The fear was that stored dates used in calculations based on daily or yearly activities – think banking systems, air traffic control systems or power grids – would cause these programs to malfunction.

In the lead up to January 1, 2000, television reporters rabidly covered doomsayers’ predictions about technology’s downfall.

A quarter-century after burying a plastic pipe stuffed with notes and mementos, old friends in Silver Spring discover that ...

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Twenty-five years ago, while the world was waiting on edge, the potential Y2K crisis came and went without any major failures ...

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The year was 1999 - and governments and corporations were fearful about the unknown millenium computer bug. Here’s what to ...

From JNCO jeans to mini skirts, this Y2K clothing store recycles early 2000s fashion at pop-ups in Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

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Happy New Year and welcome to 2025. It's been 25 years since the turn of the millennium when we were warned that our computer ...

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 ...

A quarter century ago, as 1999 neared 2000, Y2K was all the buzz. A look back at how The Tennessean covered the event.