July 1, 2000
A Big Mac cost $2.51 that summer of 2000, and the Dow Jones sat at 10,787 — the U.S. Senate had just approved landmark legislation allowing legally binding contracts to be signed online, a shift that would quietly reshape American commerce for decades to come. On television, audiences were tuning in to "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and debating the film "Scary Movie," which had just topped the box office with its sharp parody of the slasher genre. On July 25, Air France Flight 4590 — a Concorde supersonic aircraft — crashed shortly after takeoff from Paris, killing all 113 people aboard and marking the first fatal accident in the Concorde's 31-year commercial history, effectively beginning the end of the supersonic passenger era.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — July 1, 2000
NY Times Headlines — Week of July 1, 2000
Flight Tests Show Iraq Has Resumed A Missile Program
Reports Say China Is Aiding Pakistan On Missile Project
Challenger In Mexico Wins, Governing Party Concedes
U.S. Study Reopens Division Over Nuclear Missile Threat
Victor In Mexico Plans To Overhaul Law Enforcement
A Growing Ambition: A Special Report.; Behind The Lazio Smile Lies A Deliberate And Pragmatic Substance
World Events — July 2000
Time Person of the Year — 2000
On the radio
Billboard Charts — July 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 — July 1, 2000
Ebert 4-Star Films — July 1, 2000
On the field
Sports Champions — July 1, 2000
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