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THE
CENTURY IN REVIEW: PART IV: 1975-1999
Information age dawns in
the midst of political upheaval
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GEORGIA TO THE WHITE HOUSE: Once the governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter became
the 39th president in 1977. (SHNS/DK Publishing) |
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were the years of dazzling technology, when America became a virtual community.
Even as the United States entered the last phases of its struggle to contain the
Soviet Union, Americans from 1975 to 1999 became obsessed with the technological
and communications revolutions that may have done more than anything else to win
the Cold War. This complex and fragmented era - disco, punk, rap and grunge all
competed for the airwaves - was also a period of political upheaval.
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THE
CENTURY IN REVIEW: PART III: 1950-1974
America striken by conflict,
disillusionment throughout Vietnam, Cold War years
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KING: Elvis Presley introduced rock 'n' roll to the world. (SHNS/DK Publishing)
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They
were, more than anything else, the Cold War years. America's third quarter
of the 20th century was a frenetic time packed with many themes. The period from
1950 to 1974 saw the golden age of rock 'n' roll, the baby boom, the rise of suburbia,
and seemingly limitless prosperity.
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Swishing the brass
pot: some predictions for the millennium
Scholars
and crackpots will probably always crack heads over the truthfulness of prophets,
but the people have spoken: Whether hungry for titillation or grasping for security,
they're shelling out moola to buy the works of seers as the millennium approaches.
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Antichrist was greatest
Y1K fear
Whether
in the guise of a feared politician or a hated Roman emperor, the Antichrist may
have been the medieval version of Y2K.
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Array of leaders emerge
to guide nation into Year 2000
He's
fought hurricanes, floods and wildfires, but the Year 2000 computer bug could
make Ken Pineau nostalgic for a plain old natural calamity.
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THE
LAST 1000 YEARS: PART II: 1100-1200
1100-1200: The Crusades
dominate
From
the perspective of Europe and the Middle East, it could be argued that the 12th
century began a year early when Christian crusaders seized Jerusalem in July of
1099.
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Most of the nation's
largest cities vulnerable to Y2K
Testimony
before a Senate panel revealed that most state and local governments remain vulnerable
to the Y2K computer glitch, including 19 of the nation's 21 largest cities.
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It's not too early to
start planning New Year's Eve 1999
So
you want to do something special to ring in the year 2000 - maybe hang out by
the Pyramids in Egypt, party near the Eiffel Tower or join the shivering, intoxicated
masses in Times Square.
Join the crowd ...
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Local
Y2K stories
Dec. 29, 1999:
Low demand, not Y2K bug, cancels flights
Dec. 29, 1999:
Stores expect a run on H20 before Y2K
Dec. 24, 1999:
Small Y2K problems pose greatest concern
Dec. 23, 1999:
Military has been preparing for several years for Y2K
Dec. 20, 1999:
County doesn't fear Y2K
Dec. 19, 1999:
City treating Y2K like a
hurricane
Dec. 19, 1999:
Local service providers sure
of Y2K preparations, but ...
Click
here for a sampling of
Y2K celebrations in Corpus Christi.
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