A new century dawns. Internet users number about 300 million before the year is over. Y2K passes without the serious, widespread computer failures many experts and businesses had feared.

America Online announces an agreement to buy Time Warner for $162 billion, making it the largest-ever corporate merger.

A blast wounds dozens on Wall Street, the first of a series of major terrorist attacks that would take place in cities around the world over the next few years.

Microsoft is ruled by the justice department to have violated United States antitrust laws by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.

Israel's prime minister Ehud Barak and PLO head Yasser Arafat meet at Camp David, but fail to reach an agreement for peace in the Middle East.

For the 2000 summer Olympic games in Sydney, Australia, the League publishes a special Gospel cover that includes athlete testimonials and a map of the Sydney transit system.

Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon visits the Temple Mount, protected by a several-hundred-strong Israeli police force. Palestinian riots erupt, leading to an armed uprising.

In Aden, Yemen, the United States Navy destroyer USS Cole is badly damaged by suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding 39.

The NY Yankees defeat the NY Mets in Game 5 of the World Series, 4-2, to win their 26th World Series title. This was the first Subway Series matchup between the two crosstown rivals.

Republican George W. Bush defeats Democrat Vice President Al Gore in the US election, but the final outcome is not known for over a month because of disputed votes in Florida.