Y2K, 25 Years Later: How TV News Exacerbated the Apocalypse That Never Was
In the lead up to January 1, 2000, television reporters rabidly covered doomsayers’ predictions about technology’s downfall.
As Confetti Rained on Times Square, Y2K Bug Was a No-Show
Planes didn’t fall from the sky on Jan. 1, 2000. A technology reporter who wrote a front-page article early that morning ...
It seems funny now, but 25 years ago Y2K paranoia had many fearing the worst
The so-called "millennium bug" led many to predict a meltdown of critical infrastructure when the calendar changed from 1999 ...
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Y2K seems like a joke now, but in 1999 people were really freaking out
People feared the computer glitch would mean "the end of the world as we know it." Thankfully, Y2K didn't live up to the hype ...
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What was the Y2K panic? The year 2000 problem sparked fear 25 years ago when the world partied ‘like it was 1999’
It’s been 25 years since the year 2000 problem sparked anxiety about potential computer issues as the year changed from 1999 to 2000. It didn’t stop people from partying like it was 1999 across the ...
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It is 25 years since the Y2K panic: Do you remember it?
For people over the age of 30, the Y2K panic of 1999 was a real concern. It seems silly now, but for many people a quarter ...
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Y2K seems like a joke now, but in 1999 people were really freaking out
Thankfully, the so-called "year 2000 problem" didn't live up to the hype. NPR covered Y2K preparations for several years leading up to the new millennium. Here's a snapshot of how people coped ...