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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-23 days agoThis is why the years in the “20th Century” started with “19”. 20 is the end, not the start.
minus-squarefaultywalnut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoI thought it was the 20th century because if you count centuries starting at 1-99 CE, 1900-1999 is the twentieth one
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoOne to 99 is not a century. :)
This is why the years in the “20th Century” started with “19”. 20 is the end, not the start.
I thought it was the 20th century because if you count centuries starting at 1-99 CE, 1900-1999 is the twentieth one
One to 99 is not a century. :)