserve raises its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to 6.5 percent, the first increase of more than a quarter point since February 1995.[8]
July 12 – A 30-year-old American mechanic named
Thomas Jones is pursued by law enforcement officers from the Philadelphia Police Department in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[11][12] More than one dozen officers beat and attacked Jones while he was wounded.[13][14][15]
September 6 – In
Paragould, Arkansas, Breanna Lynn Bartlett-Stewart is
stillborn to Jason Stewart and Lisa Bartlett. Breanna Lynn's stillbirth is notable for being the first stillbirth to be identified by means of the
Kleihauer-Betke test.
October 26 – The
New York Yankees defeat the
New York Mets in Game 5 of the
2000 World Series, 4–1, to win their 26th World Series title. This is the first
Subway Series matchup between the two crosstown rivals. It is the Yankees' fourth World Series win under manager
Joe Torre.
November
November 6 – Toxicologist
Kristin Rossum murders her husband Gregory de Villers in
San Diego by poisoning him with fentanyl. She successfully passes off the crime as a suicide for several months before being charged.[16]
December 13 – The
Texas Seven escape from their prison unit in
Kenedy, Texas, and start a crime spree.
December 15 –
Walt Disney Pictures' 40th feature film, The Emperor's New Groove, is released after years of production issues. Though the box office haul is disappointing compared to Disney's
Renaissance-era releases, it is later praised as one of their best films of the post-Renaissance era.
December 16
Property appraiser
Jerry Michael Williams is reported missing after going duck hunting at
Lake Seminole and is assumed to have accidentally drowned. His wife Denise is convicted of his murder 18 years later.[20]
December 20 – Brothers Reginald and Jonathan Carr break into a house in
Wichita, Kansas, subjecting the occupants to rape and torture, and eventual murder. Only one of the occupants survived and the brothers were caught the next day. The event became known as the
Wichita massacre.
^Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute.
"Kingdom of Serbia/Yugoslavia". A Guide to the United States’ History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776. United States Department of State. Retrieved July 13, 2020.