Saylorsburg, PA USA I would be tempted to say the election, but i believe it was the cracking of the DNA code. Hooray for science! Talia, 23
Wilton, CT USA I'd hafta say the all important bush/gore fightout. Stephanie, 25
TX USA
I can't think of anything. As far as I can remember, it's been a pretty quiet year.
Shanna, 15Cardiff ENGLAND My Master's degree. Dammit. Amy, 24
New Orleans, LA USA Personally: I changed my lifestyle so that I'm gradually losing weight and gaining better health. In my country: the recent election will probably produce economic change, as well as some change in our future election process. Worldwide: Overthrow of Slbodan Milosevic and the impasse with the Middle East Laura, 35
Lowell, MA USA What are you talking about? What year, 1999 or 2000? Melodi, 19
Hlliard, OH USA I don't know. I'm kind of wrapped up in my own affairs. Karen, 21
Marshelltown/Ames, IA USA The most important event of this last year for me was getting married. God sent me a gorgeous man from India, just for me! Who'd of guessed India? Lisa J., 22
TN USA Probably becoming a registered Metis and then volenteering and helping to make other people Metis. Jaden, 21
Brampton, Ontario CANADA I guess the presidential election disaster. Looks like we need to invest in some new equipment! Susan, 32
Chicago, IL USA The Millenium!!! Gavin, 15
Sydney AUSTRAILA I think we will find that the completion of mapping the human genome will as remarkable an event as unlocking nuclear fusion and the Internet. Felicia, 34
Lowell, MA USA Hmmm... I'm not sure... I've just been thinking about this year as kind of a doorway to lots of incredible stuff, like technology and ideas. Jeremy, 13
Highlands Ranch, CO USA When Collin Powell decided not to run for President. Jami, 27
Lowell, MA USA The scope is too wide. There is no way to identify JUST ONE. Jane, 60
West Linn, OR USA I'm going to answer this on the personal level...and I'd have to say that the most important thing to me in the past year has been my boyfriend and the love and support he has given to me in both good times and bad. We lived together, we moved apart, we argued, we counseled, but most of all we loved and cared. </end MUSH> Happy Holidays to all Firelady, 23
Dallas, TX USA The most interesting thing was the election but I'm not sure if that qualifies as important. I think the momentum gained by third parties is pretty important, but I also believe the truly important stories are never really reported. Not conspiracy stuff, just corporations owning the media and the government type stuff. Alias Irrelevante Jeez, the most important event is that Y2K was a complete bust. The most important thing that happened this year was the love bug, which screwed up computers worldwide. For me personally, the most important thing that happened was that Mick Foley retired on top of the wrestling world, just like he wanted. Bruno, 31
Denver, CO USA In my life was when I went to Europe! Savannah My son's birth was the most important event to me in the past year. Maggie, 20
Sandwich, IL USA Most important event? During the Sydney Olympics, when Cathy Freeman, an Aboriginal, lit the Olympic Cauldron. This tiny event brought to light the strained relation between the Aborigines, Australia's native people, and the rest of Australia. Reba, 51
Rockville, MD USA There were so many.... I couldn't even count. This year has been both the best and the worst years of my life. It's one I'll not soon forget. Dianne, 16
Oshawa, Ontario CANADA The most important event of the year was the Presidential election of the year and the events that followed. That certainly made history. Marci, 55
Diamond, OH USA The most important event I believe was the election. It proved to all American citizens that it is their civil duty to vote and that their vote DOES count. Angela, 16
Aiken, SC USA Ummm, this is a hard one.... I think the advances in genetics/medicine/science were some of the greatest and at the same time scary occurances of the year. The elections ceratainly changed how we look at politics today.Hmmm, many importan things happened, i'm just not thinking of them right now. Sarah S., 17
Ithaca, NY USA The Netherlands became the first country in the world to allow same-sex couples to legally marry and have the same rights as opposite-sex couples. Eric, 18
Beverly Hills, CA USA Having my sister turn 40. She didn't want to acknowledge it at all. She's still telling people she is 25. But my other sister and I had a surprise 40th birthday party for her. Watching her face as she walked into the room was priceless. Janet, 42
E. Brunswick, NJ USA