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Tue, 5 Jan 1999 10:09:46 -0500 Hilary Blue <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >People are regarding 1999 as the last year of the century. >BUT IT IS NOT!!!! >The last year of the century is the year 2000. >And 2001 will be the first year of the new milleniuim. Hi Hillary, I have to disagree with you. 1999 is in fact the 2,000th year!! And 1900-1999 is the 20th century. It's like with a new born baby. The first year of it's new life is from 0 to 1, not from 1-2. 0-1 = first year 1-2 = second ........................... 9-10 = tenth year 10-11 = eleventh year So the next decade starts right after the 10th birthday. Substitute decade => century and birthday => New Years Day The next century starts right after the 100th NYD. The third millenium starts right after the 2,000th NYD. Hans.