Sport
- January 21 - Chris Jericho wins Intercontinental Championship from Chris Benoit.
- January 31 - George N. Gillett Jr. buys 80% of the Montreal Canadiens and 100% of the Molson Centre in Montreal for US$275 million.
- February 3 - Catriona LeMay Doan wins gold in the 500 m and 1000 m speed skating races in Heerenveen, Netherlands.
- May 21 - Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit win World Wrestling Federation (WWF) Tag Team Championship.
- December 9 - Chris Jericho becomes first to unify World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Championships hence becoming first undisputed Champion.
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““Justice” was done, and the President of the Immortals, in Æschylean phrase, had ended his sport with Tess. And the d’Urberville knights and dames slept on in their tombs unknowing. The two speechless gazers bent themselves down to the earth, as if in prayer, and remained thus a long time, absolutely motionless: the flag continued to wave silently. As soon as they had strength they arose, joined hands again, and went on.
The End”
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)