When This Dropped

March 11, 2000

President
Clinton
Dow Jones
9,811
Gas/gal
$1.51
Big Mac
$2.51
Min Wage
$5.15

Gas cost $1.51 a gallon in the spring of 2000, and the Dow Jones stood at 10,787 — just weeks after Congress moved to normalize trade relations with China, a debate that was reshaping America's economic relationship with the world's most populous nation. On television, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" had become a national obsession, while Santana's "Maria Maria" sat at the top of the Billboard charts for months, anchoring a remarkable commercial comeback for the veteran guitarist. The Los Angeles Lakers claimed the NBA championship over the Indiana Pacers that June, and earlier in the spring, six-year-old Cuban migrant Elián González was seized by federal agents in a pre-dawn raid in Miami and reunited with his father in Cuba, closing out one of the most watched international custody disputes in recent American memory.

On the cover

Magazine Covers — March 11, 2000

New York Times
Time
Rolling Stone
TV Guide
Nat. Geographic

NY Times Headlines — Week of March 11, 2000

U.S. Troops Seize Weapons From Albanians In Kosovo

Beating Swords Into Suburbs In East Germany'S Bunker Capital

World Events — March 2000

Time Person of the Year — 2000

Jeff Bezos
Person of the Year
Jeff Bezos

On the radio

Billboard Charts — March 11, 2000

Amazed
Lonestar
Hot 100 #1
"Amazed"
Lonestar
Miami Vice
Soundtrack
Billboard 200 #1
"Miami Vice"
Soundtrack

Grammy Awards

Two Against Nature
Steely Dan
Grammy Album of the Year
"Two Against Nature"
Steely Dan
Beautiful Day
U2
Grammy Song of the Year
"Beautiful Day"
U2
Beautiful Day
U2
Grammy Record of the Year
"Beautiful Day"
U2
Shelby Lynne
Grammy Best New Artist
Shelby Lynne

On the bookshelf

The Brethren
John Grisham
NYT Fiction #1
"The Brethren"
John Grisham
Who Moved My Cheese
Spencer Johnson
NYT Non-Fiction #1
"Who Moved My Cheese"
Spencer Johnson
Interpreter of Maladies
Jhumpa Lahiri
Pulitzer Prize Fiction
"Interpreter of Maladies"
Jhumpa Lahiri
In America
Susan Sontag
National Book Award Fiction
"In America"
Susan Sontag
In the Heart of the Sea
Nathaniel Philbrick
National Book Award Nonfiction
"In the Heart of the Sea"
Nathaniel Philbrick

On the television

Nielsen Top 10 — 1999–00 Season

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Nielsen #1 TV Show
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Nielsen
Top 10
TV Shows
Nielsen Ratings
Top 10 TV Shows
1999–00 Season

Emmy Winners — 2000

The West Wing
Emmy Drama Series
The West Wing
Sex and the City
Emmy Comedy Series
Sex and the City
James Gandolfini
The Sopranos
Emmy Lead Actor
James Gandolfini
The Sopranos
Sela Ward
Once and Again
Emmy Lead Actress
Sela Ward
Once and Again

At the movies

Box Office & Oscar Winners — March 11, 2000

The Whole Nine Yards
Box Office #1
The Whole Nine Yards
American Beauty
Oscar Best Picture
American Beauty
Steven Soderbergh
Traffic
Oscar Best Director
Steven Soderbergh
Traffic
Russell Crowe
Gladiator
Oscar Best Actor
Russell Crowe
Gladiator
Julia Roberts
Erin Brockovich
Oscar Best Actress
Julia Roberts
Erin Brockovich

Ebert 4-Star Films — March 11, 2000

42 Up
4-Star Review
42 Up
Almost Famous
4-Star Review
Almost Famous
American Movie
4-Star Review
American Movie
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
4-Star Review
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
High Fidelity
4-Star Review
High Fidelity

On the field

Sports Champions — March 11, 2000

Super Bowl
St. Louis Rams
def. Tennessee Titans
World Series
New York Yankees
def. New York Mets
NBA Champion
Los Angeles Lakers
def. Indiana Pacers
Stanley Cup
New Jersey Devils
def. Dallas Stars
Summer Olympics
Sydney, Australia
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