ClassicVW@xxxxxxx wrote:
> There is no "zero" year. The first year of a century is year #1. So, the first
> year of the next century is 2001. 2000 is the 100th year of the 20th Century,
> not the first year of a new century.
> Hope I made sense,
> George S.
For what its worth, I have to agree with the above statement. I once looked it
up
myself. So, in fact, the new centure should be celebrated Jan.1, 2001.
there was a recent article on Time magazine about this.
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Regards,
Alexander
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