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Subject: Re: The first decade ever had, so it's 2000.

Author: Timothy J. Frohlick

Date: 13:37:46 12/28/99

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On December 27, 1999 at 15:36:28, Charles Unruh wrote:

>On December 26, 1999 at 05:59:43, Jeff Anderson wrote:
>
>>On December 24, 1999 at 10:09:34, Charles Unruh wrote:
>>
>>>The millenium does not start till 2001!!  2000 is last year of this millenium.
>>
>>You're wrong.  The first decade had only 9 years, the first century 99 years.
>>So 2000 is the onset of the millenium.
>>
>>This is a simple solution which makes everyone happy.
>>
>>Jeff
>
>
>I hope you watched 60  minutes yesterday, The author said the difference between
>the beggining of this century and the last was that there wasn't even any debate
>that 1901 was the beggining of the new century!   Perhaps you should watch
>nightline with Peter Jennings Interviewing a history professor from Harvard, who
> stated boldly and matter of factly that the millenium does not start till 2001!
> Maybe you could pick up  the new york times and read?  Don't just make
>ridiculous statements.  The millenium starting in 2001 is not an OPINION it is a
>fact of the modern day callender.

Charles,

Don't tell that to the Swedes!  See http://www.northerner.com/millennium.html
Sounds like a nice trip.  Maybe we could see the guys at SSDF .


Tim Frohlick



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