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Celerity

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4. the 21st century started on Jan 1, 2001 AD, not Jan 1, 2000 AD, as on Jan 1, 2000 AD only 1999 years had been completed

Reply to MichMan (Original post)

Sun Mar 24, 2024, 11:08 PM

Mar 2024

there was no year zero

and a century is 100 years long

the first 100 years AD ended when Dec 31 100 AD flipped over to Jan 1 101 AD

same goes for decades

the last year of the 1990s, for instance, was the year 2000 AD

and millenniums

the first 1000 years AD ended when Dec 31 1000 flipped over to Jan 1 1001 AD

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Court upholds town bylaw banning anyone born in 21st century from buying tobacco products [View all] MichMan Mar 2024 OP

Wrong! SarahD Mar 2024 #1

Prohibition - because it worked so well in the past. KarenS Mar 2024 #2

I see no way this can hold up SCantiGOP Mar 2024 #3

If that was true, states couldn't legalize marijuana MichMan Mar 2024 #5

the 21st century started on Jan 1, 2001 AD, not Jan 1, 2000 AD, as on Jan 1, 2000 AD only 1999 years had been completed Celerity Mar 2024 #4

Still means those born in the 21st fall under the ban MichMan Mar 2024 #6

People born January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000 were not born in the 21st century, so whilst correct that Celerity Mar 2024 #7