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  • London, England
    Tuesday Jan 11, 2000
    George Weah

    Moving To Chelsea

    London, England
    Tuesday Jan 11, 2000

    Weah signed for Premier League club Chelsea on loan from Milan on 11 January 2000, in a deal which would keep him with the West London club until the end of the 1999–2000 English season. Although past his prime, Weah's time in England was deemed a success, especially at Chelsea where he instantly endeared himself to their fans by scoring the winner against rivals Tottenham Hotspur on his debut, and scored further league goals against Wimbledon and Liverpool. He also scored twice in Chelsea's victorious 1999–2000 FA Cup netting crucial goals against Leicester City and Gillingham. This led to him starting in the final, which Chelsea won 1–0.




  • Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 13, 2000
    Microsoft

    Chief Software Architect

    Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 13, 2000

    On January 13, 2000, Bill Gates handed over the CEO position to Steve Ballmer, an old college friend of Gates and employee of the company since 1980, while creating a new position for himself as Chief Software Architect.




  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Jan 19, 2000
    Michael Jordan

    Not as a player

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Jan 19, 2000

    On January 19, 2000, Jordan returned to the NBA not as a player, but as part owner and president of basketball operations for the Washington Wizards.




  • New York, U.S.
    Sunday Jan 23, 2000
    Dwayne Johnson

    Royal Rumble (2000)

    New York, U.S.
    Sunday Jan 23, 2000

    At Royal Rumble, on January 23, 2000, The Rock entered the Royal Rumble match and was one of the final two remaining, along with Big Show; In an attempt at a "false finish", Big Show intended to throw The Rock over the top rope in a running powerslam-like position, before The Rock countered the move on the ring apron, sending Big Show to the floor before re-entering the ring as the winner.




  • Chechnya, Russia
    Wednesday Jan 26, 2000
    Second Chechen War

    Russian government announced that 1,173 servicemen had been killed in Chechnya

    Chechnya, Russia
    Wednesday Jan 26, 2000

    On 26 January 2000, the Russian government announced that 1,173 servicemen had been killed in Chechnya since October, more than double the 544 killed reported just 19 days earlier.




  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Jan 26, 2000
    New York Stock Exchange

    "Sleep Now in the Fire"

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Jan 26, 2000

    On January 26, 2000, an altercation during the filming of the music video for Rage Against the Machine's "Sleep Now in the Fire", directed by Michael Moore, caused the doors of the exchange to be closed and the band to be escorted from the site by security after the members attempted to gain entry into the exchange.




  • San Diego, California, U.S.
    Jan, 2000
    September 11 (9/11) Attacks

    Hazmi and Mihdhar arrived in the United States

    San Diego, California, U.S.
    Jan, 2000

    Hazmi and Mihdhar arrived in the United States in mid-January 2000. In early 2000, Hazmi and Mihdhar took flying lessons in San Diego, California, but both spoke little English, performed poorly in flying lessons, and eventually served as secondary – or "muscle" – hijackers.


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