Twins Born Across Millennium Midnight at Two Hospitals
Separate birthdays marked by midnight as twins arrive on opposite sides of the new year. Julie Wallman of Indianapolis recalls Jacob Wallman at 11:59 p.m. and Jordan Wallman at 12:01 a.m. in 2000. In Enid, Bass Baptist Medical Center records Jacob Beebe at 11:59 p.m. and Joshua Beebe a minute later, with the first baby at the hospital in the new year winning a diaper prize and maid service.
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Julie Wallman
Indianapolis
Wallman
Jacob Wallman
Jordan
Enid
Okla
Bass Baptist Medical Center
Jacob Beebe
Joshua
Bengi
Tim Beebe
Drumming to unite cultures rings in New Year at Taos
At dawn in Taos New Mexico AP reports crowds gathered as midnight drumming began a global wave of rhythm. Dancers swirled to drums bells and rattles as groups from Australia England and South Africa joined a worldwide coordinated performance to voice unity through ancient sounds. The event marked a hopeful start to the new year.
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Taos Pueblo
Taos
N.M
Midnight Suazo
Winter Bear
Taos, N.M
Australia
England
South Africa
New
New Year Party Surges on Las Vegas Strip With Major Stars
Las Vegas welcomed 300,000 revelers as the Strip hosted a lavish New Year celebration with a Times Square ball replica drop at New York New York and confetti showers from the Eiffel Tower. Barbra Streisand Elton John and Bette Midler performed while Martin Sheen joined 90 anti nuclear protesters arrested near the Nevada Test Site. Police estimated 800 officers were on duty to manage the crowds.
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Las Vegas
Justin Burns
Los Angeles
Vegas
Times Square
New York-New York
Eiffel Tower
Shawn Bruckler
Basel
Switzerland
Barbra Streisand
Elton John
Bette Midler
Martin Sheen
Nevada
Austin Welcomes Millennium With 6th Street Revelry
Crowds estimated at 260000 gathered in downtown Austin for the millennium celebration as Lyle Lovett headlined a night of performances with gospel choirs joining for the finale. Concerts by Shawn Colvin and Kelly Willis drew revelers to building windows and balconies while fireworks lit the skyline. Police anticipated later arrest numbers but reported a few dozen minor-crime incidents in the immediate post midnight period. In Dallas, the Pegasus sign atop the Magnolia Building lit at midnight, a symbol of the city’s New Year festivities alongside Austin’s downtown spectacle.
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Darwin Weigel
Odessa
Alicia
Junior
Alex Martinez
City Hall
Austin
Katie Fulmer
Texas
Rich
Falmers
Capitol
Lyle Lovett
Lovett
Shawn Colvin
Kelly Willis
Amy Donsbach
Leta Coursol
Brenda Coursol
Houston
Dallas
Magnolia
Don Rose
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Mobil Corp
6Th Street
Trinity Street
Congress Avenue
State Capitol
Hawaii Welcomes 2000 With Fireworks And Spinny Pineapple
Hawaii became the last U S state to greet 2000 with a Diamond Head laser countdown, 30 000 people in Waikiki, and an electric pineapple rising a flagpole. Civil defense reported no Y2K problems though a downtown shooting left one dead and another wounded.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
U.S
Diamond Head
Waikiki
Ben Cayetano
Cayetano
Civil Defense
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Vegas Strip
Bellagio Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas Strip
Nick Turner
U.S. State
Honolulu Zoo
Kakaako
British Broadcasting Corp
Japan
Millennium Island
Republic of Kiribati
South Pacific
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