Posted by Frodo on January 04, 2000 at 12:08
In Reply to: Re: Millennium Clarification posted by urgoobi on January 04, 2000 at 10:42
Urgoobi hit it right on the head. There was no Year Zero, so centuries begin with years ending in 01. Yes, some scientists calculate that Jesus was born around 4 BC, and the lengths of months were stirred around quite a bit over the centuries, but the fact remains that the new century and the new millennium begin next year. And it surely WAS a marketing ploy to celebrate it early so they can do it all over again for 2001.
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