 | Tens of thousands of worshippers flock to a Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Shrine Saturday, Jan. 1, 2000. Millions of Japanese are expected to visit temples and shrines for New YearŐs prayer, an annual tradition, throughout the country. click to open  |
 | Fireworks burst from the Eiffel Tower as part of festivities in the French capital to mark the new millennium, January 1. Over a million revellers celebrated the year 2000 on the boulevards of Paris. click to open |
 | Fireworks rise around the Argentina Navy historic rescue ship on the Lapataia Bay on the Beagle Channel infront of Ushuaia, Argentina's southeast city, 2,000 miles from Buenos Aires, celebrating the new millennium, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2,000. click to open |
 | The ball in New York's Times Square drops to signify the start of a new millennium just after midnight Saturday Jan. 1, 2000. click to open |
 | Fireworks light up the Washington sky just behind the Washington Monument at the National Millennium Celebration held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC January1. The Washington Monument lit up for the new year, as the highlight of a three-hour show on the Mall in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial. (Reuters) click to open |
 | Fireworks explode over the Peace Tower and the Parliament buildings to celebrate the new year in Ottawa, January 1. As the millennium rolled into North America's eastern time zone, Canada appeared unscathed by Y2K-linked glitches. click to open |
 | Fireworks explode over Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, January 1. Up to three million people made their way to the famous Copacabana beach to welcome the new year and the new millennium. click to open |
 | A Hindu priest pays homage to the sun God on the bank of Hoogly River during the first sunrise of the new millennium in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta on January 1. This Hindu ritual is performed in the hope of ushering a new millennium year led with peace and prosperity. click to open |
 | Fireworks rise the sky over the Metropolitan Cathedral at Zocalo Plaza Saturday Jan. 1, 2000, in Mexico City. More the 800,000 people celebrated the new millennium in the main plaza with music and fireworks. click to open |
 | Sparks from exploding fireworks cascade over the Lincoln Memorial in Washington early Saturday morning, January 1, 2000. President Clinton hosted an entertainment extravaganza in the national capital to ring in the new century. click to open |
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