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Cumulative 2000 Books | Movies
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January
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SFFH Books | NF Books | Magazines
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1
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Y2K arrives; civilization does not collapse
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2 (or 4)
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Patrick O'Brian (b. 1914) dies
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10
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AOL, Time Warner announce merger
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15
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Galaxy Online debuts
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26
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A.E. van Vogt (b. 1912) dies
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30
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Kurt Vonnegut injured in house fire
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February
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SFFH Books | NF Books | Magazines
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2nd week
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Internet attacks clog access to popular websites
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11
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Science Fiction Age announces demise
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12
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Charles Schulz (''Peanuts'') dies
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March
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SFFH Books | NF Books | Magazines
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10
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John Sladek (b. 1937) dies
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11
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Suzy McKee Charnas wins Tiptree Award for The Conqueror's Child
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13
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Jonathan Lethem wins National Book Critics Circle Award for Motherless Brooklyn
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14
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Stephen King releases e-book Riding the Bullet
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26
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Oscars to American Beauty (5), The Matrix (4 technical)
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April
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SFFH Books | NF Books | Magazines
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1
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Locus Online posts April 1st issue
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15
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Edward Gorey (b. 1925) dies
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22
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Stephen Baxter wins Philip K. Dick Award for Vacuum Diagrams
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29
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Ursula K. Le Guin wins Los Angeles Times career award
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May
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SFFH Books | NF Books | Magazines
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2
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Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine announces closure
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4
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''ILoveYou'' computer virus strikes worldwide
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12
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Battlefield Earth opens to scathing reviews
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13
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Bram Stoker Awards winners include Peter Straub (Mr. X), Neil Gaiman, M. Night Shyamalan, J.K. Rowling; Lifetime Achievement Awards to Edward Gorey, Charles L. Grant
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17
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Bruce Sterling wins Clarke Award for Distraction
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19
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Sci Fiction debuts
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20
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Nebula Awards winners: Octavia E. Butler (Parable of the Talents), Ted Chiang, Mary A. Turzillo, Leslie What, M. Night Shyalaman (The Sixth Sense); Brian Aldiss named Grand Master
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29
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David R. Bunch (b. 1925) dies
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June
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SFFH Books | NF Books | Magazines
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7
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US Judge orders Microsoft breakup
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10
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Joe Mayhew dies
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28
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Elian Gonzalez returns home to Cuba
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July
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SFFH Books | NF Books | Magazines
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2
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Locus Awards winners: Neal Stephenson (Cryptonomicon), J.R. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), Paul Levinson, Dan Simmons, Frank M. Robinson, etc.
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7
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Vernor Vinge (A Deepness in the Sky) wins Campbell Memorial Awards; David Marusek ("The Wedding Album") wins Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
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8
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire published
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24
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Stephen King's The Plant debuts online
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25
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Concorde crashes outside Paris
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26
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US judge orders injunction against Napster, raising online copyright controversy
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...
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Summer TV phenomenon: Survivor
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August
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SFFH Books | NF Books | Magazines
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5
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Alec Guiness (b. 1914) dies
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9
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Bridgestone/Firestone recalls tires associated with Ford Explorer rollovers
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12
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Russian sub Kursk sinks
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14
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Mike Gilbert (b. 1947) dies
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17
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Emil Petaja (b. 1915) dies
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19
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Amazing Stories suspends publication; later bought by GalaxyOnline
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September
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SFFH Books | NF Books | Magazines | E-pubs
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2
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Hugo Awards winners: Vernor Vinge (A Deepness in the Sky), Connie Willis, James Patrick Kelly, Michael Swanwick; plus Frank M. Robinson, Galaxy Quest, Locus...
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2
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Curt Siodmak (b. 1902) dies
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15 - 30
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Olympics in Sydney
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October
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SFFH Books | NF Books | Magazines | E-pubs
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5
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Keith Roberts (b. 1935) dies
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9
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Scott Edelman takes over as Science Fiction Weekly editor
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12
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Gao Xingjian wins Nobel Prize in literature
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20
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Gordon Van Gelder leaves St. Martin's, buys F&SF
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29
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World Fantasy Awards winners: Michael Moorcock, Marion Zimmer Bradley lifetime achievements; Martin Scott (Thraxas), Jeff VanderMeer, Laurel Winter, Ian R. MacLeod...
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30
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Steve Allen dies
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November
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SFFH Books | NF Books | Magazines | E-pubs
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2
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Expedition One crew begins permanent habitation of International Space Station 'Alpha'
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6
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L. Sprague de Camp (b. 1907) dies
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7
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Gore vs. Bush
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December
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SFFH Books | NF Books | Magazines
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Ben Bova, Rick Wilbur resign from GalaxyOnline; Stephen King suspends e-book The Plant
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