The so-called "millennium bug" led many to predict a meltdown of critical infrastructure when the calendar changed from 1999 ...

Simply put, many feared January 1, 2000, would bring mass chaos. Television news contributed to Y2K fears, often running features on survivalists who were unplugging and isolating from society in ...

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 ...

Yes, it's been that long since we found out we'd all be OK on Y2K. There was a lot of concern leading up to the first day of 2000. We're taking a look back. "I'm pretty much ready, including ...

The U.S. spent tens of billions of dollars solving the computer glitch, but Y2K also sparked untrue hysteria about planes ...

The Khans didn’t just survive the so-called Y3K - they flourished. As the new millennium unfolded, they continued to dominate, adapt, and redefine stardom. But the concerns raised in December 1999 ...

Mostly forgotten now is that there was a minor dry run for Y2K a few months prior to the real thing. "We didn’t fear the new year so much because there was a big test and that was 9/9/99 ...

It’s been 25 years since the year 2000 problem sparked anxiety about potential computer issues as the year changed from 1999 ...

Zachary Loeb, Purdue University assistant professor, tells NPR's Juana Summers that the real story of Y2k wasn't about ...

“Reporters didn’t know if it was real or not.” Television news contributed to Y2K fears, often running features on survivalists who were unplugging and isolating from society in the run-up to the new ...

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 century ago, it was the dawn of an impending global meltdown. The tension ...