millennium

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Shipley heard “Eternal Life” on a burned CD of femme-folk artists that was making the industry rounds at the turn of the millennium while he was putting together his “Wayfaring Strangers” lineup.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

By the turn of the millennium, the first wave of streetwear brands was part of the corporate fashion world’s firmament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

As a result, the Gulf carriers and the hubs they serve have grown rapidly since the start of the millennium, becoming a key junction for long-distance aviation.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Though “The Rules of Attraction” failed to have a broader cultural impact, it became a minor commercial success and a brief staple of early millennium gay culture, achieving the cult status it was destined for.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

Korea and Japan adopted rice from China in the second millennium B.C., bronze metallurgy by the first millennium B.C., and writing in the first millennium A.D.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond