2000

2000 was, on Earth's calendar, the first year of the 21st century and of the 2000s decade. Although this was a time period before Human formulation of stardates, this era begins with stardate 1900.0.

Events

• The Y2K bug fears prove to be groundless.
• The last of the Draco lizards dies on Earth.
• The humpback whale population decreases from 80,000 individuals.
• Tallinn begins watching over Renée Picard.
• In the fictional world of Captain Proton a doughnut-shaped civilian submarine luxury liner in this year was capable of traveling from Hong Kong to Seattle in eight hours.

December

• Shannon O'Donnel convinces Henry Janeway to close his bookstore so that construction of the Millennium Gate can move forward.

People

Births and deaths

• Melody Sawyer is born around this year in Alabama.

Graduations and promotions

• Following many long hours defusing potential Y2K problems, Roberta Lincoln retires as an agent.

Notable people

Norman Schwarzkopf.

George H. W. Bush (left).

George W. Bush and Tony Blair.

Jimmy Carter.

Fidel Castro.

Shaun Geoffrey Christopher.

Bill and Hillary Clinton.

Harlan Ellison.

Stephen Hawking.

Saddam Hussein.

Nelson Mandela.

Shannon O'Donnel.

Ronald Reagan.

Gary Seven.

Robert Stack.

Margaret Thatcher.

other notable people

Hank Aaron • Buzz Aldrin • Pamela Anderson • Ann-Margret • Neil Armstrong • Margaret Atwood • Ernie Banks • Drew Barrymore • Tony Blair • Barry Bonds • Boutros Boutros-Ghali • Ben Bova • Ray Bradbury • Kenneth Branagh • Ralph Branca • Dave Brubeck • George H. W. Bush • George W. Bush • Naomi Campbell • Jimmy Carter • Fidel Castro • Charles, Prince of Wales • Jaques Chirac • Katie Christopher • Arthur C. Clarke • Hillary Rodham Clinton • William J. Clinton • Joan Collins • Max Allan Collins • Robert Crais • Walter Cronkite • Olivia de Havilland • Robert De Niro • Cameron Diaz • Athene Donald • James Doohan • Frank Drake • Bob Dylan • Freeman Dyson • Clint Eastwood • Elizabeth II • Harlan Ellison • Shepard Fairey • Vigdís Finnbogadóttir • Heidi Fleiss • Bill Gates • John Glenn • George Harrison • Stephen Hawking • Patty Hearst • Thor Heyerdahl • Lena Horne • Kevin Howard • Saddam Hussein • Steve Jobs • Davy Jones • Har Gobind Khorana • Lady Gaga • Debbie Lauderdale • Alexey Leonov • James Lovell • Elle Macpherson • Madonna • John Major • Lee Majors • Junior Mance • Johnny Mandel • Nelson Mandela • Charles Manson • Willie Mays • Jennifer McCarthy • Paul McCartney • Larry McMurtry • Walter Mondale • Demi Moore • Elon Musk • Abu Nidal • Leonard Nimoy • Patrick O'Brian • Roger Penrose • Nancy Reagan • Ronald Reagan • Helen Reddy • Derek Redmond • Sally Ride • Donald Rumsfeld • Claudia Schiffer • Norman Schwarzkopf • William Shatner • Will Smith • Mickey Spillane • Patrick Stewart • Sharon Stone • Valentina Tereshkova • Margaret Thatcher • Bobby Thomson • Frank J. Tipler • Richard Widmark • Andrew Wiles • Chuck Yeager • Boris Yeltsin

Releases

January

• TNG Video Game: Armada, by Activision.
• Star Trek: The Magazine vol. 1, Issue 9

February

• TNG novel #58: Gemworld, Book One of Two, by John Vornholt
• TNG novel #59: Gemworld, Book Two of Two, by John Vornholt
• TNG comic: Perchance to Dream, Part 1: To Take Arms Against a Sea of Troubles, by Keith R.A. DeCandido
• VOY comic: False Colors, by Nathan Archer.
• Star Trek: The Magazine vol. 1, Issue 10

March

• DS9 novel: Millennium, Book 1: The Fall of Terok Nor, by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
• DS9 novel: Millennium, Book 2: The War of the Prophets, by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
• TNG comic: Perchance to Dream, Part 2: By a Sleep to Say We End, by Keith R.A. DeCandido
• ST omnibus: Star Trek: The Captain's Table
• Star Trek Customizable Card Game expansion pack: The Second Anthology
• Star Trek: The Magazine vol. 1, Issue 11

April

The Valiant.

• TNG novel: The Valiant hardcover by Michael Jan Friedman.
• DS9 - Millennium novel: Inferno (Book #3) by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens.
• TOS comic: "All of Me" by Tony Isabella & Bob Ingersoll.
• TNG - Perchance to Dream comic: "In the Sleep of Death, What Dreams May Come" (Part 3) by Keith R.A. DeCandido.
• Star Trek: The Magazine vol. 1, Issue 12

May

A Stitch in Time.

• DS9 novel: A Stitch in Time (#27) by Andrew J. Robinson.
• SNW anthology: Strange New Worlds III, edited by Dean Wesley Smith with John J. Ordover and Paula M. Block
• TNG comic: Perchance to Dream, Part 4: Enterprises of Great Pitch and Moment, by Keith R.A. DeCandido
• Star Trek: The Magazine vol. 1, Issue 13

June

• TOS novel #89: New Earth, Book 1: Wagon Train to the Stars, by Diane Carey
• TOS novel #90: New Earth, Book 2: Belle Terre, by Dean Wesley Smith with Diane Carey
• ST anthology: Enterprise Logs, edited by Carol Greenburg
• TNG comic: Embrace the Wolf, by Christopher Golden & Tom Sniegoski
• ST video game: Klingon Academy for PC, Mac
• ST video game: New Worlds for PC
• ST video game: Starfleet Command II: Empires at War for PC
• ST video game: ConQuest Online for PC
• VOY video game: Elite Force for PC
• Star Trek: The Magazine vol. 1, Issue 14

July

• TOS novel: Preserver, by William Shatner and Judith Reeves-Stevens and Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Hardcover)
• TOS novel #91: New Earth, Book 3: Rough Trails, by L.A. Graf
• TOS novel #92: New Earth, Book 4: The Flaming Arrow, by Kathy Oltion and Jerry Oltion
• VOY comic: Elite Force, by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning
• TNG trading card set: "The Next Generation: Profiles", by SkyBox
• Star Trek: The Magazine vol. 1, Issue 15

August

• DS9 reference: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, by Terry J. Erdmann & Paula M. Block
• TOS novel #93: New Earth, Book 5: Thin Air, by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch
• TOS novel #94: New Earth, Book 6: Challenger, by Diane Carey
• SCE eBook #1: The Belly of the Beast, by Dean Wesley Smith
• DS9 comic: N-Vector, Part 1, by K.W. Jeter
• ST video game: Invasion, by Activision
• Star Trek: The Magazine vol. 1, Issue 16

September

• TNG novel: The Genesis Wave, Book 1, by John Vornholt (Hardcover)
• NF novel #9: Excalibur, Book 1: Requiem, by Peter David
• NF novel #10: Excalibur, Book 2: Renaissance, by Peter David
• SCE eBook #2: Fatal Error, by Keith R.A. DeCandido
• DS9 comic: N-Vector, Part 2, by K.W. Jeter
• VOY comic: Avalon Rising, by Janine Ellen Young & Doselle Young
• VOY Video Game: Elite Force, by Activision
• Star Trek: The Magazine vol. 1, Issue 17

October

• ST reference: Aliens & Artifacts, by Michael Westmore, Alan Sims, Bradley M. Look & William J. Birnes
• TOS novel #95: Rihannsu, Book 3: Swordhunt, by Diane Duane
• TOS novel #96: Rihannsu, Book 4: Honor Blade, by Diane Duane
• SCE eBook #3: Hard Crash, by Christie Golden
• DS9 comic: N-Vector, Part 3, by K.W. Jeter
• Star Trek: The Magazine vol. 1, Issue 18

November

• VOY novel: Dark Matters, Book 1: Cloak and Dagger, by Christie Golden
• VOY novel: Dark Matters, Book 2: Ghost Dance, by Christie Golden
• NF novel #11: Excalibur, Book 3: Restoration, by Peter David (Hardcover)
• TNG comic: The Killing Shadows, Part 1: The Trap (Part 1), by Scott Ciencin
• DS9 comic: N-Vector, Part 4, by K.W. Jeter
• NF comic: Double Time, by Peter David
• Star Trek: The Magazine vol. 1, Issue 19

December

• VOY novel: Dark Matters, Book 3: Shadow of Heaven, by Christine Golden
• TNG comic: The Killing Shadows, Part 2: The Hunted, by Scott Ciencin
• Star Trek: The Magazine vol. 1, Issue 20

Connections

• 2000 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• 2000 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• 2000 page at the Complete Starfleet Library