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Susan Sontag article, one in series Writers on Writing, discusses connection between reading novels and writing them; photo (L)
News analysis of appointment of Gen Colin Powell as Secretary of State-designate by President-elect George W Bush; photo (M)
Ending Bilingual Education Disheartened and confused by the passage of a referendum to dismantle bilingual education, Arizona educators struggle with how to carry out the will of the voters. PAGE A12 Debate Over Meadowlands Environmentalists want the New Jersey Meadowlands protected from a developer's plan to build a $1 billion shopping complex. PAGE B1
Israeli and Palestinian officials, for first time since violence erupted in late September, are dropping conditions for resuming peace negotiations and are beginning to talk anew; representatives for both sides will travel to Washington on December 18; Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat says he is open to substantive session with Prime Min Ehud Barak if groundwork is fully prepared; US and Israel are trying to imbue Palestinians with sense of deadline pressure as Pres Clinton's days in office are numbered, and Prime Min Barak is competing for re-election against all odds; photo (M)
Detroit Lions defeat New York Jets, 10-7; photo (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 13, 2000, covering December 18, 2000.
Backstreet Boys
The Beatles
Various Artists
Creed
Tim McGraw
2000Jayden Daniels, American football player[†]
Jayden Daniels is an American professional football quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). Daniels is considered a dual-threat player, being adept at both passing and running. He played three seasons of college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils (2019–2021) and two with the LSU Tigers (2022–2023). He won the 2023 Heisman Trophy among other player of the year awards after scoring 50 touchdowns with nearly 5,000 total yards.
2000Korapat Kirdpan, Thai actor and singer[†]
Korapat Kirdpan, nicknamed Nanon, is a Thai actor, singer and model. He began his career as a child actor and has appeared in numerous television dramas and series. Korapat is known for his roles in productions such as Senior Secret Love (2016), My Dear Loser (2017), The Gifted (2018), Blacklist (2019), The Gifted: Graduation (2020), Bad Buddy Series (2021), and The Jungle (2023).
2000Travon Walker, American football player[†]
Yury Travon Walker is an American professional football defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, winning the 2022 National Championship prior to being selected first overall by the Jaguars in the 2022 NFL draft.
2000Stan Fox, American race car driver (born 1952)[†]
Stanley Cole Fuchs, known professionally as Stan Fox, was an American open wheel race car driver. Fox was one of the last links between the midget car racing world and the Indianapolis 500.
2000Randolph Apperson Hearst, American businessman (born 1915)[†]
Randolph Apperson Hearst was a newspaper publisher and member of the wealthy Hearst family. He was the fourth of five sons of William Randolph Hearst and Millicent Hearst as well as the father of Patty Hearst.
2000Kirsty MacColl, British singer-songwriter (born 1959)[†]
Kirsty Anna MacColl was a British singer and songwriter. The daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl, she recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" and cover versions of Billy Bragg's "A New England" and the Kinks' "Days". She also sang on a number of recordings produced by her husband Steve Lillywhite, most notably "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues. Her first single, "They Don't Know", would have chart success a few years later when covered by Tracey Ullman. Her death in 2000 led to the "Justice for Kirsty" campaign.
In 2000, the world population was approximately 6,171,702,993 people[†]