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

Planes didn’t fall from the sky on Jan. 1, 2000. A technology reporter who wrote a front-page article early that morning ...

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

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 ...

The year 2000 (Y2K) problem, also known as the millennium bug, was a major source of computer concerns 25 years ago. It was expected to cause computers to fail and lead to critical disruptions in ...

Sure, the millennial generation may laugh about it now, but back in 1999, there was some real uncertainty and fear what would happen to technology when the dial turned to the year 2000. It’s been 25 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...