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The concert was released on an album titled "2000 Years: The Millennium Concert" in May 2000. A millennium celebration was held at Walt Disney World in Florida, primarily at the Epcot theme park. U.S. President Bill Clinton watched with thousands of spectators in Washington, D.C. as the Washington Monument lit up at midnight.
The celebration was primarily based in Epcot. A modification of a wand with the year 2000 was made to Spaceship Earth. One of the events that took place during the celebration was The Millennium Dreamers global children's summit, [6] sponsored by McDonald's and UNESCO. It was an event that took place during the first week of May 2000.
Walt Disney World Millennium Celebration (1999) There was also a shortened version of the show soundtrack on a promotional CD included with Energizer batteries purchased in 2000. Re-released in 2001 as IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth / Tapestry of Dreams (2001), containing one less track than the 1999 release.
2000 Today was conceived as part of the Millennium celebrations, given the numerical significance of the change from 1999 to 2000. 2000 Today was commissioned by the BBC as one of the five main millennium projects that were broadcast across TV, radio and online services throughout 1999 and 2000.
ABC 2000 Today was ABC News' special programming covering the Millennium celebrations around the world from December 31, 1999, into January 1, 2000, as part of the 2000 Today programming in the United States. Peter Jennings anchored the 23 hours and 10 minutes of broadcast from Times Square Studios in Manhattan, New York.
This New Year's marks the 25th anniversary of Y2K, the popularized term referring to a widespread computer programming bug feared to wreak havoc when the year changed from 1999 to 2000.
White House Millennium Council logo. The White House Millennium Council was an American organization established by Executive Order 13072 in 1998 by President Bill Clinton as part of the then-upcoming celebrations of the start of the year 2000. [1] The council's theme was "Honor the Past – Imagine the Future."
As the calendar turns to Jan. 1, millions of families across the globe experience many different kinds of traditions to ring in the New Year. These customs vary from culture to culture and ...