The Year That Was... 2000 Nicknamed "The Year of the Dragon" by the Chinese, the first year of the 21st century was filled with too many exciting and interesting events to be easily forgotten. Take a trip down memory lane and enjoy the year that was...2000.NEWSInternational· Researchers from two competing teams announced in June that they had separately completed a rough draft of all the genes in the human body. The result was hailed as one of the greatest scientific achievements of all time, as well as one of the scariest. · One of the closest US presidential elections in history was full of controversy after George Bush was declared the winner. Local American journalist, Claudia Kirschoch disappeared in Jamaica, apparently on the Sandali Negril property. Allegations were made that she was partying with a stranger and after that night she disappeared. A search was then launched but she was not found. She is now thought to have fled or been killed. · In July, Jamaica's first locally grown test tube baby was conceived and transferred into the patient's uterus at the recently opened in vitro fertility (IVF) laboratory at the University Hospital of the West Indies. · Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne visited Jamaica for three days, from February 28 to April 1, as part of his Caribbean tourSPORT· The Summer Olympics were held in Sydney, Australia. Jamaican athletes took home 4 silver and 3 bronze medals. Merlene Ottey was cleared to compete in the 2000 Olympics, following her 2-year suspension by the IAAF, after testing positive for the steroid nandrolone. ENTERTAINMENT Films – Some of the highest grossing films of 20001 . Mission Impossible 2 – highest-grossing film of 2000 with worldwide box office receipts of 545.4 million2. Charlie's Angels3. X-Men4. Scary movie5. Cast AwayMusicInternational · The Internet song-sharing service Napster has come under heavy legal criticism this year from the five giants of the US recording industry – Warner Brothers, EMI, Sony, BMG and Universal – who have sued to shut it down the report, citing alleged copyright infringement. · The tune Who Let the Dogs Out performed by the Bahamen was ridiculously exaggerated, but it was fun. · Eminem Can be vile, violent, decrepit, insensitive, idiotic, misogynistic, homophobic, offensive and repugnant, but Eminem's ability to drop rhymes that outraged almost everyone helped the Marshall Mathers LP rack up massive sales throughout 2000. No one was more controversial. · Carlos Santana has won 9 Grammy Awards Some other successes by 2000