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Government Documents in the News/1999 - Millennium
DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS - 1999
Millennium
Last updated on December 12,
2000
Americans Look to the
21st Century (PEW Research)
- Public opinion poll with future predictions
- Optimism/pessimism measure
Apocalypse: The Evolution of Apocalyptic Belief and How It Shaped the Western World (PBS)
- Video and printed transcripts of Public Broadcasting Station program
aired in November 1999
- Religious basis for apocalypse concept and how it changed over time
- Includes primary sources and a roundtable discussion of its
application to America in 1999/2000
Census Data of the 20th
Century
- Census Data
of the Century (Statistical Abstract, pdf)
- Population, social and economic data for 1990-1998
- Numerous national, state, and metropolitan area tables
- Press
Release
- Brief summary of population, economic, health, and transportation
changes, 1990-98
- Ann Arbor News
- Describes typical American in 1900 (young boy named John) and 1998
(single mother named Lisa)
- Appeared on front page of December 13, 1999 issue
- Not preserved on the web; contact Serials/Microforms for a copy
Everything 2000
- Links to celebrations, countdown clocks, trademarks, and Y2K problem
Public Perspectives on
the American Century (PEW Research Center)
- Public opinion on life at the end of the century
- Scientific inventions and social trends
- American collective memory
USA Today
Millennium
- Scientific explanation of the millennium
- Top news stories of the 20th Century
- Predictions for the future
- 365 key moments in last 1000 years
White
House Millennium Council
- Describes millennial celebrations in the United States and abroad
- Links to federal web sites and programs on the millennium
Yahoo
- Links to the Y2K problem, millennial countdowns
- Jubilee Year (Roman Catholic), millennial celebrations
- Millennium in Christianity
Background
- Report issued by Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Warns that terrorist groups with apocalyptic visions may do violence
at the Millennium
Project
Megiddo (FBI)
- Public summary of report in pdf format (32 pages)
- Describes possible domestic terrorism at the turn of the millenium
- Addresses apocalyptic and new world order prophecies, terrorist
groups, date of the millenium and the Turner Diaries
- Another
Copy
FBI: Militias a Threat at
Millennium
- Original USA Today article on October 20, 1999
- UMich affiliates should search Academic
Universe for the text
FBI Press
Release
- Press release issued on October 20, 1999
- Responds to USA Today article
- Text Copy
FBI
Warns "2000" May Spark Violence (Washington Post)
- Article run on October 31, 1999 claims to have seen the report
- Report names at least three groups which may be stockpiling weapons
- Concern over Apocalypse or New World Order
American Atheist
Organization
- Describes the report, which is not yet available to the public
Terrorism Threats
- Ahmed
Ressam Arrest (CNN)
- Ahmed Ressam was arrested for bringing bomb-making materials into
Port Angelus, Washington from Canada
- Article dated December 19 report on investigation
- Includes links to numerous other government investigations on
possible terrorist activities
- FAA Travel
Alert
- Announcement of increased security at U.S. airports
- Released Dec. 20, 1999
- FBI
Package Warning
- Warning to contact authorities about packages received from
Frankfurt, Germany and sender unknown
- Issued December 23, 1999
- Nuclear Control
Institute
- Lobby group against nuclear weapons
- Letter of protest dated December 23, 1999 on unpublished Nuclear
Regulatory advisory
- NUREG advisory says no extra precautions needed at nuclear plants
during millennial celebration
- Worldwide Caution:
Terrorist Threat (State Dept)
- Travel warning issued on December 20, 1999 about possible terrorist
activity abroad
Y2K
Travel Warnings (State Dept)
- Advice for persons living or flying abroad
- Includes general travel warning of December 11, 1999
Basics of
Business History: 100 Events that Shaped a Century
- Ranked listing of 100 business events of the 20th Century
- Describes the impact of each
- You'll be surprised by the #1 event!
Century's Top News
Stories (MSNBC)
- Ranking of 20th Century's top 100 news stories by journalists
- Survey conducted by the Newseum
Government Documents
Information Please
Millennium
- Chronology of a worldwide scope for 1000-1999
- Detailed information for the 20th century includes annual list of key
worldwide and U.S. events, economics, music, sports, movies, deaths, and
popular culture trends
Past Men of the Year
(Time)
- Contemporary articles naming the man of the year, beginning with
Charles Lindbergh in 1927 and ending with Andrew Grove in 1997
- Includes Franklin Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler
- The "Man of the Year" was sometimes a woman
Time
100
- Time Magazine names Alfred Einstein the person of the 20th Century
- Biographies of 100 top leaders, entertainers, heroes, builders, and
scientists
Top Weather, Water
and Climate Events of the 20th Century (NOAA)
- Separate pdf files provide brief background on the world and U.S. top
weather events
- Primarily droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods
Greenwich
2000
- Millennial celebrations in London and Paris
- Links around the world
- Souvenirs for sale
New Zealand:
First Over the Edge
- Live, multimedia coverage of New Zealand's turn to the 3rd
Millennium
Times Square
2000
- Outline of the day-long New Year's Eve celebration
- Getting to Times Square
Webcast of the
Century (Earthcast)
- Click on time zone map of the world for live webcast of millennial
turn
Y2K Global Status
Watch
- Countries arranged by time zone with plans to monitor transportation,
health, hospitals, food, water, and immigration issues resulting from Y2K
computer bug
- Press releases on Y2K status
- Links to country web pages providing official Y2K status
Federal Government
Report Card (House Government Reform Committee)
- Report card on government agencies' progress on fixing the Y2K problem
- Issued by Congressman Stephen Horn on a quarterly basis
President's Council on
the Year 2000 Conversion
- Sector assessments for the federal government and utilities
- Links to state Y2K plans
- Advice for individuals
- Guides to contingency planning
Securities and
Exchange Commission
- Data base of reports for investment advisors, stockbrokers and
mutual funds on Y2K readiness
Senate Special Committee on
the Year 2000 Technology Problem
- Statements and hearings on the Y2K technology problem
- Extensive pdf summary of the committee's report, Investigating the
Impact of the Year 2000 Problem
- Report describes the progress made toward resolving the computer
glitch by sector (e.g. banking, transportation)
- Released March 2, 1999
- Committee chaired by Senator Robert Bennett of Utah
Travel Warnings
- State
Department
- Travel warnings issued on September 14, 1999 assess each country's
Y2K readiness
- Y2K Travel
Warnings (State Dept)
- Advice for persons living or flying abroad
- Includes general travel warning of December 11, 1999
- Y2K Travel
Warnings (British Commonwealth and Foreign Office)
- Detailed Y2K readiness of individual countries
Y2K Tips (Ann Arbor News)
- Tips on handling possible Y2K emergencies in Ann Arbor from buying a
manual can opener to conserving heat
- List of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti emergency numbers and locations
- Printed December 19, 1999
Year 2000 Computer
Problem (Univ. of Memphis)
- Spells out standards for solving the computer problem
- Links to federal agency web sites explaining the problem and resolutions
- Updates from federal government agencies on their plans
- Links to Congressional hearings
Year 2000 Computing Crisis
(GAO)
- Extensive bibliography of reports and testimonies given to Congress
on the Y2K problem since FY 1997
- Includes impact of problem on various sectors of the society and
government
- General Accounting Office is an investigative arm of Congress
concerned with fiscal policy
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