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It is difficult to describe another specific, single event... and the celebrations that have surrounded
it... that for a period of time captured the attention of the world population as did the entering of
the new Millennium. One thing for certain, no living human being will ever experience it again!
Add to this the "hype" and the unpredictability of the computer world's Y2K relationship, and the event
is even more fascinating.
Celebrating the Millennium, whether it is technically 2000 or 2001, seemed of little significance to the
general public. (Most people simply wanted to end the debate and celebrate it twice!)
Regardless, as the clocks and calendars turned from Dec 31, 1999 to Jan 1, 2000, the world celebrated!
Officially, 24 hours of celebrations revved up the spirits of the world population as the clocks turned
to midnight, marching around the 24 time zones of our planet. Whether in Sidney or Moscow or Cairo or
Paris or London or Rio de Janeiro or New York City or the hundreds of thousands of public & private
celebrations in between, it was thrilling.
In addition to personally experiencing the Millennium...and watching the world's population join in...
it has provided a great new collecting area! It is projected that thousands of different items were
produced to honor the Millennium or help us celebrate it and remember it. Considering the event was
truly worldwide, no one can accurately project how many millennium momentoes have been produced in
different countries. Because it is worldwide, not only has the event created a new collecting area,
but makes it instantly a worldwide collecting area! The Internet will help us greatly as we attempt
to document the Millennium collectibles and assist collectors in comparing their acquisitions, regardless
of where they may live!
The Millennium Collectors is an Internet-only club, located at http://MillenniumCollectors.com.
Millennium Collectors and enthusiasts can sign up for free.
We would like to hear about your collections, your favorite item or your millennium recollections.
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