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Those holding that the arrival of the new millennium should be celebrated in the transition from 2000 to 2001 (i.e., December 31, 2000, to January 1, 2001) argued that the Anno Domini system of counting years began with the year 1 (there was no year 0) and therefore the first millennium was from the year 1 to the end of the year 1000, the ...
The first millennium of the anno Domini or Common Era was a millennium spanning the years 1 to 1000 (1st to 10th centuries; in astronomy: JD 1 721 425.5 – 2 086 667.5 [1]). The world population rose more slowly than during the preceding millennium , from about 200 million in the year 1 to about 300 million in the year 1000.
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The 1st millennium BC, also known as the last millennium BC, was the period of time lasting from the years 1000 BC to 1 BC (10th to 1st centuries BC; in astronomy: JD 1 356 182.5 – 1 721 425.5 [1]). It encompasses the Iron Age in the Old World and sees the transition from the Ancient Near East to classical antiquity.
The second millennium of the Anno Domini or Common Era was a millennium spanning the years 1001 to 2000. It began on January 1, 1001 ( MI ) and ended on December 31, 2000 ( MM ), ( 11th to 20th centuries; in astronomy: JD 2 086 667 .5 – 2 451 909 .5 [ 1 ] ).
Ancient history – Aggregate of past events from the beginning of recorded human history and extending as far as the Early Middle Ages or the Postclassical Era. The span of recorded history is roughly five thousand years, beginning with the earliest linguistic records in the third millennium BC in Mesopotamia and Egypt .
According to the National Museum of American History, research firm Gartner estimated companies spent ... Experts sought to allay doomsday fears over the Y2K millennium bug ruling out global ...
At Caroline Island in the mid-Pacific, renamed as "Millennium Island", the Republic of Kiribati claimed the first land to see the new millennium. [5] In Tonga, a midnight service was held consisting of a choir recitation of Hallelujah. [6] On the Chatham Islands there was a Māori blessing. "As they faced the Pacific Ocean, a beacon was lit and ...