At A Glance

7 June 2000 at a glance

Day of the week
7 June 2000 was a Wednesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Maria Maria” by Santana featuring The Product G&B.
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 7 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 June 2000 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 June 2000 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 7 June

  • 1975 Sony launches Betamax, the first videocassette recorder format.
  • 1977 Five hundred million people watch the high day of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II begin on television.
  • 1981 The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera.
  • 1991 Mount Pinatubo erupts, generating an ash column 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) high.
  • 2000 The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon.

Famous people born on June 7

  • Prince, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor (1958–2016)
  • Liam Neeson, Irish-American actor (born 1952)
  • Tom Jones, Welsh singer and actor (born 1940)
  • Dean Martin, American singer, actor, and producer (1917–1995)

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.
More events of 2000 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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