Litigation
Jan. 11, 2001
Millennium Review
By Alex Ricciardulli Contrary to public opinion, the new millennium starts this New Year's Day: The U.S. Naval Observatory, the keeper of the nation's Master Atomic Clock, will usher in the 21st century by dropping a time ball from atop its headquarters in Washington, D.C., at midnight on Dec. 31. To honor the start of the Third Millennium, the following, in chronological order, are the best and worst cases of the last 1000 years.
Contrary to public opinion, the new millennium starts this New Year's Day: The U.S. Naval Observatory, the keeper of the nation's Master Atomic Clock, will usher in the 21st century by dropping a time ball from atop its headquarters in Washington, D.C., at midnight on Dec. 31. To honor the start of the Third Mill...