The dreaded sequester will hit the federal government on Friday, barring a last-minute bargain. But is this whole sequester thing real, or a mega-hyped event like the Y2K crisis and the Mayan ...

Hysteria. A media flurry. Basements full of canned beans. That was the situation leading up to the turn of the century, just 24 short years ago — for those of us who remember it. Of course, the Y2K ...

This article is the last in a two-part series on what Y2K can teach the world about cybersecurity. Read the first part here. The Y2K event went out with a whimper and not a bang, but not because the ...

Interested in a little school-break fun? Children in grades K-5 can join the staff at Cragin Memorial Library for “Y2K Fun and Games.” The program, which takes place Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., , ...

New Year’s Eve and Y2K are creeping up on us. Law enforcement officials are ready to sport shiny new riot gear for the event. “We’re as ready as we can be,” said El Dorado County Sheriff Hal Barker to ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Jan. 1 was the five-year anniversary of the Y2K “event.” ...

The Louisiana Art & Science Museum is postponing its upcoming event, “Y2K Neon Night in the Planetarium,” originally set for Friday, April 21. A future date and time will be announced soon. The museum ...

It’s easy to be nostalgic about 1999. But if, whether via your own hazy recollections or things you’ve picked up on social media, you think the last year of the 20th century was all about Britney ...

On June 18, 2019, LNP celebrated its 225th anniversary. The earliest newspaper to which today’s LNP traces its roots was the Lancaster Journal, first published on June 18, 1794, by William Hamilton ...

Twenty years ago it was feared that when the calendar flipped to Jan. 1, computer systems would fail to cope with the change and malfunction — leading to global chaos. It didn't happen. SCOTT SIMON: ...