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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 first day of the 20th century was observed throughout the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, which had not yet adopted the Gregorian calendar. The two large powers would use the Julian calendar until World War I , and by 1901, the difference between the two had grown to 13 days; January 1, 1901, for the rest of the world had been ...
January 1: The first day of the 3rd millennium is celebrated on New Year's Day; though with dispute. February 9: Torrential rains in Africa lead to the worst flooding in [until March and kills 800 people. February 17 - Microsoft released Windows 2000. March 10: Dot-com bubble bursts, causing stock markets worldwide to crash.
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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.
The first, which applied to England, Wales, Ireland and the British colonies, changed the start of the year from 25 March to 1 January, with effect from "the day after 31 December 1751". [ 6 ] [ d ] (Scotland had already made this aspect of the changes, on 1 January 1600.) [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The second (in effect [ e ] ) adopted the Gregorian calendar ...
U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk down Pennsylvania Avenue enroute to the White House during the inaugural parade in Washington on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
For a timeline of events from 1801 to 1900, see Timeline of the 19th century; For a timeline of events from 1901 to 1945, see Timeline of the 20th century. For 1914–1918, see Timeline of World War I; For 1939–1945 see Timeline of World War II