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Click for Boston, Massachusetts ForecastFIRST NIGHT 2000, Boston

The first "First Night" was held in Boston in 1976 as an alcohol-free alternative to the usual drunken New Year's Eve bacchanal. Since then, the idea has spread to cities all over the country. The emphasis is on artistic expression and providing a family atmosphere, and entertainment ranges from live music to storytelling to stand-up comedy. For 1999, more than 1,000 artists will be performing in 50 locations throughout Boston. The countdown to the new year is followed by a fireworks display. To find out more about this and other First Night celebrations around the country, visit their website.   www.firstnight.org

Reading, MA

reading-ma-2000-logo.gif (9124 bytes)For those still smiling from the memories of Reading's 350th Anniversary
Celebration during those 12 special days in June 1994, get ready for a
turn-of-the-century Millennium Party, packed into a 24-hour period from early
morning December 31, 1999 to mid-morning January 1, 2000! "Impossible!"
you declare. "How could a whole town possibly celebrate for 24 hours
straight
?"

Greenwich England is where East meets West at the Greenwich Meridian (0° Longitude); World Time is set Greenwich Mean Time. Remember the new millennium started in 2001.

Greenwich lies on the River Thames, a few minutes by rail or tube, or a short river cruise from central London.  If you want to visit Greenwich and information on visiting London, England then see Greenwich Info.  There is the famous Cutty Sark to visit and the Royal Naval College.  Just down river is the Thames Barrier which is close to London City Airport

The Royal Observatory at Greenwich is in Greenwich Park along with the National Maritime Museum and the Queens House (on which the White House in Washington DC, USA is based).  For information on astronomy visit Greenwich Star

The London Marathon starts in Greenwich Park every Spring.

Greenwich has a long heritage; it was the birth place of King Henry VIII and his daughters Queen Mary (Bloody Mary) and Queen Elizabeth I (The Virgin Queen).  All the English monarchs can be found at Royal History.

It has seen many famous visitors from Peter the Great through Charles Dickens to Bob Hope.  This and a lot more in Greenwich Past.

For information on all the other places in the world called Greenwich including Greenwich Village, New York City, USA then visit Greenwich Town.

Visit the Greenwich Book Shelf where you can buy titles old and new.

 

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