At A Glance
4 July 2000 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 July 2000 was a Tuesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Be with You” by Enrique Iglesias.
- Top Film of 2000
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2000 was Mission: Impossible 2.
- Bestselling Novel of 2000
- “The Brethren” by John Grisham was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2000.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Survivor” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2000–01 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 4 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 July 2000 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 July 2000 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 4 July
- 1997 NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
- 1998 Japan launches the Nozomi probe to Mars, joining the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation.
- 2004 The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the World Trade Center site in New York City.
- 2004 Greece beats Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2004 Final and becomes European Champion for first time in its history.
- 2006 Space Shuttle program: Discovery launches STS-121 to the International Space Station. The event gained wide media attention as it was the only shuttle launch in the program's history to occur on the United States' Independence Day.
Famous people born on July 4
- Post Malone, American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer (born 1995)
- Amol Rajan, Indian-English journalist (born 1983)
- Queen Sonja of Norway (born 1937)
- Eva Marie Saint, American actress (1924–2026)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2000 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2000 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 14 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 11,722.98 (at the peak of the Dot-com bubble).
- March 26 – The 72nd Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, are held at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Sam Mendes' American Beauty wins five awards out of eight nominations, including Best Picture and Director. The telecast of the event garners over 46.5 million viewers.
- May 19 – Walt Disney Pictures' 39th feature film, Dinosaur, is released.
Life in the US in 2000
President
Bill Clinton
Gas (per gallon)
$1.51
Loaf of Bread
$1.07
Average House
$165,300
Weekly Wage
$564
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Famous Faces Born in the 2000s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
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