A Look Back At

Born in 2000

What Was Life Like in 2000?

Who Was in Charge?

President

Bill Clinton

Gas (per gallon)

$1.51

Loaf of Bread

$1.07

Average House

$165,300

Weekly Wage

$564

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.
July 14 – X-Men, directed by Bryan Singer, is released as the first film in the X-Men film series.
August 14 – Dora the Explorer premieres on Nick Jr. with the episode "The Legend of the Big Red Chicken."
November 7 – 2000 United States presidential election: Republican candidate Texas Governor George W. Bush defeats Democratic Vice President Al Gore in the closest election in history, but the outcome is not known for over a month because of disputed votes in Florida.
November 17 – Dr. Seuss's live action film How the Grinch Stole Christmas, with Jim Carrey is released to theaters.
December 15 – Walt Disney Pictures' 40th feature film, The Emperor's New Groove, is released after years of production issues.