* 2000 – In a pre-dawn raid, federal agents seize six-year-old Elián González from his relatives ' home in Miami, Florida.

In 1996, he went to the US to play for the Tampa Bay Mutiny ( 1996 – 97, 2000 – 01 ), Miami Fusion ( 1998 – 99 ), and Colorado Rapids ( 2001 – 02 ).

The last meaningful matchup between the two franchises would be in the 2000 season, when Miami edged out Indianapolis with an 11 – 5 record for the division championship.

The custody and immigration status of a young Cuban boy, Elián González ( born December 7, 1993 ), was at the center of a heated 2000 controversy involving the governments of Cuba and the United States, González's father, Juan Miguel González Quintana, González's other relatives in Miami, Florida, and in Cuba, and Miami's Cuban American community.

Four more teams were added for the 2000 season ( the Indiana Fever, the Seattle Storm, the Miami Sol, and the Portland Fire ).

On January 2, 2000, the Miami Heat defeated the Orlando Magic in the first game ever played at AmericanAirlines Arena.

After being swept by the Miami Heat in the 2000 playoffs, Joe Dumars ( who had retired following the 1999 season ) was hired as the team's president of basketball operations.

* Fewest own fumbles recovered, season: 2 ; Washington Redskins, 1958 ; Miami Dolphins, 2000.

* Most own fumble recoveries for touchdowns, season: 2 ; Chicago Bears, 1953 ; New England Patriots, 1973 ; Buffalo Bills, 1974 ; Denver Broncos, 1975 ; Oakland Raiders, 1978 ; Green Bay Packers, 1982 and 1989 ; New Orleans Saints, 1983 ; Cleveland Browns, 1986 ; Miami Dolphins, 1996 ; Buffalo Bills, 2000.

As of 2000, before West Park annexed it, the Miami Gardens section had the 103rd highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, with 1. 63 % of the US populace.

As of 2000, before being annexed to Miami Gardens, English as a first language accounted for 53. 73 % of all residents, while Spanish accounted for 43. 16 %, and French Creole as a mother tongue made up 2. 15 % of the population.

As of 2000, the Carol City section of Miami Gardens had the twenty-seventh highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, with 18. 75 % of the populace.

As of 2000, before being annexed to Miami Gardens, English as a first language accounted for 82. 27 % of all residents, while Spanish accounted for 14. 16 %, French Creole was at 2. 55 %, and French as a mother tongue made up 1. 00 % of the population.

On December 5, 2000, Miami Lakes voted to become an incorporated town.

On October 5, 2010, Nelson Hernandez was the youngest councilmember to be elected to the Miami Lakes Town Council at the age of 24 since the town incorporated in 2000.

As of 2000, Miami Shores had the 102nd highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, with 1. 64 % of the US populace.

As of 2000, Miami Springs had the sixteenth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, with 31. 83 % of the populace.

As of 2000, before being annexed to Miami Gardens, English as a first language accounted for 74. 87 % of all residents, while French Creole accounted for 12. 92 %, Spanish was at 10. 19 %, and French as a mother tongue made up 1. 02 % of the population.

As of 2000, North Miami Beach had the fourth highest percentage of Haitian residents in the US, with 19. 9 % of the US populace.

As of 2000, before being annexed to Miami Gardens, English as a first language accounted for 75. 24 % of all residents, while Spanish was spoken by 21. 04 %, French Creole was at 3. 27 %, and Jamaican Creole as a mother tongue made up 0. 44 % of the population.

As of 2000, before being annexed to Miami Gardens, English as a first language accounted for 85. 76 % of all residents, while 6. 81 % spoke Spanish, French Creole accounted for 5. 83 %, French was at 0. 93 %, and Patois as a mother tongue made up 0. 64 % of the population.

As of 2000, South Miami had the twenty-sixth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, with 19. 58 % of the populace, while it had the fortieth highest percentage of Nicaraguan residents in the US, at 1. 04 % of the city's population ( tied with Richmond Heights, FL and Lake Butler, FL.

As of 2000, South Miami Heights had the twentieth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, with 25. 70 % of the populace.

* Butch Davis, Head football coach, University of North Carolina ( 2007 – 2011 ), Former Head Coach, University of Miami ( 1995 – 2000 )

Pleger ( 2000 ) The Old Copper Complex of the Western Great Lakes

A rare cloudless satellite view of the entire Great Lakes region, April 24, 2000, with the names of the lakes added

In 2000, Great Lakes Chemical Corporation ( GLC ) sued Monsanto for the $ 71 million shortfall in expected sales.

As of 2000, Sea Ranch Lakes had the nineteenth highest percentage of Brazilians in the US ( tied with Revere, Massachusetts and Malden, Massachusetts ) at 1. 7 % of the population, while it was the sixtieth most Peruvian-populated area at 1. 01 % of all residents ( tied with Brentwood, New York ).

The area was confused with Buenaventura Lakes CDP in the 2000 census, and the correct data for the area was not recorded.

As of the 2000 Census, Franklin Lakes had the 18th-highest per-capita income of all 566 municipalities in the state.

Cedar Glen Lakes ( 2000 Census population of 1, 617 ), Cedar Glen West ( 1, 376 ), Crestwood Village ( 8, 392 ), Leisure Knoll ( 2, 467 ), Leisure Village West-Pine Lake Park ( 11, 085 ) and Pine Ridge at Crestwood ( 2, 025 ) are all census-designated places and unincorporated areas located within Manchester Township.

Crandon Lakes ( 2000 Census population of 1, 150 ) is a census-designated place and unincorporated area split between Hampton Township and Stillwater Township.

Crandon Lakes ( 2000 Census population of 1, 150 ) is a census-designated place and unincorporated area split between Hampton Township and Stillwater Township.

At the 2000 census, Portage Lakes included portions of Coventry and Franklin townships.

Recognized by the U. S. Census Bureau as a census designated place ( CDP ), the community population was 23, 039 as of the 2010 census -- down from 41, 041 in 2000, due to the splitting off of parts of it to form new CDP's including Greenbriar and Fair Lakes.

* Kindercore Singles Slub: May split single with Great Lakes ( 7 ")-Kindercore Records ( 2000 )

These fish were also found historically in Lake Erie, in the Great Lakes, but in May 2000, the Canadian Species at Risk Act listed the paddlefish as being extirpated in Canada.

More recently, a task force within the TRCA was formed to further clear the Humber as a part of the Great Lakes 2000 Cleanup Fund.

" Journal of Great Lakes Research 26 ( 2000 ): 183-195

A rally version of the Lancer EX 2000 Turbo was made for the 1000 Lakes Rally that gave out.

From 1994 to 2000, he served as one of four U. S. commissioners to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, a presidential appointment to a bilateral treaty organization with Canada responsible for fisheries management research and recommendations and for sea lamprey control for the Great Lakes fisheries.

Al Khobar Lakes is the first gated community available for sale as private villas ; it comprises more than 2000 villas in a series of 9 villages with retail and leisure amenities.

* Great Lakes Bootleg – 2000

Sun Lakes, AZ: Book World / Blue Star, 2000.

* 2000 Consent agreement regarding Great Lakes fishing rights resolving disagreements arising out of implementation of the 1836 treaty