It’s not hard to find echoes of the late 1990s in the zeitgeist. Now as then, impeachment is on many peoples’ minds, and films such as The Matrix and The Sixth Sense continue to influence culture.

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So it’s the early-morning hours of Jan. 1, 2000. You run over to the local ATM and insert your bank card. You request $60. “I’m sorry, Dave. I can’t do that.” Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick, who ...

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 ...

Do you remember the panic surrounding the Millenium Bug? Computer programs, built when storage space was at a premium, would often represent years as two digits. 1998 would appear as 98, and so on.