- Y2K scare: When the New Year and New Millenium hit, Airplanes were going to fall from the sky. Computers were going toI remember many stockpiling food & generators, buying guns, and other preperatory things. Not just whack-jobs but those I deeply respect. Nothing really happened.
- 2000 Sydney Olympics: I don't remember a lot of individuals from these games, but I remember watching them.
- Dimpled Chads: Ahh the 2000 election. Gore won the popular vote. Bush won the electorate. Florida was under the microscope. Gore went on to make a movie. Bush went on to serve 2 terms and be one of the most unpopular presidents in American History.
- Elian Gonzalez: Remember this picture...
- Top 5 Grossing Movies: How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Castaway, Mission Impossible 2, Gladiator, What Women Want.
- Super Bowl XXXIV: Rams/Titans came down to the last play. Still one of the best Super Bowl games I've ever watched.
- Subway Series: Yankees beat Mets 4-1. It was a cool one to watch as New York was in a bit of a frenzy.
- Britney and N'Sync: Oops! I Did It Again and No Strings Attached hit big. Teen Pop was huge... painfully huge.
- U2 Comeback: They released All That You Can't Leave Behind, and recaptured the sound made them great in the 80s but added a New Millennium flare to it.
- Boy Meets World Finale: I know, not a huge deal. But come on, Cory, Topanga, and Mr Feeny? It had a great closing scene with Feeny looking out over his empty class saying, "I love you all. Class dismissed." Good stuff.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
10 for the 2000s: In the year 2000
The following are major Events I remember (or did a little research to discover) from 2000.
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Although President Bush left office unpopular, I truly believe that someday I will be teaching a different story to my US History students. I think the curriculum will talk about Bush being a good President and focus on the many things he did well. I also believe that his popularity, while very low when he left office, will eventually recover and he will actually become a well-like President. Just my opinion, but this opinion comes from years of studying former Presidents, their policies, their lasting impact, and how history & the American people ultimately viewed their Presidencies. A few examples of unpopular Presidents when they left office yet now appreciated even revered: John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Harry Truman, JFK, Ronald Reagan. Regardless, it will be interesting to see how the American people view him in 20 years.
People said Reagan was a dundering old fool when he left office now the Dems fall all over themselves proclaiming Reagan. Ronald Reagan has become the most popular former Pres of the modern era and in time I believe W will become the same because of the 6.5 yrs of a good presidency
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