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...head toward the end of one of history's most amazing centuries, we at TIME are embarking on an ambitious project. Its goal is to tell the story of the century, and to preview the coming millennium, by looking at the 100 people who have had the most impact on our world and the way we'll live in the future...
Beginning next year, we'll publish special issues on the most influential leaders, business titans, scientists, entertainers and heroes, culminating at the end of 1999 with an issue on the Person of the Century. Each will also look ahead at what to expect in these fields during the new millennium. CBS News will broadcast prime-time specials in conjunction with each of the issues...
...Roosevelts: Franklin, Eleanor and Teddy? Who was more influential: Stalin or Lenin? Ford or Gates? John Lennon or Mick Jagger? Elvis? Louis Armstrong? Margaret Sanger? Rosa Parks? Marlon Brando? Einstein? Picasso? Mother Teresa? Jackie Robinson? Which ones were truly important, and what will their legacies be for the next millennium? As the debate progresses, we'll keep you updated and look forward to your input. Please let us know what you think...
...their preparations to do so, they shame even the most avid of secular survivalists. Church members are advised to keep one year's food and other supplies on hand at all times, and many do. The wheat-filled Welfare Square grain elevator fulfills the same principle. Of the millennium, President Hinckley says, "We hope we're preparing for it. We hope we'll be prepared when it comes...
...Hinckley qualifies that: "We don't spend a lot of time talking about or dreaming about the millennium to come; we've always been a practical people dealing with the issues of life. We're doing today's job in the best way we know how." From the beginning, the Saints' millennial strain was modulated by a delight in the economic nitty-gritty. Of some 112 revelations received by the first Prophet and President of the church, Joseph Smith, 88 explicitly address fiscal matters. And although the faithful believe the "End Times" could begin shortly, their actual date...