When the year 2000 came the computer would automatically change its date. Many computers assumed that all the dates started with 19, so when 99 changed to 00, many computers would think it would be 1900. This was called the Y2K Scare. The computer industry became scared because hospital records, bank accounts, and National Defense systems all depended on computers, and there could be vital consequences if they all crashed at one time. Also, people believed that all of their luxuries would crumble and that they would have to live without running water, electricity, and heat. People bought canned foods and gallons of extra water before the New Year started.
People around the world held their breath when the clock struck midnight on December 31, 1999. New Year's Day continued and nothing happened to the computers. Some computers had a few glitches, but almost all of them were alright. Everyone realized that all the brouhaha was for nothing and the computers were fine and that people could continue their normal lives.
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