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From: dancey@milton.acs.washington.edu (Mikel Stromberg)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Re: New years eve 1999
Summary: Dosen't matter
Message-ID: <1116@milton.acs.washington.edu>
Date: 21 Dec 89 00:41:28 GMT
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Reply-To: dancey@milton.acs.washington.edu (Ryan Dancey)
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You are right that a millenium ends every year, but the CENTURY ends with
the final second of the 00 year.  See, we're in the 20th century, derived from the year 2000, the final year of this century.  Thus, Jan 1, 2001, will be
the first year of the 21st Century, and also the 3rd Millenia.