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This isn't the 20th century, it's just the 2000's. You see, if we started at the year 0001, it wouldn't be "century zero", it would be the first century. This makes the 2000's the 21st century.

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12y ago

The new millennium actually started in 2001, contrary to popular belief. This is because it went from 1 BCE to 1 CE and there was no zero so the common era started on 1 CE not 0 CE as there was none.

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he 20th century ended in 2000 so we are now near the beginning of the 21st century.

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