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| Jan.1 |
 USA |
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Y2K bug fails to bite A flaw in computer program that caused processing to operate incorrectly on and after January 1, 2000
| The Year 2000 problem caused concern that critical industries and government functions would cease operating at midnight, January 1. Companies and organizations upgraded their computer systems. When January 1 arrived there were problems generally regarded as minor
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| Jan.14 |
New York |
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 Dow Jones reached 11,722| 3.9 times higher than the high of 2,999.75 reached in 1990 | |
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Seattle |
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Microsoft CEO Gates Steps Down| Bill Gates is handing the reins to his former Harvard classmate, Steve Ballmer, the company's president | |
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| Jan.24 |
USA |
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AOL planned to purchase Time Warner| America Online plan is the biggest merger ever was greeted as a historic day for corporate America | |
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| Jan.25 |
Iowa |
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Gore and Bush victorious in caucuses| Gore was ahead with 64% of the vote to 35% for Bradley. Bush was well ahead of his 5 fellow Republican hopefuls | |
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| Jan.31 |
Missouri |
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St. Louis wins Super Bowl over Tennessee Rams held on -- just barely -- to beat the Titans 23-16. The Rams were 200-1 Super Bowl underdogs
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