We were just talking about that during our exhibits meeting; but people
are going to ignore the fact that the millenium actually begins in 2001
and celebrate the going away of 1999 as the closing; sounds more final I
suppose.  Let's get the media to correct it!

O

Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator
Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
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On Sat, 12 Jul 1997 16:05:33 -0500 Orycteropus afer <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
>Speaking of 2000, I heard an ugly rumor that some museums are hosting
>millennium parties on December 31, 1999.  Can this be true?  Since the
>millennium doesn't begin until January 1, 2001, this is awful!!!  ...
> Why did they think the movie was called 2001??
>