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Stuckism is an international art movement founded by Billy Childish and Charles Thomson to promote figurative painting in opposition to conceptual art.
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Hugo Chávez becomes President of Venezuel
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Lauryn Hill takes album of the year, best new artist and three more trophies.
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Dow Jones Industrial average topped the 11,000 mark.
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The U.S. turns over complete administration of the Panama Canal to Panama, as stipulated in the 1977 Torrijos-Carter Treaty.
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The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the government lacks authority to regulate tobacco as an addictive drug, throwing out the Clinton administration's main anti-smoking initiative
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The State of Vermont legalizes civil unions for same-sex couples.
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In U.S. presidential elections, Al Gore wins the popular vote but the vote is close in Florida, where a win by Bush will give him the electoral votes he needs to win.
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Bush formally accepts the presidency, having won a slim majority in the electoral college but not a majority of the popular vote
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Itunes was created
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55 million people now go online from work and 44% of those who have internet access at work say their use of the internet helps them do their jobs.
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Facebook was created
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Federal funds rate raised from 2.50 to 2.75 percent.
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Twitter launches. Founder Jack Dorsey
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Iphone was introduced
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Facebook reaches 1 billion monthly active users, making it the dominant social network worldwide. Some analysts start calling it “Facebookistan.” The company buys Instagram for $1 billion and debuts on NASDAQ at $38 a share.