** Atlas III was a US launch vehicle ( 2000 – 2005 )

Alfred Elton van Vogt ( April 26, 1912 – January 26, 2000 ) was a Canadian-born science fiction author regarded as one of the most popular and complex science fiction writers of the mid-twentieth century: the " Golden Age " of the genre.

On January 26, 2000, van Vogt died in Los Angeles, USA from Alzheimer's disease, and was survived by his second wife, the former Lydia Bereginsky.

For example, the creation of argon fluorohydride ( HArF ), a marginally stable compound of argon with fluorine and hydrogen, was reported by researchers at the University of Helsinki in 2000.

The national currency, the Azerbaijani manat, was stable in 2000, depreciating 3. 8 % against the dollar.

Public demonstrations usually take place without government interference, though one rally in November 2000 by an opposition party was followed by the arrest and imprisonment for a month of its organizer.

It was proclaimed in 2000.

The eradication of extreme poverty and hunger was the first Millennium Development Goal, as set by 179 United Nations Member States in 2000.

It was rebuilt again by 1783 and this is the building that can be seen today, unchanged except for renovations done to it in 2000.

The International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen was awarded in the year 2000 to the President of the United States, Bill Clinton, for his special personal contribution to cooperation with the states of Europe, for the preservation of peace, freedom, democracy and human rights in Europe, and for his support of the enlargement of the European Union.

In 1966 the number of " pure " Ainu was about 300 ( Honna, Tajima, and Minamoto, 2000 ).

It was a four-time winner of the Charles Roberts / Origins Award, winning " Best Amateur Adventure Gaming Magazine " in 1984, " Best Amateur Game Magazine " in 1999, and " Best Amateur Game Periodical " in 2000 and 2001.

* When 2000 was approaching, at least three large Swedish magazines ranked penicillin as the most important discovery of the millennium.

The following year the Amiga product line was expanded with the introduction of two new models: the Amiga 2000 for high-end graphics and business use, and the Amiga 500 for home use.

The Amiga brand was then sold to another PC manufacturer, Gateway 2000, which had announced grand plans for it.

On January 23, Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coach and former linebackers coach for the 2000 Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens Mike Smith was named the Falcons ' new head coach.

During the 2000 Al Qaeda Summit in Kuala Lumpur, American authorities claim that immigration records show that a person named Abdulaziz al-Omari was visiting the country, although they say they are not sure that this was the same person.

From 1994 until 2007, Aston Martin was part of the Ford Motor Company, becoming part of the company's Premier Automotive Group in 2000.

After the November 2000 G8 protest in Montreal, at which many protesters were beaten, trampled, and arrested in what was intended to be a festive protest, the tactic of dividing protests into " green " ( permitted ), " yellow " ( not officially permitted but with little confrontation and low risk of arrest ), and " red " ( involving direct confrontation ) zones was introduced.

This was accompanied by reduction of poverty from 28 percent in 1978 to 9 percent in 1998 in China, and from 51 percent in 1978 to 26 percent in 2000 in India.

In 2000, a French court ruled that a government minister's description of anthroposophy as a cult was defamatory.

The album was certified Gold in 2000.

The first president of ARIN was Kim Hubbard, from 1997 until 2000.

In 2000 Eastman was inducted in the ( American ) National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York.

The Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame inducted him in 2000, " in recognition of his contributions and pioneering spirit that have laid the foundation for consumer electronics.

In 1986, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2000 into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2000.

The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame inducted Buck twice, as a media personality ( 1980 ) and Missouri sports legend ( 2000 ).

In 2000, Neal Broten was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.

" Eleven players were inducted into that category, but in 2000, the Board of Directors eliminated it ; the players who had been inducted under this category were merged into the player category.

Porky in Wackyland was inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2000, deemed " culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.

Horne's version of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000.

In March 2000, Raitt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.

He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in 2000.

Sutherland was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on 18 December 1978 and was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000.

Dickerson was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2000.

Chappell was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1986, the FICA Cricket Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2003.

In 2000, Johnson was inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Foundation.

* Posthumously, in 2000, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Zelda was inducted into GameSpy's Hall of Fame in August 2000 and voted by GameSpy's editors as the tenth best game of all time.

Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, and into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2000.

On the March 6, 2000, Earth, Wind & Fire were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to a standing ovation during the 15th annual induction dinner held at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

The Moonglows were inducted to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

On October 4, 2000, Lee inducted fellow country music legend Charley Pride into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

He was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2000 and a memorial statue was erected in Austin's Auditorium Shores park.