Blog Archives

Jan 10, 2000: AOL-Time Warner Formed

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

On this day in 2000, in one of the biggest media mergers in history, America Online Inc. announces plans to acquire Time Warner Inc. for some $182 billion in stock and debt. The result was a $350 billion mega-corporation, AOL…

Tagged with: 2000, January 10, postaday2011, This Day in History, This Day In History
Posted in Uncategorized

Dec 25, 2000: Christmas Party in China Turns Deadly

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

A Christmas party at an unlicensed disco is the site of a tragic fire that kills more than 300 people in Luoyang, China, on this day in 2000. It was the deadliest fire in China since a December 1994 fire…

Tagged with: 2000, China, Christmas, December 25, Holiday, National Public Radio, Nina Totenberg, Opinions, This Day in History, This Day In History, United States Department of Defense, Xinjiang
Posted in Uncategorized

Dec 13, 2000: Texas Seven Prison Break

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

On this day in 2000, seven convicts break out of a maximum-security prison in South Texas, setting off a massive six-week manhunt. The escapees, dubbed the “Texas Seven” by the media, overpowered civilian employees and prison guards in the maintenance…

Tagged with: 2000, Capital punishment, Connally Unit, December 13, Irving Texas, John B. Connally Unit, Kenedy Texas, RadioShack, Texas, Texas Seven, This Day in History, This Day In History
Posted in Uncategorized

Dec 13, 2000: Al Gore Concedes Presidential Election

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Action for Freedom — 2 Comments

Vice President Al Gore reluctantly concedes defeat to Texas Governor George W. Bush in his bid for the presidency, following weeks of legal battles over the recounting of votes in Florida, on this day in 2000. In a televised speech…