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The celebration of the 20th century’s ending expressed the popular opinion that New Year's Eve 1999 and New Year's Day 2000 marked the turn of the millennium, while strictly speaking the 20th century ended on New Year's Eve 2000 and the 21st century began on New Year's Day 2001.
May 31: Establishment of 20th Century Fox. March 21: Reza Shah of Iran asks the international community to formally adopt the name "Iran" to refer to the country, instead of the name "Persia". June 12: Chaco War ends. September 15: Enactment of the Nuremberg racial laws. October 3: The Second Italo-Ethiopian War begins and goes until February 1937.
The celebrations were held as marking the end of the 2nd millennium, the 20th century, and the 200th decade, and the start of the 3rd millennium, the 21st century, and the 201st decade (although the start and end points of such periods was then, it continues to be disputed).
The 20th century began on 1 January 1901 (MCMI), and ended on 31 December 2000 (MM). [1] [2] It was the 10th and last century of the 2nd millennium and was marked by new models of scientific understanding, unprecedented scopes of warfare, new modes of communication that would operate at nearly instant speeds, and new forms of art and entertainment.
The 20th century in the United States refers to the period in the United States from 1901 through 2000 in the Gregorian calendar. For information on this period, see: History of the United States series: History of the United States (1865–1918) History of the United States (1918–1945) History of the United States (1945–1964)
Widespread mass protest became a distinct characteristic of the late 20th and early 21st century American civic engagement, with the rate of mass protests rising exponentially since the mid 2010s thanks in part to the sudden and widespread availability of smartphones as well as the social media revolution allowing instant and widespread ...
Thus for the example of 175 years, the term is a quarter century less than the next whole (bi)century or 175 = (−25 + 200). [1] In Latin, it seems that this rule did not apply precisely for 1 + 1 ⁄ 2. While secundus is Latin for "second", and bis for "twice", these terms are not used such as in sesqui-secundus. Instead sesqui (or ses) is ...
Some measure of celebration remains in New Zealand, Canada, and South Africa. [74] On the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa, Guy Fawkes day has become associated with youth hooliganism. [75] In Canada in the 21st century, celebrations of Bonfire Night on 5 November are largely confined to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. [76]