Shibaura and the island of Odaiba , is completed. 2000 – 540-metre (1,772 ft)-tall Ostankino Tower in Moscow catches fire, three people are killed. 2003 – Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) distant. 2003 – The first six-party talks , involving South