The October 6, 2000 was a Friday under the star sign of ♎. It was the 279 day of the year. President of the United States was William J. (Bill) Clinton.
If you were born on this day, you are 25 years old. Your last birthday was on the Monday, October 6, 2025, 260 days ago. Your next birthday is on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, in 104 days. You have lived for 9,391 days, or about 225,398 hours, or about 13,523,901 minutes, or about 811,434,060 seconds.
Date: 06 October 2000
By RACHEL MCCLAIN and ALISON ZIMBALIST
Rachel MCCLAIN
In this lesson, students explore the concept of the ‘tragic hero’ and how such characters are relevant in theatre, literature, and history. Students confirm how various literary and historic ‘characters’ meet the criteria necessary to be classified as ‘tragic heroes’ and write comparisons of literary and historic tragic heroes.
Date: 06 October 2000
By RACHEL MCCLAIN and ALISON ZIMBALIST
Rachel MCCLAIN
In this lesson, students explore the concept of the 'tragic hero' and how such characters are relevant in theatre, literature, and history. Students confirm how various literary and historic 'characters' meet the criteria necessary to be classified as 'tragic heroes' and write comparisons of literary and historic tragic heroes.
Date: 07 October 2000
By RAFAEL HERMOSO
Rafael HERMOSO
New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan pointedly refuses to discuss himself or his reactions to comments that team's defensive line doesn't intimidate opponents (M)
Date: 07 October 2000
French economy expanded 0.7 percent in second quarter, same pace as first quarter; graph (S)
Date: 07 October 2000
By John Tagliabue
John Tagliabue
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Date: 07 October 2000
By KENNETH N. GILPIN
Kenneth GILPIN
US Navy awards Electronic Data Systems Corp contract worth record $7 billion to build and maintain internal computer network, the Navy-Marine Corp Intranet; award represents first time branch of military has turned over to private company responsibility and risk of operating and maintaining its entire network of computer systems; new system is expected to be fully operational by June 2003; Navy Sec Richard Danzig lauds move (M)
Date: 07 October 2000
By HOWARD W. FRENCH
Howard FRENCH
Most powerful earthquake in five years strikes western Japan, injuring more than 100 people, damaging many buildings and disrupting electricity and train service to region; epicenter is in Tottori prefecture, 360 miles west of Tokyo; map (M)
Date: 07 October 2000
By ADAM NAGOURNEY and RICHARD L. BERKE
Adam NAGOURNEY
Pres Clinton has taken intense and consuming interest in wife Hillary Clinton's campaign for Senate in New York, interposing himself on matters ranging from far-reaching strategy to custodial details that would seem to fall below presidential duties; no other race in nation--including one by Vice Pres Al Gore to succeed him--has commanded as much of his attention, and drawn as much of his time and concern; aides to Hillary Clinton say intensity of Clinton's involvement varies from day to day, but his influence is felt as much as anyone's at her headquarters, save that of candidate herself; Clinton and his aides play down what he is doing in New York, concerned partly that his involvement would suggest that Hillary Clinton's political skills are not up to demands of race; Clinton has attended dozens of fund-raisers, raising more than $5 million for wife's campaign; photo (M)
Date: 07 October 2000
Carteret, NJ, is second community in New Jersey to ban use of handheld cellular phones while driving; Marlboro adopted ban earlier this year; Mayor James A Failace of Carteret expresses hope that other communities will follow suit (M)