Widespread fears about Y2K led to significant preparations by governments and corporations. Concerns included potential power outages, financial disruptions and even catastrophic failures in air ...

Remember the last weeks of 1999? The air was thick with anticipation and, for many, panic. Here in Central Texas, some people were stocking up on bottled water and canned goods like the end of the ...

In December 1999, the world prepared for the impending global meltdown known as Y2K. It all stemmed from a seemingly small software glitch: Many older computer programs had coded dates using only two ...

If you’re of millennial age or older (or if you’ve seen a certain comedy-horror film now in theaters), you’re likely already familiar with the “year 2000 problem,” better known by the moniker Y2K.

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (CNN) -- When a powerful tornado struck Oklahoma City recently, it caused a breakdown in internal hospital systems, such as elevators and electricity powering critical ...

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 after years and... Y2K seems like a joke now, but in 1999 people were ...

Mike Cupo, a systems operator for Public Service Electric and Gas Company, uses a special red phone to talk via radio to PSE&G staffers in the field, during a simulated Y2K drill at company ...