<P> The Millennium celebrations were a worldwide, coordinated series of events celebrating New Year's Eve in 1999--2000 . These celebrations were generally characterised as marking the turn of the millennium, though not without debate . Countries around the globe held official festivities in the weeks and months leading up to the date, such as those organised in the United States by the White House Millennium Council, and most major cities produced firework displays at midnight . Equally, many private venues, cultural and religious centres held events and a diverse range of memorabilia was created--such as souvenir postage stamps . </P> <P> As with every New Year's Eve, many events were timed with the "stroke of midnight" at the timezone of the location . There were also many events associated with the dawn on 1 January . An international television broadcast called 2000 Today was produced by a consortium of 60 broadcasters, while an alternative program Millennium Live was cancelled two days before the event . </P>

When did the world celebrate its most recent millennium