Friday, December 31, 1999

Millennium Pictures / Russia By the Associated Press 12/31/99

People watch fireworks at Moscow's landmark Red Square during the beginning of millennium celebrations right after midnight early Saturday, Jan. 1, 2000. Thousands of people gathered on Red Square to usher in the new year and millennium, shooting fireworks and cheering as the clock on the Kremlin's Spassky Tower struck midnight. St. Basil's Cathedral, center, and the Kremlin's Spassky belltower are at the background. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)