August 2000 - Portal:Current Events

Portal:Current Events

This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from August 2000.

Current events of August 8, 2000 (2000-08-08) (Tuesday)
  • Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor.
Current events of August 12, 2000 (2000-08-12) (Saturday)
  • Russian submarine Kursk sinks in the Barents Sea. All 118 men aboard die.
Current events of August 27, 2000 (2000-08-27) (Sunday)
  • Ostankino Tower in Moscow catches fire, three people are killed.
Current events of August 28, 2000 (2000-08-28) (Monday)
  • For the first time in history, religious and spiritual leaders of the world's diverse faith traditions came together in New York on August 28 to discuss how to forge a partnership of peace with the United Nations.
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