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The decade of the zeros has links to the pages of ten graduating classes starting with 2000 and ending with 2009.

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As the decade of the zeros began on Jan. 1, 2000:

Top Headline of the Week:
Jan 1 - World Enters New Century Smoothly  Jan 3 - Pro-Western Bloc Elected in Croatia  Jan 3 - Acting President Takes Charge of Kremlin  Jan 4 - Federal Reserve Head Nominated Again  Jan 5 - China to Resume Military Talks with U.S.  Jan 5 - New Cervical Cancer Test Acclaimed

Prices:
House $206,400, Car $20,664 Milk $2.78, Gas $1.57, Bread $.93, Stamp $.33, Average Income $65,500, Dow 10,788.

Picture President ClintonPresident: Bill Clinton  Vice President: Al Gore

In 2005, the following made headlines:

May 6 - Transit of Venus

Jun 6 - Transit of Venus (between Earth & Sun) occurs

Jan 1 - Asteroid 1989FC closest approach to Earth

Oct 1 - -BC- Origin of Era of Abraham

Aug 21 - Next total solar eclipse visible from North Americ

Jul 28 - 31st recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet

As the decade of the zeros closed on Dec. 31, 2009:

Some Headlines of the Year:

Latest Available Prices - for year 2002:
House $235,700, Car $23,500, Milk $2.85 Gas $1.44, Bread $1.02, Stamp $.37, Average Income $71,032, Dow 8342.

President:                Vice President:

From the Quill Annuals of the zeros:
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