Editing 2000 (section)

=== September ===
* [[September 1]] &ndash; The [[Nokia 3310]] mobile phone is released.
* [[September 6]] &ndash; The last wholly Swedish-owned [[Arms industry|arms manufacturer]], [[Bofors]], is sold to American arms manufacturer [[United Defense]].
* [[September 6]]&ndash;[[September 8|8]] &ndash; World leaders attend the [[Millennium Summit]] at U.N. Headquarters.
* [[September 7]]&ndash;[[September 14|14]] &ndash; [[Fuel protests in the United Kingdom]], with refineries blockaded and supply to the country's network of petrol stations halted.
* [[September 13]] &ndash; [[Steve Jobs]] introduces the [[Mac OS X Public Beta]] for US $29.95.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2000/09/13Apple-Releases-Mac-OS-X-Public-Beta/ |title=Apple Releases Mac OS X Public Beta |publisher=[[Apple Inc.]] |access-date=September 12, 2018 |date=September 13, 2000 |website=Apple.com |archive-date=June 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630033344/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2000/09/13Apple-Releases-Mac-OS-X-Public-Beta/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 14]] &ndash; [[Microsoft]] releases [[Windows Me]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Announces Immediate Availability of Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)|url=http://news.microsoft.com/2000/09/14/microsoft-announces-immediate-availability-of-windows-millennium-edition-windows-me/|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|date=September 14, 2000}}</ref>
* [[September 15]]&ndash;[[October 1]] &ndash; The [[2000 Summer Olympics]], held in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], is the first [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic Games]] of the 2000s.
* [[September 16]] &ndash; [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] journalist [[Georgiy Gongadze]] is last seen alive; this day is taken as the commemoration date of his death.
* [[September 26]] &ndash; The Greek ferry ''[[MS Express Samina|Express Samina]]'' sinks off the coast of the island of [[Paros]]; 80 out of a total of over 500 passengers perish in one of Greece's worst sea disasters.
* [[September 28]] &ndash; [[Israel]]i opposition leader [[Ariel Sharon]] visits the [[Temple Mount]] in East Jerusalem, sparking an uprising that becomes the [[Second Intifada]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2004-09-29 |title=Al-Aqsa Intifada timeline|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3677206.stm |access-date=2023-11-04 |archive-date=July 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702011849/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3677206.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>