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 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard Yorba Linda, CA 92886 (714) 993-5075; fax (714) 528-0544; e-mail: [log in to unmask] 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?? >