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The Housemans of Nidderdale
Database Pages
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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 2000 | - 1 January 2000—1 January 2000: The year in Britain started with a 'flu bug rather than a millennium bug
- March 2000—March 2000: London Eye opens, late but popular
- 22 April 2000—22 April 2000: The Big Number Change takes place in the UK - affected telephone dialling
codes assigned to Cardiff, Coventry, London, Northern Ireland, Portsmouth and Southampton
- 4 May 2000—4 May 2000: Ken Livingstone elected first Mayor of London (not to be confused with Lord
Mayor of London!)
- 10 June 2000—10 June 2000: Millennium footbridge over the Thames opens, but wobbles and is quickly
declared dangerous and closed - finally reopened Feb 2002
- 25 July 2000—25 July 2000: A chartered Air France Concorde crashes on take-off at Paris with the loss of all lives
- September 2000—September 2000: 'People Power' emerged suddenly as protestors against high Road Fuel Tax used
mobile phones and the Internet to co-ordinate blockades on fuel depots - resulted in
nationwide panic buying of fuel and service stations running out across the country
- October 2000—October 2000: Heavy rains cause worst flooding since records began (1850s) in many
parts of Britain (Oct-Dec)
- 17 October 2000—17 October 2000: Derailment at speed on the main London-North eastern line at Hatfield caused
by a broken rail
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