The Y2K panic was one of the strangest global freak-outs in modern history — a moment when the entire world braced for a technological apocalypse that never came. As the clock ticked toward midnight ...

Y2K panic stemmed from two digit date coding, but massive global efforts quietly prevented a technological disaster.

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 century ago, it was the dawn of an impending global meltdown. The tension ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reflecting on Y2K, a quarter-century on. Hong Kong stockpiled food, Virgin America grounded flights, and the U.S. Federal Reserve ...

Bill Clinton was President, glowsticks were popular and anyone who received a message through AOL heard, "You've got mail." This New Year's marks the 25th anniversary of Y2K, the popularized term ...