May 1, 2000
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 — May 1, 2000
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 1, 2000
Administration Steps Up Effort For Support Of China Trade Bill
U.N. Reports Rebels Now Hold 300 Of Its Troops In Sierra Leone
Running For Office? The President Has Some Ideas
World Events — May 2000
Time Person of the Year — 2000
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 1, 2000
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1999–00 Season
Emmy Winners — 2000
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — May 1, 2000
Ebert 4-Star Films — May 1, 2000
On the field
Sports Champions — May 1, 2000
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