The New Millennium

Books of the Millennium
Our book reviewer, Alan Cheuse, gives us his list.

Thoughts on the Millennium
A Morning Edition series.

Millennium Anticipation
Weekend Edition's all-Y2K show

Veteran Broadcasters
George Herman, Robert Trout and Daniel Schorr discuss the 20th century.

Y2K Songs!
Check out some musical interpretations of the millennium and the bug.

Picture from South Korea Courtesy: PBS Millennium 2000 and WGBH

The year 2000 is here! We know technically the millennium doesn't start until 2001. But doesn't it seem like the new Century is the start of something big? Find out what many of you around the globe think, as our millennium observers report on their celebrations and hopes for the coming years. New Y2K songs have recently been added to this site. Check them out.


		Check out some of our most recent millennium stories. You can also visit our Y2K Resource Center for full NPR coverage of the Y2K computer bug.


	NPR staffers look back and ahead.


	What are your thoughts on the new millennium?

MUSICAL MILLENNIUM
The music from our live, jazz and classical Webcasts has ended, but the rundown of what was on the program is still around.

ANCIENT HISTORY
Remember when you first heard about the Y2K computer bug? Early cautionary rumblings that computers could malfunction when 1999 becomes 2000 made it to the mainstream only in the past few years. By now, we've heard so much about the Y2K bug that early news stories sound almost quaint. Here's one from our archives:

Millennium Dilemma
Morning Edition - January 12, 1996
NPR's John McChesney reports that many computers used by government and industry may stop working in the year 2000. The problem has to do with the fact that many of these computers record dates using only the last two digits of the year, and that entering 00 for 2000 will confuse many machines. (8:28)

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