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17-year-old Ian Thorpe wins 4 medals
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 Olympic Games open Organizers thrilled the 110,000 spectators and an 4 billion TV viewers with a spectacular opening ceremony
| Australian Governor General Sir William Deane declared the games officially open. 12,697 performers , including some Aborigine women, take part in the ceremony. Golfer Greg Norman carried the torch across the spectacular harbor bridge to bring the Olympics down under
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| Sep.20 |
 Washington |
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Insufficient evidence to prosecute Clinton Whitewater investigation of the Clintons ends without indictments. Counsel Ray said that there was insufficient evidence
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| Sep.26 |
 Serbia |
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 Opposition claims victory. Milosevic denies| Opposition leaders have given the government a deadline to release results or they will declare Kostunica the winner | |
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| Sep.28 |
 Denmark |
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 Denmark rejects euro| 53.1% of voters rejected membership of the single European currency, and 46.9 % voted in favour | |
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| Sep.30 |
Sydney |
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Kenyans dominant in distance events |
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 Intifada started by Sharon visit  Palestinians and Israelis clash, spurred by visit of right-wing Israeli leader to a joint Jewish/Muslim holy site
| Al-Aqsa intifada is named after the Jerusalem mosque complex where the violence began. Ariel Sharon's visit to the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount and the failure of the peace process provides the sparks
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Main Event: Intifada started by Sharon visit
